14:35 Limerick
Sunday 9 July 2017
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | 2m 5f 50y | Good | 17 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 3.0s
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Winner of a bumper at Clonmel (good) in June 2016. Placed several times over hurdles since including when beaten 4L into 3rd in a 21 runner event over 2m at Cork (good) in May. Has run well here in the past.
Scored over 2m4f at Tipperary in May in a driving finish, though later lost the race in the steward's room, before finishing third of 24 in a Punchestown handicap hurdle on good ground.
Registered his second win in three starts when successful over 3m at Cork (good) in May . Also successful at Tipperary (yielding-to-soft) three starts earlier, October 2016, before a tired and beaten fall at the last here in May.
Broke maiden tag at the 18th time of asking when taking a Tramore maiden hurdle over 2m5f winning by 1¾L form Novano at the beginning of last month.
Slipped-up on last hurdle start at Clonmel last month on hurdling debut for new yard since moving from Kevin Predergast.
Recorded a treble over hurdles last year including twice over 2m5f but well held in two runs over fences last month. Beaten 22L into fourth at Punchestown (good) over 2m, before unseating at the third in a Downpatrick chase in June.
Signs of ability and sound claims on the form of her effort at Limerick last month., but has since been beaten 36L at Downpatrick and fell when beaten at Gowran Park last month.
Last five starts on the Flat with a win in April over 1m3f, but nothing since with runs in May and June. Last seen over hurdles when 16th of 18, beaten 22L at Clonmel.
Winner on the Flat for Aidan O'Brien last year, and won last time out by a nose over 2m5f on good ground in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle.
Last seen over hurdles when well beaten 60L, 14th of 16 in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle on good ground at the beginning of May.
Twice a winner over fences, latterly off a 4lb lower mark at Punchestown (2m, soft) on New Year's Eve. Equally adept on better ground and still looks to be improving . Good run over hurdles at Tramore in April before beaten 24L over the larger obstacles last time out.
Finished 14L behind a subsequent winner when fourth of 11 over 2m3f here on good ground last month, before fourth of eight, beaten 27L in a Downpatrick handicap hurdle.
Has been improving over hurdles lately, scoring in a 2m maiden (yielding to soft) at Wexford earlier this month, eighth of nine last time out, well beaten 16L on the Flat at Ballinrobe in June.
Second of 11 on comeback Flat race last month. Nought from four over hurdles and last seen over the smaller obstacles in May 2016.
Showing nothing in five starts to date and hard to fancy, beaten 22L last time out in a Gowran Park handicap hurdle on good to firm over 2m.
Easy winner of a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Listowel back in September but she ended 2016 with two poor runs. Not beaten that for on her seasonal bow at Listowel earlier this month, but well beaten 67L at Kilbeggan in June.
Tidy success at Listowel four days ago in recording victory over 2m4f on yielding ground., before fifth of 18, well beaten 13L at Clonmel last day in June.
Forecasts
Wrap Star (11/2), Denham Sound (6/1), Immortal Bridge (13/2), Knockraha King (7/1), Khalessi (8/1), Swift (10/1), Naturally Blond (10/1), Black Label (16/1), Show And Go (16/1), Mileys Dream (16/1), Fleurys Fort (16/1), Tristram Shandy (18/1), Ciaoifsin (20/1), Crafty Codger (20/1), Dixie Highway (25/1), Mistheatre (25/1), Mrmathematics (50/1)
Naturally Blond and Ciaoifsin could contest the the lead here, with Khalessi, Mistheatre and Immortal Bridge sitting in behind. Preference is for the Joseph O'Brien-trained IMMORTAL BRIDGE, who can improve on his win last time out by a nose over 2m5f on good ground in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle. Denham Sound, can put behind his eighth of nine last time out, well beaten 16L on the Flat at Ballinrobe in June, Khalessi can grab a place.
- Immortal Bridge
- Denham Sound
- Khalessi
Prize Money
1st: €9,239.002nd: €2,865.003rd: €1,365.004th: €615.005th: €240.00
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