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Monday 24 May 2021

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Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:59 | Winning time: 5m 2.8s

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Life Isfor Living^h,t⁵¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109

25/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (8/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy). Off 17 months. Down in trip. Hood back on. Betting perhaps best guide.

Form: 306921/

Listenheretomejack²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 105| C

2/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at this course (17.1f, soft) 20 days ago. 5 lb rise unlikely to prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 52134-1

Tipping Away⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S D Torrens⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 105

15/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 14/1, career best when winning 18-runner maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) 62 days ago. Should have more to offer in handicaps.

Form: 69831-

Stamp Your Feet¹⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: M P Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 103

12/1

Latest win in chase at Roscommon in July. 22/1, below form tenth of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (24f, heavy). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 0/14980-

Beat Of The Sea¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Treacy| T: S Fahey| OR: 100| D

9/1

Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 16/1) 11 days ago. C

Form: 2P785-7

Youngnedofthehill^h,t²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S Nolan| OR: 100| C

13/2

Course winner. Two wins from 43 NH runs. 40/1, creditable fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Player under Blackmore.

Form: 663185-

Finnians Row^h,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 99

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fifth of 13 in maiden hurdle (18/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver.

Form: 785-

Royal Rhythm⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

3/1

16/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 72 days ago.

Form: 904304-

Gray Duke^t¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 90

20/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 66/1) 163 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 4/S5000-

Non-Runners

Heliers Bay²³¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Punters Poet¹¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: D P Maxwell

Baby Bellini³⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 10

T: I Madden J: G Brouder

Forecasts

Listenheretomejack (2/1), Royal Rhythm (3/1), Punters Poet (4/1), Heliers Bay (6/1), Youngnedofthehill (13/2), Tipping Away (15/2), Beat Of The Sea (9/1), Stamp Your Feet (12/1), Finnians Row (16/1), Gray Duke (20/1), Life Isfor Living (25/1), Baby Bellini (25/1)

There should be more to come from Clonmel maiden winner TIPPING AWAY so he gets a tentative vote in a competitive race. Listenheretomejack is an obvious danger after his recent course success, while the booking of Rachael Blackmore for Youngnedofthehill suggests this veteran is expected to go well on back of a decent run at the Punchestown Festival.