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Download The BetVictor App Tara Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 20.1s

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Itswhatunitesus⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 132| C

125/1

Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Pulled up in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, heavy, 3/1) 75 days ago, dropping away. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 116U-PP

Shannon Royale^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

3/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, soft, 4/1) 21 days ago, easily. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Big shout.

Form: 2/91-231

Rioga Choice²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

18/1

11 lengths fifth of 6 to Hispanic Moon in listed mares event at Punchestown (18.2f, soft, 15/2) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 14U3F-5

Carnfunnock²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 125

7/1

5/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (18.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 12413-3

Harvard Guy²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: M P Walsh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 119| CD

3/1

1 win from 1 run this season. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 7/1) 29 days ago, driven out. Open to improvement.

Form: 09520-1

Lord Erskine^b³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: H Rogers| OR: 119| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 10/1, creditable third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.9f, soft) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 30/520-3

Miss Tempo²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118

28/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in May. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (22f, heavy) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 65/1-1P5

Clarens²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P Flavin| OR: 117| C

9/1

Course winner. Good second of 20 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this course (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 69-6302

Your Honor²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 116

50/1

50/1, 26 lengths fifth of 6 to What's Up Darling in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 147-375

Natural Look⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 114| D

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f in chases. 5/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 49 days ago, well on top finish. Switches from chase to hurdles and one to consider.

Form: 3F2621

Talk In The Park³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 111

9/2

16/1, respectable sixth of 22 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: 20-F246

Non-Runners

Jeff Kidder¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Harvard Guy (3/1), Shannon Royale (3/1), Talk In The Park (9/2), Lord Erskine (7/1), Carnfunnock (7/1), Clarens (9/1), Jeff Kidder (16/1), Rioga Choice (18/1), Natural Look (22/1), Miss Tempo (28/1), Your Honor (50/1), Itswhatunitesus (125/1)

SHANNON ROYALE looks a typical improver for the yard and can follow up his Punchestown novice success now stepping into handicap company for the first time. Harvard Guy also has better days ahead of him and heads the list of dangers, with Natural Look, Clarens and Lord Erskine also firmly in the picture in this competitive handicap.