19:10 Bellewstown

Wednesday 30 August 2023

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John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 4m 13.0s

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Selected odds by:

Ambitious Approach¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 95

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, tenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 080-

Gwan Tadhg²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 95| D

15/8

Reappeared to win at Downpatrick (17f) in August. 11/4, creditable second of 12 in handicap there (17.8f, good) on Monday. Claims if coping with the quick turnaround.

Form: U069-12

Up And Out⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 94

5/1

Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 7 days ago. Stable in good form. High on the shortlist.

Form: 2-44062

Tea It Is²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S W Flanagan| T: Vincent Carroll| OR: 91

5/1

Creditable third (Gwan Tadgh second) of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) on Monday. Should be in the shake-up if he can cope with 2 outings in quick succession.

Form: 400-363

Fireworks^t,v1⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90

22/1

25/1, respectable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 40 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 00-9P80

Happaugue⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 89

17/2

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 10/1) 49 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Booking of Harvey a plus. Running well when brought down on last hurdle outing.

Form: 00/036B-

Red Striker^b,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: D P Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 89| D

14/1

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Good shout.

Form: P-P0083

Attitash^t²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 88

7/1

Third of 9 in handicap chase (9/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 2 days ago.

Form: 04D873

Yewood^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 88

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 4865-00

Robin Elite^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R A Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 87

80/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 16 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 84-5090

Treyarnon Bay³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 84

100/1

Unreliable sort. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. First run since leaving Nicky Henderson when 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 36 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 17440-P

Chemdawg²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P T Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 84

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft, 28/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 000-0

Shining Aitch^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 81

9/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, good to soft, 10/1) 3 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 7/15 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 00/0-FP7

Cracklinrose¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K C Sexton| T: J P Ryan| OR: 80

40/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 433F-00

Howsthewoman^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: A P Heskin| T: John G Carr| OR: 80

33/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Visored for 1st time, fell in minor event hurdle (50/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 80-005F

Forecasts

Gwan Tadhg (15/8), Up And Out (5/1), Tea It Is (5/1), Attitash (7/1), Happaugue (17/2), Shining Aitch (9/1), Red Striker (14/1), Fireworks (22/1), Ambitious Approach (25/1), Howsthewoman (33/1), Cracklinrose (40/1), Yewood (40/1), Chemdawg (50/1), Robin Elite (80/1), Treyarnon Bay (100/1)

RED STRIKER reacted well to blinkers when third at Kilbeggan last time and might be the answer to this tricky handicap if the headgear works again. Up And Out is an obvious danger for the Elliott team on the back of his Sligo second. Ambitious Approach should be more than capable from this opening hurdle mark judged on his Flat ability and is another to consider.