17:05 Bellewstown

Wednesday 30 August 2023

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Reddans Of Bettystown Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 56.5s

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Final Orders²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102| CD

4/9

Six wins from 10 runs last season (including this corresponding event). 14/1, let down by his jumping when eighteenth of 22 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. 6 lb higher than last year but holds serious claims.

Form: 1115F-0

Forgetthesurprise^t⁴⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 102

22/1

Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when pulled up in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (24f, good). Off 15 months and probably best watched.

Form: 11350/P-

Sovereign Duke^p⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

20/1

16/1, ran no sort of race when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 48 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and must bounce back.

Form: 3P/0-259

Lady Iseult^p1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

25/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, soft) 19 days ago, struggling badly before 4 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 3-766PP

Laishann^p,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Nathan Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

80/1

Could hardly have gone with less promise when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, soft, 40/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 050/6PP

Spanish John¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 94

15/2

Promising sort. 22/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 16 days ago, forging clear. Up in trip. Should go close in his follow up bid.

Form: 90000-1

Artemis Angel^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 93

18/1

9/2, first run since leaving Peter Fahey when respectable fifth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 17 days ago, racing freely. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7-45635

Miss Arccol¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 93

12/1

12/1, went backwards from her comeback run when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 316P/78

Dont Doubt Me^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92| D

50/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 610-BPP

Serpolette^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J C Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 90| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 17/2, shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) 12 days ago, left with too much to do. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-02044

Dunleer Phoenix^p1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 89

33/1

Again showed nothing when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft, 14/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 997-0UP

Ben Thomson^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 87

66/1

40/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 16 days ago. Tough to fancy.

Form: 1F/00-00

Cullenwaine^p⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

20/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Sligo (25.4f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8P00-88

Raining Bird⁵⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 84

50/1

14/1, brought down twelfth in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft). Off 19 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Stephen Gerard Carey.

Form: 85655B/

Trim To Milan¹²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R A Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 83

25/1

33/1, unseated rider in hunter chase at Punchestown (21f, good to soft) on debut over fences 4 months ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 95P63U-

Non-Runners

Second Subaltern⁸⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Glenabo Bridge²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 12

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Final Orders (4/9), Serpolette (15/2), Spanish John (15/2), Second Subaltern (10/1), Miss Arccol (12/1), Artemis Angel (18/1), Cullenwaine (20/1), Sovereign Duke (20/1), Glenabo Bridge (20/1), Forgetthesurprise (22/1), Trim To Milan (25/1), Lady Iseult (25/1), Dunleer Phoenix (33/1), Raining Bird (50/1), Dont Doubt Me (50/1), Ben Thomson (66/1), Laishann (80/1)

The last time FINAL ORDERS was seen over hurdles was when taking this corresponding event last year (won 6 times over fences since) and Gavin Cromwell's 7-y-o is strongly fancied to repeat that feat from a 6 lb higher mark. The main danger may emerge from Spanish John, who left previous efforts a long way behind after 6 months off when scoring at Ballinrobe recently, while Serpolette and Cullenwaine can do battle for third.