16:30 Sligo

Sunday 6 May 2018

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Harrington Concrete And Quarries Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 11.5s

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Selected odds by:

An'ball^t⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 102

8/1

Pleasing effort when finishing third on handicap debut at Thurles (3m, soft) last time out. Drop in trip not certain to suit racing off the same mark here.

Form: 048043-

Sunset Sadie^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 102

6/1

In good form since returning from a break winning at Clonmel (heavy) and placing twice from four starts. Races off a mark 3lb higher than when finishing runner-up at Fairyhouse (2m4f, soft) last time out.

Form: 0P1532-

Cairnshill^t⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: D R Fox| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98

6/1

Struggled in two outings since returning from a break. Remains on a mark 7lb higher than for his sole handicap success in June last year.

Form: 231498-

Humm Baby⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D J Mullins| T: M Hourigan| OR: 98| D

13/2

Listowel bumper winner on yielding ground 11 months ago but well beaten over hurdles the last twice and making her handicap debut in this contest.

Form: 0/12505-

Lambs Lane⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97

10/1

Bumper winner at Kilbeggan (good) in April last year but struggled since switching to hurdles and finished well beaten at Downpatrick (2m3f, soft) on his return from a break last time out.

Form: 03P708-

Slicker City³⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: T Gibney| OR: 97

9/1

Finished a good third over this trip at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) in April last year but absent since disappointing over 2m there at fortnight later. Worth a check in the market in this contest.

Form: 633439/

The Church Gate^p,t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 96

9/2

Finished a good third in a handicap chase at Clonmel (2m7f, heavy) on his penultimate outing and shaped as if this drop in trip would suit when weakening into fourth over 3m subsequently.

Form: 133634-

Persian Wind^t¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 94

12/1

Handicap chase winner in the autumn but held off this mark on his return to hurdles at Tramore in December. Returning from a break having disappointed at Naas back over fences last time out.

Form: 64U187-

Padraic O Conaire^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M J Bolger| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 86

12/1

Eight race maiden and ran well when finishing fifth on his return to action at Limerick (2m, soft-to-heavy) last month. Races off the same mark here.

Form: 098385-

In Our Blood^p¹²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N McKnight| OR: 84

40/1

Beaten 45L when finishing third at Clonmel (soft-to-heavy) in December and unraced since unseating at Ayr when wearing cheekpieces (retained) for the first time the following month.

Form: 00030U-

Select Opportunity^h⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 84

7/1

13 race maiden and well beaten on sole completed start since finishing second at Fairyhouse (2m4f, good-to-yielding) in October. Worth a check in the market in this contest.

Form: 62U2F0-

Non-Runners

Mic Milano⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 11

T: J P Ryan J: T N Brett

Forecasts

The Church Gate (9/2), Cairnshill (6/1), Sunset Sadie (6/1), Humm Baby (13/2), Select Opportunity (7/1), An'ball (8/1), Slicker City (9/1), Lambs Lane (10/1), Mic Milano (10/1), Persian Wind (12/1), Padraic O Conaire (12/1), In Our Blood (40/1)

THE CHURCH GATE was placed over fences in March and having run well over this trip in the past he is taken to register his second career success. Sunset Sadie has been running well of late and she can follow up her second at Fairyhouse by filling the same position here. Of the remainder top weight An'ball is another who ran well last time out and he can take third.