18:27 Ballinrobe

Monday 10 August 2026

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Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:27 | Winning time: 3m 59.20s

Long Gone^v1⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N C Kelly| OR: 110| D

25/1

Has shown little in 3 starts for current yard, Labouring from early final circuit when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (19f, good to firm) 57 days ago on last of them. Visor on first time.

Form: 241P-6P

Secret Rock²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin Walsh| T: C Collins| OR: 105| D

25/1

Made a winning start for this yard at Kilbeggan in May but only tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 015/5-10

Figero²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 103| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 33/1, fifth of 9 in maiden here (13f, good) on Flat debut 21 days ago, slowly away. Needs to step forward back in this sphere.

Form: 000-15

Go To Town^p1⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 99| BF

6/1

In good form until only eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (2¼m, good) 4 days ago, when said to have returned with superficial skin scrapes. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 40-0440

Ripsnorter²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 99

14/1

Fair bumper winner. Below that level in a trio of maiden hurdles, again racing freely when sixth of 15 in novice hurdle here (17f, good) on the third of them, but open to improvement now sent handicapping.

Form: 3/310-76

Houndsworth^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 101| D

20/1

Got off the mark at Cork in April. Held back by sloppy jumping when fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle here (17f, good) 20 days ago. Still enters calculations.

Form: 8017-65

Fremantle Doctor^t¹⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97

12/1

Still a maiden but probably needed the run following 4 months off when sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (2¼m, soft) 161 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: P2/7390-

Le Diablo^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P Ryan| OR: 96

12/1

Got off the mark in handicap at Clonmel in April. Patchy form since, following a couple of placed efforts with a poor one (beat only one home) in handicap hurdle at Cork (17f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 705230

Atlantic Gamble⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 95

15/2

A 6-time winner at around 1m on the Flat. Only modest form over hurdles, though met trouble in running when seventh of 15 in handicap at Ballinrobe on latest outing in May.

Form: 8747-67

Final Decision⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

80/1

Bumper winner for Anthony McCann back in 2023. Well held in completed runs over hurdles since, off 13 months before thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) for her new yard in May.

Form: 126F0/0

Koeur A Prendre²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel King| T: M A Molloy| OR: 94

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden who shaped well when second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (2½m, good to soft) 25 days ago, pulling clear of rest. Expected to be bang there again nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 770-22

Brave Crogha^v1⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 89

33/1

Fairly useful bumper scorer. Has failed to mach that over hurdles however, pulled up in handicap hurdle here (2¾m, good to soft) last time. Visored for first time.

Form: 50909-P

Theanniversary Man³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: J Barcoe| OR: 86| D

7/1

Dual winner in late-2025. At least as good on his last 2 starts, seventh of 23 in stronger handicap hurdle than this at Cork (17f, good) 31 days ago on second of them. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 611-P47

Chemdawg^b,t⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85

3/1

Gained a first win in this sphere at Kilbeggan in April and has held his form well since, again finding only one too good in handicap on Flat at Limerick last time. Could get his own way in front here so merits serious consideration.

Form: 4PP21-2

Forecasts

Chemdawg (3/1), Koeur A Prendre (10/3), Go To Town (6/1), Theanniversary Man (7/1), Atlantic Gamble (15/2), Fremantle Doctor (12/1), Le Diablo (12/1), Ripsnorter (14/1), Figero (16/1), Houndsworth (20/1), Secret Rock (25/1), Long Gone (25/1), Brave Crogha (33/1), Final Decision (80/1)

CHEMDAWG returns to hurdling on the back of a very good Flat second at Limerick and could well have the run of thisso is fancied to double her hurdles tally. The less-exposed Koeur A Prendre looks to have more to offer and rates a big threat though, while Theanniversary Man and Ripsnorter could also have a say.