20:30 Killarney

Monday 17 July 2017

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Irish Examiner Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 4m 52.5s

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Selected odds by:

Boudry⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

25/1

Bumper winner at Newcastle for Warren Greatrex in February 2016, he rather lost his way before leaving that yard. Couple of novice hurdle runs this year were very poor and on stable debut at Wexford in May.

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Billy De Kid^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 100

20/1

Maiden after 15 starts and a faller when making his chase debut at Killarney (good) over 2m1f, before seventh of 15, beaten 34L in Downpatrick chase in June.

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Ardera Cross²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B T O'Connell| T: E Doyle| OR: 99| BF

8/1

All best efforts have come in softer ground. Sixth of 15, beaten 10+L in Gowran Park, handicap hurdle.

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California Soul^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 99

7/1

Won despite a tardy start at Tramore in June, losing his maiden tag in the process. Second of 16, beaten ½L behind Invincible Don in Gowran Park handicap hurdle.

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Miracle Cure⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Flavin| OR: 99

28/1

Form appears to be tailing off as the yard went off the boil and ran poorly at Towcester, beaten 39L on last run for Venetia Williams.

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Samanntom^t⁸⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: P T Enright| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 99| C

11/2

Good winner at Clonmel in February over 2m1f (heavy) to take his chasing winning tally to three. Not disgraced but held off a revised mark since.

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Iusetaluvheronce^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: A E Lynch| T: P Neville| OR: 98

9/1

14th of 24 in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over 2m4f on good ground in May, before sixth of 15, beaten 6L in Limerick handicap hurdle last week.

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Lizzies Champ^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: P G Kelly| OR: 97

4/1

Beaten a head over an extended 2m4f at Ballinrobe (good) early in May, third of 17, beaten 16L in a Roscommon handicap hurdle in June.

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Pleased As Punch^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 97

22/1

Seventh of 11, last time out on seasonal debut in a Tramore handicap hurdle, last month, before ninth of 15, beaten 7¾L in a Limerick handicap hurdle earlier this month.

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Una's Pleasure³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 97

16/1

Listowel winner in June but not managed to as much as place since Tipperary in May, before ninth of 18 in Clonmel handicap hurdle.

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Arthropod⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D Meyler⁽³⁾| T: D Leahy| OR: 96

16/1

Decent Point-to-Pointer and interesting on his return to hurdling, last seen in Clonmel handicap in October 2015.

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Diamondgeezer Luke^p²⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 95| D

66/1

Ninth of 14, beaten 80L in a Cork handicap hurdle over 2m4f on good ground in November 2016 - Stable in decent form.

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Marshim^t²⁵⁶

Age: 15| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Mullins| T: W Power| OR: 94| D

33/1

Beaten 110L in two starts, before seventh of 18 in Thurles handicap hurdle in November last year.

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Tunnel Creek^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 94

25/1

Has some form on the Flat (won two years ago) but hasn't pulled up any trees in the hurdling sphere so far.

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Cant Wait^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Loughran| T: T Hogan| OR: 92

14/1

Still a maiden after 16 starts but shaped a little better at Punchestown in May, but has disappointed in last two starts, beaten total of 49L.

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The Ballyboys⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: R Hackett| OR: 90

14/1

Won at Limerick over Christmas off a mark of 84 but well beaten on four starts since, including 20th of 24 last day.

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Whoyakodding^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: P Townend| T: G Ahern| OR: 90| BF

7/1

Has run well on a couple of starts since the switch to handicaps and finished third of 18 at Listowel, before third of 16, beaten ½L in Gowran Park handicap hurdle.

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Jamesmicheal¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: J Brassil| OR: 89| D

33/1

Winner of a maiden hurdle at Roscommon in 2014, but not seen since mid-field on handicap debut in October of that year, before 16th of 19 on return in Tipperary handicap hurdle earlier this month.

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Non-Runners

Granny Biddy²³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: Reserve 1

Mileys Dream⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: J Long J: Reserve 2

A Fine Young Mare⁴²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lizzies Champ (4/1), Samanntom (11/2), California Soul (7/1), Whoyakodding (7/1), Ardera Cross (8/1), Iusetaluvheronce (9/1), Granny Biddy (10/1), The Ballyboys (14/1), Cant Wait (14/1), A Fine Young Mare (14/1), Arthropod (16/1), Una's Pleasure (16/1), Billy De Kid (20/1), Mileys Dream (20/1), Pleased As Punch (22/1), Boudry (25/1), Tunnel Creek (25/1), Miracle Cure (28/1), Jamesmicheal (33/1), Marshim (33/1), Diamondgeezer Luke (66/1)

Could be a bunch, but not a lot of pace, at the front here, with a few willing to take the field along. WHOYAKIDDING, third of 16, beaten ½L in Gowran Park handicap hurdle, is preferred to California Soul, second of 16, beaten ½L behind Invincible Don in Gowran Park handicap hurdle and Lizzies Champ.