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Friday 27 September 2024

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MCG Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 9.9s

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Tounsivator³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 10/11, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.6f, good) 35 days ago, cruising clear. Open to progress and he's Paul Townend's pick of the 5 Willie Mullins-trained contenders.

Form: 167-21

Anotherway⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Successful at Punchestown in January. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Galway (16f, good to soft) 57 days ago.

Form: 01F3-0

Risk Belle⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| D

13/2

10/1, below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 35850-0

Royal Eagle³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 132| D

22/1

4/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (17.5f, good to soft) 31 days ago, always holding on (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 1060-43

Man O Work³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 131| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 7/2, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14.4f, good to soft) 35 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has good chance on form.

Form: P7/71-07

Icare Desbois²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Naas in April. 5/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 71-U276

Sherodan³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: S W Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 128| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Seventh of 9 in maiden (14/1) at Roscommon (12.2f, heavy) on Flat debut 38 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 12/221-

Lord Erskine^b¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 127| C| D

14/1

Last of 3 in minor event hurdle (10/3) at Galway (21.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 2617-33

Little Mixup²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh| T: D Hogan| OR: 126| D

66/1

40/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 0310P-6

Helvic Dream¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 124| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Successful at Navan in February. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 55149-

Drumgill²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: D J Gilligan| T: J P Ryan| OR: 123

50/1

3 wins from 10 runs this season. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: F11155

Dark Note²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 122| BF

12/1

5/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Clonmel (16.6f, good) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, creditable on last hurdle outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 28-2P93

The Dasher Conway²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 121| D

16/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in May. Creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago, just failing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 123262

Four Clean Aces³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: B Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 119| D

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Respectable fourth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 10/3) 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has work to do.

Form: F40-214

Frankendael^h⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D King| T: E McNamara| OR: 116

9/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 631

Non-Runners

Mighty Tom³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: C Collins J: J C Gainford

Set Point¹¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: K C Sexton

Nibiru²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: Mrs C O'Leary J: Mr B M Coonan

Forecasts

Tounsivator (7/2), Man O Work (7/2), Risk Belle (13/2), Helvic Dream (8/1), Frankendael (9/1), Anotherway (10/1), Mighty Tom (10/1), Dark Note (12/1), Lord Erskine (14/1), Icare Desbois (14/1), The Dasher Conway (16/1), Set Point (20/1), Four Clean Aces (22/1), Royal Eagle (22/1), Nibiru (33/1), Sherodan (40/1), Drumgill (50/1), Little Mixup (66/1)

Unexposed 5-y-os TOUNSIVATOR and Frankendael both make plenty of appeal. Preference is for the former, who went close in a Galway handicap on his penultimate start prior to coasting home in a Kilbeggan novice. Man O Work will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward, while Sherodan, who should be all the better for last month's reappearance spin on the Flat, is also accorded respect.