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Thursday 22 July 2021

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Garryspillane Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 5m 56.5s

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Forgetthesurprise^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 107

9/2

7/2, third of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.4f, good) 21 days ago, needing stiffer test. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Career best when winning easily at Navan on last hurdle run. Strong claims.

Form: 00/2P-71

Flurry Yeats¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 106

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7U4336

Cassells Rock^t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 102

40/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2015. Again ran below form when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 320/989

Celtic Dancer^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 94| C

11/1

Course winner. Fourth of 15 in handicap chase at this course (22.2f, good, 11/1) 12 days ago, faring best of those held up. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: U03-004

Clonguile Way^p⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 94| D

17/2

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May. Ran a moody race when tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good to soft, 5/1) 46 days ago, never travelling well. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5796-10

Listening Mode^p1,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R A Doyle| T: B W Duke| OR: 94

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9-637

Happie Days^p1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 93| BF

5/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Step back in the right direction when sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P2P0-P6

Trans Wood¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 93

33/1

One win from 34 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 13 in novice chase at this course (22.2f, good, 125/1) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56476-9

Cable³¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 92| C

66/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft), tailing off soon after ninth. Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving S. J. Mahon.

Form: 8P/6F08-

Midnight Wilde²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 92

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 009/UP-

Rippon Lodge²⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91

16/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Found things too competitive when Pulled up in minor event hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, soft). Off 8 months. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 34B87P-

Fire Love³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 88| D

15/2

Good 13 lengths second of 18 to Forgetthesurprise in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Navan (22f, good) 36 days ago, keeping on but no match for winner. Should go well again.

Form: 0090-42

Some Joke^p1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 88

16/1

Showed nothing after 6 months off when eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0/0000-0

Swiss Brid³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 88

7/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 38 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 052-602

Balgowlah^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 86

15/2

One win from 23 NH runs. 6/1, ran well to be placed again when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (25f, soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 50-7432

Dasmyhoss^b⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

33/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2019. Last of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 33/1) 40 days ago, struggling before 2 out. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 005-000

Non-Runners

Bloodstone¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: M P O'Connor

China Princess¹³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: K C Sexton

Wavylake²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 1

Courtin Bb⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 11

T: P J Duffy J: Reserve 2

Lady L'lerom²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Forgetthesurprise (9/2), Happie Days (5/1), Swiss Brid (7/1), China Princess (7/1), Balgowlah (15/2), Fire Love (15/2), Clonguile Way (17/2), Flurry Yeats (9/1), Bloodstone (10/1), Celtic Dancer (11/1), Lady L'lerom (14/1), Courtin Bb (14/1), Some Joke (16/1), Rippon Lodge (16/1), Wavylake (20/1), Listening Mode (25/1), Trans Wood (33/1), Dasmyhoss (33/1), Cassells Rock (40/1), Cable (66/1), Midnight Wilde (80/1)

Plenty in with chances but this can go to the unexposed FORGETTHESURPRISE, who put up a career-best effort when bolting up at Navan last month and can defy a subsequent 12 lb rise in the weights. The main danger could be China Princess, who wasted no time getting back on track when runner-up last time, ahead of Happie Days and Swiss Brid.