19:55 Roscommon

Tuesday 11 July 2017

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Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 5m 59.7s

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Hunters Call²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: M A Enright| T: J Neilan| OR: 121

9/1

Running well without winning in most recent starts and finished a decent fourth of 12 over an extended 2m on yielding-to-soft ground here last month. Well beaten over 3m prior to that and steps back up in trip here.

Form: 54639-4

Courtncatcher¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: P J Duffy| OR: 114| C

9/1

Made the frame on each of his last three starts including when 11L third of 12 at Gowran Park (good-to-firm) last month. Races off the same mark today and interesting to see how he fares in this.

Form: 89-8243

Weather Watch^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 114

25/1

Well beaten since finishing third of 14 at Naas (good) over 2m4f last November. Races off a 4lb lower mark here and wears a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: P937-68

Lasoscar^t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: D J Mullins| T: L P Cusack| OR: 112| C

8/1

Finished third twice in handicap hurdles prior to falling in a 3m1f chase on yielding to soft ground here a month ago. Returns to hurdles here and should stay this 3m trip.

Form: 20733-F

Cloudy Morning^v³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 111

25/1

Recorded a handicap hurdle double over this trip at Wexford including on the good ground forecast here back in November 2016. Run some fair races over fences subsequently and interesting off a mark 11lb higher than for his latest victory.

Form: 15032-3

Kennedys Mor²⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

7/1

Winner off a 4lb lower mark at Killarney (good) over 2m4f last July. Fair efforts in defeat later that year and worth a check in the market on his debut for a new stable today.

Form: 1/71055-

Amaulino³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: C Bowe| OR: 118

6/1

Finished runner-up over 3m at Wexford (soft) last month. Stepped up markedly on previous efforts since joining this yard from France on that occasion and an interesting runner today.

Form: 21536-2

Icantsay¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 108| BF| D

7/1

In good form this spring winning off this mark over fences at at Punchestown and finishing runner-up off a 3lb lower mark over hurdles at Listowel (yielding). Slightly disappointing when only fifth last time out and remains of interest in this.

Form: 9FP-125

Face Value⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 106

25/1

Held over shorter since finishing third of seven at Down Royal (good) in May. Likely to need more relief from the handicapper before recording a ninth career victory.

Form: 64U-358

Freedom Statue⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Paul Townend| T: S J Mahon| OR: 105

6/1

Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner on soft ground over 2m4f last September. Well beaten since finishing runner-up in a handicap hurdle at around this trip here last October though likely to strip fitter for her seasonal debut back in May.

Form: 01290-6

King Blue^p²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Ms K Walsh| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 105| CD

9/1

Victorious in a 3m1f handicap hurdle here off a 9lb lower mark under today's rider a month ago. Had been running well prior to that and interesting to see how he fares off his revised mark.

Form: 7327-41

Presenting Julio^p,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 97

6/1

In good form over obstacles recently winning over fences at Tramore (good) in April and over hurdles at Downpatrick (good) in May. Finished runner-up off a 5lb lower mark over hurdles at Kilbeggan last month and virtually refused to race on the Flat subsequently.

Form: 8314-12

Sir Ector³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: J J Burke| T: Nicole McKenna| OR: 97

14/1

Disappointing when last in action over hurdles earlier this year but ran well when third of 14 at The Curragh in a 2m handicap on yielding-to-soft ground last month. Others look to have a more obvious chance in this.

Form: 7P0P00-

Boss Croaker^p,t¹¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 87| D

33/1

Wore a first time tongue tie (cheekpieces added here) when well beaten at Clonmel over fences last time out. Making his first hurdles start for this yard and races from out of the handicap today.

Form: 680/F07-

Non-Runners

Bronco Bill²⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: J M Moore

Forecasts

Presenting Julio (6/1), Amaulino (6/1), Freedom Statue (6/1), Kennedys Mor (7/1), Icantsay (7/1), Lasoscar (8/1), Courtncatcher (9/1), King Blue (9/1), Hunters Call (9/1), Sir Ector (14/1), Weather Watch (25/1), Cloudy Morning (25/1), Bronco Bill (25/1), Face Value (25/1), Boss Croaker (33/1)

AMAULINO had some decent form in France including when placed on a sound surface and can make a winning handicap debut in this contest. The selection finished runner-up over this trip last time out and can get the better of Icantsay who has been running well in the main recently while King Blue is another to note having won last time out while Presenting Julio blotted his copybook when virtually refusing to race on the Flat last time and he is also of interest back over hurdles today.