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Sunday 4 April 2021

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An Evening With Paul Merson 9th September Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 5m 5.04s

1^st

O'Rahilly

910-3

50/1

T: A IrvineJ: Tabitha Worsley

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 3 out, led before next, ridden and strongly pressed close home, held on gamely, all out

2^nd

Queen Among Kings

710-2

10/1

T: A IrvineJ: Page Fuller

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th went 2nd 2 out, ridden and strong challenge close home, just failed op 11/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Clongowes

711-12

11/1

T: D SteeleJ: Daniel Sansom

Held up towards rear, smooth headway on inside approaching 3 out, 3rd and one pace op 17/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

1 ½

Kilganer Queen

1111-6

20/1

T: A WestJ: Mr Nathan Brennan (3)

Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened run-in op 22/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

Jumping Cats

611-5

11/8f

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and weakened run-in op 5/4

6^th

Alberic

410-11

7/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams

Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, weakened between last 2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

7^th

4 ½

Present Destiny

910-11

11/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: J B Foley (7)

Made most, headed before 2 out, soon hung left and lost 2nd, mistake and weakened 2 out op 14/1

8^th

Andapa

711-5

14/1

T: M RobertsJ: Rex Dingle

Towards rear most of way op 12/1

9^th

3 ¾

Sixties Secret

611-3

6/1

T: Miss S WestJ: Ben Godfrey

Towards rear, hit 3rd, weakened before 2 out, never on terms op 7/1

10^th

Invicta Lake

1410-0

40/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: Tom Buckley

Pressed leader, pushed along after 4 out, lost 2nd and weakened before next tchd 50/1

11^th

Hunter's Dawn

410-13

50/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: Mr Eddie Edge (10)

Mid-division, pushed along after 8th, weakened before 3 out

12^th

6 ½

Ermyn's Emerald

910-10

16/1

T: P PhelanJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened soon after tchd 14/1

13^th

Clonusker Lady

610-0

50/1

T: Mrs L C JewellJ: Mitchell Bastyan

Mid-division on inside, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before next

Also Ran

Jumping Jack

711-4

50/1

T: P ButlerJ: Kieren Buckley (3)

Behind, pulled up quickly before 6th op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Ballydoyle²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£80.40Pl:£13.60, £3.30, £2.70EX:£784.90Trifecta:£2,650.30Tricast:£5,820.88SF:£481.86Swingers:£61.60, £63.30, £20.10

Forecasts

Jumping Cats (11/8), Ballydoyle (10/3), Sixties Secret (6/1), Alberic (7/1), Queen Among Kings (10/1), Clongowes (11/1), Present Destiny (11/1), Andapa (14/1), Ermyn's Emerald (16/1), Kilganer Queen (20/1), Invicta Lake (40/1), O'Rahilly (50/1), Hunter's Dawn (50/1), Clonusker Lady (50/1), Jumping Jack (50/1)

BALLYDOYLE is well handicapped based on his Flat exploits and shaped as if a step up in trip would suit when fourth over 2m at this course last time. He's an obvious choice to prevail, with his stablemate Jumping Cats arguably the main danger, although Sixties Secret can't be ruled out.

BALLYDOYLE (GER)
JUMPING CATS
SIXTIES SECRET

Prize Money

1st: £2,505.002nd: £1,154.003rd: £577.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00