16:15 Tramore

Sunday 4 July 2021

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Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 3m 51.7s

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Royal Recital^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving A. Slattery when very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good) 18 days ago, running on.

Form: 0000/2

Darkened^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 93

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 7f on flat. 7/2, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 08P0/0-

Wrong Way Harry^h1⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 92

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good, 40/1) 73 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6P/886-P

Clody Valley^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 90

28/1

Hooded for 1st time, below form ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 62 days ago.

Form: P34P0-9

Western Dreaming^p1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: P Breen| OR: 90

200/1

Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 200/1) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 88/70-00

Attitash⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 89| BF

2/5

Promising individual. First run since leaving S. J. Treacy when second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy, 9/4) 40 days ago, travelling strongly. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 00/500-2

Edmond Dantes²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

66/1

13/2, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00P0-60

Wild Desire²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J C Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 88| D

28/1

22/1, fell in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.3f, good) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Yard having good spell. Booking of Gainford a plus. Worth consideration on pick of form.

Form: 46636-F

California King^p1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy, 66/1) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 700/09

Eric Carmen²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 86

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (12/1) at this course (21.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 880-4P0

Molly Fantasy^t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 87

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good) 23 days ago, finishing with running left. Tongue strap on 1st time. Open to progress.

Form: 009-3

No Way Jack^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 83

40/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft, 16/1) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 082600/

Profound²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 82

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy). Off 8 months.

Form: F0087-

Acrux Cass³²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C A Landers⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 80| C

125/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good). Off 10 months.

Form: P00/6P0-

Gendarme²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 80| BF

4/1

First run since leaving R. P. Burns when seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good, 5/2) 2 days ago.

Form: 7FP86-7

Seafield Fox^t⁶⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80

150/1

33/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good), considerately handled. Off 22 months.

Form: 808590/

Non-Runners

Tagg's Island²⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: M McCullagh J: Reserve 1

Hitchcock¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 2

Zamond²⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: C Bowe J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Attitash (2/5), Gendarme (4/1), Royal Recital (8/1), Zamond (12/1), Molly Fantasy (14/1), Wrong Way Harry (25/1), Clody Valley (28/1), Wild Desire (28/1), Darkened (33/1), Hitchcock (33/1), No Way Jack (40/1), Profound (50/1), Eric Carmen (50/1), California King (50/1), Edmond Dantes (66/1), Tagg's Island (66/1), Acrux Cass (125/1), Seafield Fox (150/1), Western Dreaming (200/1)

Ready preference is for ATTITASH, who left his previous form well behind when second in a big-field Tipperary handicap on debut for Willie Mullins in May. A 4 lb rise for that effort is very fair and there should be more to come from this 6-y-o. Royal Recital was also a much-improved second on his first start for new connections at Navan and is second choice ahead of Molly Fantasy.