14:50 Thurles

Thursday 3 November 2022

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Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 3m 58.2s

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Will You Win^b,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

6/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 14 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 346733

Mater Matuta^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J C Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 92| D

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago, doing too much too soon. Shortlist material.

Form: 145132

Blackstone Cliff²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 90

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 11f on flat. 10/1, fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0874

Captain Lightfoot¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 90

20/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy, 16/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 8-70060

David's Lad⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 90

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good, 50/1) 73 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 989

Nusra^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 89

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good to soft, 11/1) 35 days ago, doing too much too soon. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9/055

Glaoinn An Airgead⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers| T: M G Mcguane| OR: 87

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 81 days ago.

Form: 9079

Light Parade¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: W J Burke| OR: 87

5/1

Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy, 9/2) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 077-462

Silent Flight³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Byrne| OR: 87

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-00

Paddy Rocket^p1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: E McCarthy| OR: 84

11/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 08900-8

Stander^b1,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 83| D

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) 34 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 9P/0077

Ucandoit^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 83

17/2

14/1, very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 9-66583

Caridadi¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 82| D

18/1

Modest winner at 12f on Flat. Tenth of 15 in handicap chase (28/1) at this course (20.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 63-4570

O Mio Babbino¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 81

12/1

9/1, good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 46P-076

Sand And Water^p,t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 80

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 11/1) 34 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 05709-P

So Easy Way^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80

40/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Visored for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft, 40/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 007PP0

Non-Runners

Weston Road⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: D Cullen J: S D Torrens

Dark Matter¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Hard Target²⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D H Kelly J: Reserve 2

Banada Bridge³³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mater Matuta (7/2), Light Parade (5/1), Will You Win (6/1), Hard Target (6/1), Blackstone Cliff (7/1), Ucandoit (17/2), Silent Flight (10/1), Paddy Rocket (11/1), O Mio Babbino (12/1), Banada Bridge (12/1), Caridadi (18/1), David's Lad (20/1), Captain Lightfoot (20/1), Dark Matter (20/1), Nusra (22/1), Stander (33/1), Sand And Water (33/1), So Easy Way (40/1), Glaoinn An Airgead (50/1), Weston Road (50/1)

It may pay to focus on the those at the head of the weights, with MATER MATUTA, who has been in good form over both sets of obstacles this term the most persuasive option. Will You Win is a long-standing maiden but she can pick up further place money, with Blackstone Cliff another to note over his optimum trip.