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Friday 27 September 2024

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Southampton Goodwill Plate Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 15.9s

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It'sallabouteve^p⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 102| D

11/2

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 9/1) 71 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 50-6210

Erigmoor¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 97| BF

9/2

Bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17.2f, good to soft, 10/3) 14 days ago, no extra from 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles and he's another not out of things.

Form: 33-3524

Dreamz^h¹²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 96

16/1

7/2, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) 122 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3/966-27

Smallcraftwarning^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 95| D

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in February. 22/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 016-200

Junot^p,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 94

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft, 8/1) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 237-158

Stormy Jenn²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Ewing| T: P Cluskey| OR: 94

22/1

Fair winner at 9f on Flat but out of sorts since reappearance second at Naas in April. Matched previous hurdles best when fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 28 days ago but questionable whether there's a great deal more to come now handicapping.

Form: 30-4

Breakintheclouds^t²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 93

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, respectable eleventh of 21 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft). Off 8 months and probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0/000-

Nevermindestranger²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 92

12/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 28 days ago, beaten before 2 out. Others look to hold more pressing claims.

Form: 9-P7945

Mount Ferns¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: S W Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 91

3/1

Lightly raced 6-y-o who wasn't seen to best effect when eighth of 10 on handicap hurdle debut at Market Rasen (16.6f, good) in May. Has since left Emma Lavelle and the market can prove a useful guide as to expectations.

Form: 02/096-8

Younowhatimean^b,h⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 90

10/1

Maiden who produced best effort yet when third at Ballinrobe (22f) in July. However, not in same form when seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 11/1) 53 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: P-67037

Kate Ill Know^t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 89| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in August. 11/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Of interest with a run in this groove. Reserve 2.

Form: 735512

Non-Runners

Benjis Benefit³⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D King

Impero²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: J C Gainford

Gekkota¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: T J O'Mara J: P K Donovan

Tipp For Mac⁵⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: T Cooper J: T Joseph Kelly

Oakley¹³⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: A Mullins J: D E Mullins

Flashthelights⁵¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: N C Kelly J: G Brouder

Wing Back¹⁶⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: S Curling J: P T Enright

Fear The Deere¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: T Doyle J: Mr D Doyle

Mr Macphisto²⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: E Griffin J: Reserve 1

Moulane West³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mount Ferns (3/1), Erigmoor (9/2), Junot (5/1), Flashthelights (5/1), It'sallabouteve (11/2), Oakley (11/2), Impero (7/1), Tipp For Mac (15/2), Gekkota (8/1), Kate Ill Know (9/1), Younowhatimean (10/1), Benjis Benefit (10/1), Smallcraftwarning (12/1), Nevermindestranger (12/1), Dreamz (16/1), Stormy Jenn (22/1), Wing Back (25/1), Breakintheclouds (50/1), Fear The Deere (50/1)

Unsurprisingly plenty arrive with claims including the returning OAKLEY. He showed much more than previously in this sphere and shaped better than the bare result to boot when fifth on handicap debut at Tipperary in May and he could be worth chancing back from a break with the prospect of more to come. Benjis Benefit is much better than his latest effort suggests and is feared. Impero and Flashthelights complete the shortlist.