16:25 Ballinrobe

Thursday 21 September 2017

All14:1514:4515:1515:5016:2516:5517:2517:55

Yupana Inc. California Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 38.70s

1^st

Eiri Na Casca

811-8

3/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Towards rear on outer, headway on outer 3 out, ridden in 3rd before last, 2nd and mistake at last, stayed on well under pressure run-in to lead close home op 5/2

2^nd

Granny Biddy

611-10

2/1f

T: M WintersJ: D J McInerney (7)

Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead and ridden before last, strongly pressed after last, headed and no extra close home op 9/4

3^rd

1 ¾

Be My Vinnie

911-2

10/1

T: E O'ConnellJ: E O'Connell (7)

Held up in rear, headway on outer 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, soon ridden in 5th, went 3rd after last, kept on run-in op 12/1

4^th

Movingswiftlyalong

611-8

7/1

T: S K RyderJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 5th at last, no extra run-in op 9/1

5^th

1 ¾

Zagnzig

610-13

33/1

T: H SmythJ: Mr N Gault (7)

Led, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed before last, no extra run-in

6^th

3 ¾

Celtic Monarch

811-4

20/1

T: M M McNiffJ: S P Kelly (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th before 2 out, soon no impression op 16/1

7^th

1 ½

Mic Milano

1010-12

10/1

T: J P RyanJ: C A Landers (7)

Held up in rear, some progress 3 out, no impression after next, never a factor op 11/1

8^th

4 ½

Paudi The Punter

1110-5

50/1

T: G T LynchJ: Mr L P Gilligan (7)

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor tchd 66/1

9^th

Mystic Embarr

610-9

20/1

T: D BroadJ: A W Short (7)

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor

10^th

Carrow Queen

910-5

25/1

T: V T O'BrienJ: D J Mullins

Towards rear, headway from halfway, 4th at 7th, ridden and weakened from 3 out

11^th

Caoimhe Diva

610-10

50/1

T: D HowardJ: A E Lynch

Always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor

Also Ran

Archie Meade

1211-11

33/1

T: D HowardJ: D J Hand (7)

Tracked leaders, close 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 40/1 tchd 50/1

Crack On Corrie

710-6

7/1

T: W J AustinJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, weakened from 3 out, behind when pulled up before last op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.10Pl:€1.30, €1.02, €3.20EX:€10.50Trifecta:€51.00Tricast:€55.14SF:€9.36

Forecasts

Granny Biddy (2/1), Eiri Na Casca (3/1), Movingswiftlyalong (7/1), Crack On Corrie (7/1), Be My Vinnie (10/1), Mic Milano (10/1), Celtic Monarch (20/1), Mystic Embarr (20/1), Carrow Queen (25/1), Zagnzig (33/1), Archie Meade (33/1), Paudi The Punter (50/1), Caoimhe Diva (50/1)

A race in which relatively few can be considered. Crack On Corrie has yet to sample success, but looks progressive at her own level and could be capable of making the frame if slightly sharper for her recent Listowel return, whilst Sligo maiden hurdle winner Movingswiftlyalong shouldn't be hastily dismissed on her handicap debut with ground conditions to suit. However, the pair to concentrate upon are the well handicapped (over hurdles) Eiri Na Casca, and Saturday's Listowel winner GRANNY BIDDY. A very marginal preference is for the latter given her recent new found improvement, but she'll need to be at the top of her game to repel the impossibly named Denis Hogan trained eight-year-old who himself appears to be a winner waiting to happen.

Granny Biddy
Eiri Na Casca
Crack On Corrie

Previous Winners

2016

Father Jed

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Danny Mullins | T: J P Ryan

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,196.003rd: €1,046.004th: €472.005th: €184.00