15:30 Leopardstown

Monday 8 March 2021

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Equine Products UK Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 7.2s

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Hoke Colburn⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 109| BF| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in December. Respectable third of 9 in handicap chase (16/5) at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 55 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Contender.

Form: 422713

Watch Guard⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107

50/1

Placed in bumpers but hasn't progressed over hurdles so far. Also well held on Flat debut 47 days ago. Others preferred unless the betting hints otherwise.

Form: 2-4990P

Handsworth^p,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 105

12/1

Possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 11/2) 38 days ago, pulled up. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-0254P

My Manekineko¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 104| C

33/1

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap chase (28/1) at Thurles (16.7f, heavy) 11 days ago and bounce back called for returned to hurdles.

Form: 433085

Bloodstone^t⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 103

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, soft, 9/1) 70 days ago, doing too much too soon. Trainer going well.

Form: 8-56348

Satin Sun³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B Hayes| T: J Dullea| OR: 103

20/1

11/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 38 days ago, pulled up. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 072P2P

Free Thought¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 100

16/1

Winner of Naas maiden hurdle in December. 11/1, tailed-off fifteenth of 20 to Fierami in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) since but clearly better than that.

Form: 76510

Glenabo Bridge^t³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 99| BF| D

10/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in January. 5/1, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 244410

Oh'herewego^p³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 99| D

22/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 8300P0

Bronson In Blue¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 97

5/1

Good 11¾ lengths fifth of 20 to Fierami in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Navan (21f, heavy) 15 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 00/20-85

Soi Cowboy^t1⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 95| D

22/1

40/1, very good fifth of 9 in maiden chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 65 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 9-040F5

Blue Markie⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Moore| T: D M Christie| OR: 92| D

12/1

40/1, fourth of 14 in novice chase at Punchestown (22.4f, heavy) 50 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 334064

Bright Sunbird¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Adam Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 92

18/1

50/1, good sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 115 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip.

Form: F78506

Kilandra^p1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P T Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 92| D

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1, fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Player.

Form: 1-50504

Siberian Star^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

4/1

9/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 54 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 464936

I Don't Get It¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 90

33/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, heavy, 25/1) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 763086

Storm And Glory⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 82

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 48 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Noonan a plus. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 089779

Second Symphony⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 80

50/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, heavy) 64 days ago, weakening soon after next. RESERVE.

Form: 090-B0P

Non-Runners

Fierami²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: J C Gainford

Forecasts

Siberian Star (4/1), Bronson In Blue (5/1), Kilandra (5/1), Fierami (5/1), Bloodstone (6/1), Glenabo Bridge (10/1), Hoke Colburn (12/1), Blue Markie (12/1), Handsworth (12/1), Free Thought (16/1), Bright Sunbird (18/1), Satin Sun (20/1), Oh'herewego (22/1), Soi Cowboy (22/1), I Don't Get It (33/1), My Manekineko (33/1), Second Symphony (50/1), Watch Guard (50/1), Storm And Glory (100/1)

BRONSON IN BLUE shaped quite well when fifth to Fierami in a big field at Navan last time and gets a tentative vote. Kilandra was a good fourth on his Punchestown handicap debut and could build on that given his unexposed profile, while his stablemate Hoke Colburn is also respected after some good recent efforts over fences.