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Friday 25 October 2024

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SF Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 54.3s

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Donacheady Gale²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109

10/1

Won 12-runner handicap chase (8/1) at Listowel (22f, soft) 27 days ago, driven out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Respected operating from lower mark in this sphere.

Form: 0P7541

Mount Anglesby^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: R O'Brien| OR: 109| BF

8/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Punchestown (15.8f, good) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 456226

Story Rory^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 109| C

33/1

Course winner who was below best in pair of outings following a lengthy absence in July. Fell in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (22.8f, good) 10 days ago, coming down 5 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/01-80F

Ragin Cajun^b,t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 106

22/1

Dual winner at up to 3m over hurdles last year but struggled to scale same heights in 3 starts this time around, behind when falling last at Fairyhouse (3m) 18 days ago.

Form: 410-07F

Crossing The Bar^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J C Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 105| D

7/2

13/2, first run since leaving Neil Mulholland when good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24.7f, good) 22 days ago, finishing strongly having been left with a lot to do. Has good chance on form.

Form: 95-5832

Kilkee Bay^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 105

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good, 11/2) 18 days ago. Present mark looks about right on balance.

Form: 255565

Broken Ice^p,t⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 104| C

9/1

11/2, bettered previous efforts for present yard when 8 lengths second of 9 to Shuil Na Tra in handicap hurdle at this course (25.4f, soft) 65 days ago, pulling hard. Losing run tempers enthusiasm to a degree, however.

Form: 325642

Gladiatorial^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 104| C

10/1

Improved to win 11-runner handicap chase at this course (21.1f, good, 10/1) 23 days ago, driven out. Claims if arriving in same form returned to this sphere.

Form: 55-6961

Annamaymurt^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 99

40/1

Malinas gelding who has offered little in handful of maiden hurdles to date. However, he is bred to stay well and this marked step up in trip could unlock some progress now handicapping. Betting can prove an informative guide.

Form: 60-06

Doitforjane Sid¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Donncha Duggan| OR: 99

17/2

Well held all 3 starts in maidens but much more like it when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, soft, 20/1) 19 days ago, jumping left last and running on. Lines up here easily one of the least exposed and worth a second look again.

Form: 230801

Temptationinmilan^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: P Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 99

9/1

Creditable 9¼ lengths fourth of 11 to Doitforjane Sid in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, soft, 12/1) 19 days ago, weakening gradually. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6449F4

I Am Rocco²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P T Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 94

18/1

Maiden who ran best race for present yard when second at Ballinrobe (22.4f) in August but failed to repeat that when thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (22f, soft) 28 days ago. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: P-F0320

Nevereverever²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R A Doyle| T: J J Murphy| OR: 92

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, excellent second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.3f, soft) 25 days ago, that despite some indifferent jumping. Capable of better still if brushing up in that department.

Form: 78062

Shuil Na Tra^p1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 91| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 11/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.1f, soft) 25 days ago, tailed off when pulled up early in straight. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Tough to assess on balance.

Form: 98-P01P

Father Jed²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 80| CD

80/1

Veteran. Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Gowran (18f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: U88600

Forecasts

Crossing The Bar (7/2), Nevereverever (7/1), Mount Anglesby (8/1), Doitforjane Sid (17/2), Shuil Na Tra (17/2), Temptationinmilan (9/1), Broken Ice (9/1), Donacheady Gale (10/1), Gladiatorial (10/1), Kilkee Bay (11/1), I Am Rocco (18/1), Ragin Cajun (22/1), Story Rory (33/1), Annamaymurt (40/1), Father Jed (80/1)

CROSSING THE BAR marked himself down as one to be interested in when finishing with a flourish to take second on stable debut at Clonmel 3 weeks ago and, on a handy mark judged on his exploits for Neil Mulholland, he gets the nod to confirm the promise of that effort. Roscommon-second Nevereverever can do better as his jumping improves and is feared, with last-time-out winners Doitforjane Sid and Donacheady Gale others in the mix.