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Friday 4 September 2026

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Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 3m 48.20s

Hopes Are High³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan| OR: 124| D

11/1

Has taken extremely well to hurdling for current yard, scoring at Ballinrobe and Listowel before a good second of 8 to Secret Force in juvenile at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) on final start last season. Makes handicap hurdle debut on back of recent spin on the Flat.

Form: 1312-

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Splashing Out^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 120| D

8/1

Landed a 6-runner handicap at Tramore (2m, good) in May and proved better than ever when winning 8-runner event at Wexford last month by 6 lengths from Jabbar. Ran well on Flat when last seen but returns to hurdling off a career-high mark and has struggled for consistency in the past.

Form: 87-3101

Cocofred⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

9/4

Continued a theme of progression over hurdles when winning 15-runner maiden at Roscommon in July by 4 lengths from Astelia. Type to go on improving now tackling handicaps.

Form: 57-41

Migdam¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Fahey| OR: 114

33/1

Lightly raced over hurdles but won a maiden at Tramore last summer (wore hood) and wasn't seen to best effect on handicap debut in this sphere in April. Showed little on the Flat the following month and needs to resume progress if he's to make an impact now back over hurdles.

Form: 518-

My Trump Card¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 113| D

20/1

Showed more than he had on stable debut when 4¾ lengths sixth of 7 to Down Around at Ballinrobe last month but failed to back that up in a similar event run at a more conventional pace at Killarney last time.

Form: 560-068

Hopeful Hero^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Hogan| OR: 110

3/1

Got off the mark in a maiden hurdle at Bellewstown in July. Scoped dirty when below form next time but got straight back on the up when 3 lengths third of 14 to Mo Ghille Mar in handicap at Down Royal 7 days ago. Claims if in same form here.

Form: 23-3103

Rosenborg²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 110

17/2

Progressed again when winning 14-runner maiden at Wexford last month by 2½ lengths from Sea Eagle. Further improvement required to defy this mark on handicap debut, though.

Form: P3-7021

Eye Of A Tiger³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P Ryan| OR: 105| CD

11/2

Capitalised on reduced mark when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. Never landed a blow when failing to back that up off this higher mark last time, though. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5U6910

Free Flow⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: Edward F Power| OR: 98| D

15/2

Clear-cut winner of Thurles maiden hurdle last spring but it's been a struggle in handicap company since, including on return/debut for current yard.

Form: 07090-6

Non-Runners

Speisialta⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: A J Black J: Eoin Staples

Forecasts

Cocofred (9/4), Hopeful Hero (3/1), Eye Of A Tiger (11/2), Speisialta (11/2), Free Flow (15/2), Splashing Out (8/1), Rosenborg (17/2), Hopes Are High (11/1), My Trump Card (20/1), Migdam (33/1)

COCOFRED is progressive, arrives on the back of a win and looks capable of taking another step forward now switched to handicap company. Hopeful Hero quickly got back on track last time and rates the main danger, while Splashing Out and Eye Of A Tiger are also capable of being involved if reproducing their best.