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Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 8.7s

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Selected odds by:

Brentford Hope^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P V O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 143| D

10/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (5/2) at Haydock (15.6f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Worthy of consideration.

Form: 613211

Bialystok¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| C

12/1

C&D winner. Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ayr (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Another solid showing is on the cards.

Form: 324B02

Party Central^t¹⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 140| C

25/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 10/1) 171 days ago, finding little. Yard in good form. Not dismissed.

Form: 171/404

Nusret^t¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 139| C

20/1

C&D winner. 13/2, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) 125 days ago. Can bounce back after a break.

Form: 3134-27

Call Me Lyreen^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 137| D

50/1

Third of 5 in minor event hurdle (11/2) at Cork (16f, heavy) 30 days ago. Stable in good form. Needs to improve.

Form: 79-6093

Rare Edition⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J O'Neill| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 137| D

25/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Kempton in January. 15/2, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ascot (19.3f, good to soft) 73 days ago.

Form: 2P0-310

Westport Cove^h,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137

22/1

Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Ayr (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: P24P39

Mt Leinster²¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 136| D

125/1

Twenty second of 30 in handicap (66/1) at the Curragh (16.8f, heavy). Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Has work to do.

Form: 12/37-43

Daddy Long Legs^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135

16/5

Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner novice hurdle (1/7) at Ludlow (15.8f, good) 6 days ago, hard held. More to come now switched to handicaps.

Form: 1P61

Rath Gaul Boy⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135

17/2

Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner minor event hurdle (2/9) at Ffos Las (15.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago, hard held. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worthy of interest.

Form: 26-2P11

Glan²²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: M P Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 134| CD

50/1

Five wins from 19 NH runs. Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in June. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 25/1). Off 7 months. Yard having good spell. Respected on pick of form.

Form: P0-51P0

Kings Hill¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 134

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Thurles in February. Very good second of 7 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Ballinrobe (17.6f, soft) 11 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 04192

Royal Eagle¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 134| D

66/1

Three wins from 8 runs last season. 40/1, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 149 days ago.

Form: 231106

Toto Too²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S W Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 133| D

5/1

First run since leaving Peter Fahey when career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 16/5) 26 days ago, cosily. More to come and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 21151

Effernock Fizz^p,t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 130| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in March. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Ayr (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 349310

Smooth Tom⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 130

12/1

Two from 3 so far over hurdles (poor effort on latest outing in this sphere). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Remains with potential and looks a notable handicap debutant.

Form: 115

Supreme Jet¹²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: P T Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 130| C| D

100/1

Course winner. 16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) 121 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 416/21-7

So Scottish^p1,t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: D Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 129

14/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, heavy, 7/1) 46 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 7U-4F40

Lord Erskine^b³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 128| D

33/1

150/1, 14 lengths sixth of 7 to Kyprios in listed race at Navan (14f, good to soft) 3 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 20-3261

Samui^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 127| D

25/1

Creditable 10¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Effernock Fizz in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. Yard in good form. Not ruled out.

Form: 241594

Conyers Hill^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 126| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. 13/2, good 2½ lengths second of 12 to Effernock Fizz in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 113502

Set Point^p²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| D

28/1

Two wins from 6 runs this season. 5/1, creditable second of 5 in minor event hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Should give another good account.

Form: 112752

Jasko Des Dames^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

16/1

Fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 5/2) 26 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 325

Cossack Chach^t¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128| D

16/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. Winner in hurdle at Killarney in July. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 126

Non-Runners

Densworth¹⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: B Jones

Minx Tiara⁵²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: D M O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Only By Night³⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

By Your Side³¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Daddy Long Legs (16/5), Toto Too (5/1), Rath Gaul Boy (17/2), Brentford Hope (10/1), Smooth Tom (12/1), Bialystok (12/1), Kings Hill (14/1), So Scottish (14/1), Conyers Hill (16/1), Jasko Des Dames (16/1), Densworth (16/1), Cossack Chach (16/1), Nusret (20/1), Only By Night (20/1), Westport Cove (22/1), Party Central (25/1), Samui (25/1), Rare Edition (25/1), By Your Side (25/1), Set Point (28/1), Lord Erskine (33/1), Effernock Fizz (40/1), Call Me Lyreen (50/1), Glan (50/1), Minx Tiara (50/1), Royal Eagle (66/1), Supreme Jet (100/1), Mt Leinster (125/1)

DADDY LONG LEGS doubled his tally in ready fashion at Ludlow recently but it's his hurdling debut success that still sticks in the mind and he may well be more talented than a mark of 135 would suggest. He gets the nod over stablemate Bialystok, with Toto Too another one to consider after making a winning start for his current yard.