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Tuesday 21 May 2024

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Summer In Town 8th & 9th June Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 55.8s

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Selected odds by:

Hillsdale⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 102| BF| D

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. 10/3, below form fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 47 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: U53810-

Scott Lang^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 102

5/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3369F3-

Son Of Hypnos^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 102

11/2

One win from 2 runs last season. 4/1, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 11 days ago. Down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 467/P1-9

In For The Night¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 98

13/2

Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00279-8

Fox Leicester^h1⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 97

33/1

Last of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 23570-0

Got To Fly¹⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 97

17/2

Sixth of 15 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 8/1) on debut over fences 175 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 88/0856-

Fort Randall²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 94

66/1

125/1, last of 10 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000700-

Container Madness¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 92

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 33/1) 159 days ago, running on. Open to progress.

Form: 0007-

Makfils^t¹²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 92

10/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, soft, 13/2) 127 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 548209-

Shahbaz¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on flat. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 9000-0

Edge Of My Seat^h²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 90

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy). Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6/66257-

Sayitfirst¹⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 90| D

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft, 16/1) 180 days ago.

Form: 341429-

Lake Manzaleh^t⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh| T: P Griffin| OR: 87

66/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, soft) 71 days ago, losing touch from 3 out.

Form: 75609P-

Springboard³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 87

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 000-

Tannery Park¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 93

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Cork (17.3f, good) 10 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 90-9

Bedelia^t¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 89

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 10f on flat. 100/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9666-

Steps In The Sand²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh| T: C Collins| OR: 87

14/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle outing. Can make presence felt, if she makes the cut. RESERVE.

Form: U0/7348-

Non-Runners

The Cooleen²⁸³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Richard Morrissey J: Liam Quinlan

Lisamaria¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 2

Slieve Bearnagh¹⁶⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hillsdale (9/2), Scott Lang (5/1), Son Of Hypnos (11/2), In For The Night (13/2), Got To Fly (17/2), Makfils (10/1), Container Madness (12/1), Steps In The Sand (14/1), Edge Of My Seat (14/1), Shahbaz (14/1), Slieve Bearnagh (14/1), Sayitfirst (18/1), Tannery Park (20/1), The Cooleen (20/1), Lisamaria (25/1), Springboard (33/1), Fox Leicester (33/1), Bedelia (40/1), Fort Randall (66/1), Lake Manzaleh (66/1)

SON OF HYPNOS ran out of petrol over 2¾m at Downpatrick recently but much better is expected back down in trip here. Indeed, the 7-y-o proved his wellbeing when scoring over fences back from a break at the same course last month and he remains feasibly treated. Got To Fly has claims judged on her peak form and she is just about feared most ahead of Edge of My Seat and Sayitfirst, while Springboard will probably leave the form of his efforts in maiden hurdles well behind now handicapping.