18:10 Killarney

Monday 13 May 2024

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M.D. O'Shea & Sons Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 5m 22.8s

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Selected odds by:

Jazzy Matty^p,t¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: C Collins| OR: 126

28/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (25.2f, heavy) 156 days ago, pulled up. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 5410/0P-

Aldo The Apache^t¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 123| D

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (23.4f, heavy, 100/1) 137 days ago, weakening quickly.

Form: FU4/PPP-

Zoffanien¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| C

12/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 50353F-

The Other Mozzie¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121

11/2

Winner at Down Royal in December. Sixteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 613530-

Garrybello^h,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T Cooper| OR: 120

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, bad mistake fifth. Back up in trip and hood back on.

Form: 44F77P-

Miss Tempo²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

22/1

Sixth of 11 in novice chase (4/1) at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: P57256-

Uhtred²⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good, 6/1). Off 8 months and probably worth taking on this time.

Form: 963/62P-

Ballywilliam Boy^p1¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| OR: 116

33/1

80/1, twentieth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 6/00770-

Sea Music²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 116

6/1

Promising individual. 4/1, fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) when last seen in October. Very much of interest on this handicap debut.

Form: U2/3134-

Park Of Kings^p1,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M P Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 114

7/2

Two wins from 6 runs last season. 11/2, twenty-first of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago. That run can be overlooked and he's one to consider with cheekpieces applied.

Form: 113350-

Ceroc^b⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 112| D

22/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 50/1) 43 days ago. Blinkers back on and he needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 116R40-

Optional Mix^t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 112| D

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Unseated rider in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.6f, heavy, 14/1) 44 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 86300U-

Pitwood Road^b⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 111

7/2

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle (10/11) at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) 43 days ago, driven out. Up in trip for this handicap debut and she's open to improvement.

Form: 1/26121-

Idol⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 107| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (18f, soft) 99 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 1/04810-

Mercury Mission⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: D J Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 106

12/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 8/1) 42 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 338350-

Forecasts

Park Of Kings (7/2), Pitwood Road (7/2), The Other Mozzie (11/2), Sea Music (6/1), Mercury Mission (12/1), Zoffanien (12/1), Idol (14/1), Optional Mix (18/1), Garrybello (20/1), Ceroc (22/1), Miss Tempo (22/1), Uhtred (28/1), Jazzy Matty (28/1), Ballywilliam Boy (33/1), Aldo The Apache (80/1)

There should be better to come from the unexposed SEA MUSIC now that he ventures down the handicap route and Emmet Mullins's charge earns the vote. Pitwood Road also makes her handicap debut and she is second choice ahead of Park of Kings, who wasn't able to show what he can do at Punchestown recently and he was in good form prior to that. Zoffanien is also worthy of consideration.