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Friday 8 May 2026

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Angie Orr Still Celebrating Her 70th Birthday Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 4m 16.80s

Lagoon Nebula²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A Kinirons| OR: 109

6/1

Made a successful start in handicaps at Cheltenham last spring but seems to be coming increasingly temperamental, refusing to race on her Clonmel chasing debut before running a moody race back on the Flat at Bellewstown. Risky proposition.

Form: 59618R/

Splashing Out^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 107

14/1

Operating below form at present and could only consider if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 1P7687/

A Snow White Park¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 102

7/2

Matched the pick of her hurdling form when fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Tramore (15f, good to soft) on debut in this sphere 19 days ago. Leading chance back over hurdles from same mark.

Form: 685P94/

Doing It In Style²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

14/1

Made no impact back in maiden company at Limerick (21f, heavy, 17/2) on most recent outing and may need further respite from the handicapper before becoming of major interest.

Form: 74F897/

Katherine³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 100

14/1

Hasn't fired on the Flat or over hurdles of late.

Form: 505208/

Small Bucks^h,t⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins| OR: 98

13/2

Took a step back in the right direction in a first-time tongue strap when seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, good, 18/1) 4 days ago. Possibilities if building on that.

Form: 8180P/7

Baby Fish¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

33/1

Showed a bit more than previously when sixth of 11 in maiden hurdle (33/1) at Tramore (2m, good to soft) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Into handicaps now and should progress further.

Form: 6006/

Sea Of Doubt^t²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 92

4/1

Not disgraced on her last 2 chase starts and has each-way claims back over hurdles from an easing mark.

Form: 003U45/

Frontier Rose^h¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Alex Harvey| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 89

22/1

Has yet to better poor form but will have more chance now handicapping. Hood back on.

Form: U67090/

Auntie Ida⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 88

10/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles but did show on her sole outing in bumpers, so it's not out of the question she could improve now switching to handicap company.

Form: 4090/

Mercurial Sea²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 88

11/1

Temperamental sort who merely matched previous form when sixth of 15 in maiden at Down Royal (2½m, good to soft) last month. Others far more persuasive.

Form: 850P86/

Katie's Casper^t¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 84

15/2

Has yet to offer much but seemed unsuited by the drop in trip when eight of 13 in 2m maiden at Thurles (soft, 80/1) in December and may do better now handicapping back over a slightly longer trip.

Form: 6P5788/

Non-Runners

Camlin Park³²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Dylan Kidd

Go Avel³⁶⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Francis Casey J: Alix Balfe

Forecasts

A Snow White Park (7/2), Sea Of Doubt (4/1), Lagoon Nebula (6/1), Small Bucks (13/2), Katie's Casper (15/2), Auntie Ida (10/1), Mercurial Sea (11/1), Splashing Out (14/1), Doing It In Style (14/1), Katherine (14/1), Camlin Park (16/1), Frontier Rose (22/1), Baby Fish (33/1), Go Avel (50/1)

A SNOW WHITE PARK wasn't beaten far at Tramore on her recent chasing debut and a reproduction of that form back over hurdles could well suffice. Baby Fish is in good hands and appeals as the type to progress again now switching to handicap company, with Sea of Doubt also of some interest from an easing mark.