20:00 Ballinrobe

Monday 14 August 2017

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Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 36.6s

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Buster Dan Dan¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 114

9/1

Front runner who mixes chasing and hurdling and has run respectably in both spheres over the last year. 11th of 20 at the Galway festival in Tote handicap hurdle earlier this month.

Form: 349-090

Snugsborough Benny¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: R Deegan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 113

3/1

Winner of an 18-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary in May and fourth of 15, not beaten far in a limerick handicap hurdle over 2m5f, before back to winning ways at the same track in 2m6f handicap hurdle. Up a mighty, 9lb for the win and up 19lb since win at Tipperary.

Form: 658-141

Rosie Alice¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul Townend| T: C Byrnes| OR: 110| BF

6/4

Two hurdles win came in December 2015 over 2m and second of 17 over extended 2m at the Galway Festival. Strangely, back up in trip here.

Form: PP70-52

Freedom Statue²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R T Dunne| T: S J Mahon| OR: 105| C

9/1

Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner on soft ground over 2m4f last September. 12th of 14, beaten 34L in Roscommon extended 3m handicap hurdle, before returning here, where she clearly goes well, finishing third of 10, beaten 4L last month.

Form: 290-603

Steamboat Quay³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

3/1

Favourite when a faller at Down Royal, only getting as far as the fourth flight, before beating 15 rivals here on good ground over 2m4f, sent of the 13/8f.

Form: 602-2F1

Maighnealta^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: B R Dalton| T: D McDonogh| OR: 99

16/1

Latest success came at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yielding) in December but well beaten off a 10lb higher mark at Punchestown on his return , before inconsistent hurdling caught him out in Tipperary handicap last month.

Form: 4031-07

Generous Guest²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Moore| T: S J Mahon| OR: 81

20/1

Only run of any note was here last month when third of 16, beaten 3¼L in handicap hurdle over 2m4f. Well beaten on previous starts and since at Tipperary.

Form: 0800-39

Non-Runners

Whatever It Takes²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: N Madden J: D J McInerney

Clondaw Farmer⁷⁴⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: J J Hanlon J: D N Russell

My Betty²⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: P Croke J: Mr H D Dunne

Muroor¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: T G McCourt J: A E Lynch

Megara⁵¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: D E Mullins

Forecasts

Rosie Alice (6/4), Snugsborough Benny (3/1), Steamboat Quay (3/1), Whatever It Takes (4/1), Buster Dan Dan (9/1), Freedom Statue (9/1), Clondaw Farmer (14/1), Maighnealta (16/1), My Betty (16/1), Muroor (16/1), Generous Guest (20/1), Megara (20/1)

The eager, Buster Dan Dan will be the one to take the field along here in the early stages, the nine-year-old, ran well for a long way, 11th of 20 at the Galway festival in Tote handicap hurdle earlier this month and could easily hang on for a place in this company. Freedom Statue and Clondaw Farmer are interesting, but this may well be fought out between Whatever It Takes, winner at Kilbeggan, last month in handicap hurdle with 15 rivals behind and STEAMBOAT QUAY, beat 15 rivals here on good ground over 2m4f, sent of the 13/8f.