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Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 19:43 | Winning time: 5m 30.8s

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Lucky Lioness^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P J Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Debbie Cody| OR: 95

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good, 28/1) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and ease back in trip rates a likely plus judged on latest run.

Form: 34508-8

Hard Target⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: D H Kelly| OR: 90

17/2

It's now seventeen runs since sole success in 2022 but he did shape as if he'd come on for his first start for 8 months when eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.3f, good to soft, 18/1) 49 days ago. Capable of making an impact from this mark if stepping up on that run.

Form: 76FP08-

West Of Carrig¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr A J Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Browne| OR: 89| BF

9/4

7/2, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (25f, good to soft) 15 days ago, weakening having pulled way to the front early. Return to shorter can help but he does need to settle better if he's to shed the maiden tag here.

Form: 311UF-8

Younowhatimean^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 89

11/1

Modest maiden hurdler who unseated early in maiden chase at Downpatrick (19.5f) 6 days ago. This ought to reveal more reverting back to smaller obstacles.

Form: 03795-U

Jekiki^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 88

6/1

Maiden who fared better than previously for present stable when fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (19.6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Task now is to build on that effort.

Form: 7/9800-5

Mother Ship²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

8/1

7/2, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 20 days ago, bad mistake 3 out. However, not without promise in handicaps previously and she's worth a second look.

Form: 84052-8

Neska Blue^b1,p1,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 87

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P6870-7

Kiln Time¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: C M Quirke⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 86| BF

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Naas in April. Fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft, 4/1) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 09P1-34

Southgate Avenue¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 85

11/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 20/1) 12 days ago, weakening 3 out. More required.

Form: 08960-9

Hitthehayson^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: T Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

14/1

40/1, respectable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 24 days ago, racing freely and dropping away. Up in trip.

Form: 00P50-9

Likable Chancer^b,t²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 78| D

16/1

Two wins from 55 NH runs. Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in September. Below form eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 18/1) in December. Probably vulnerable to a couple back from an absence.

Form: 132628-

Non-Runners

Native Dream¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: W J Burke J: R A Doyle

Pirate Island³⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: P Fenton J: Niall Moore

Donnrua Dream¹⁵²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: R Hackett J: L Quinlan

It's Time Again⁴⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: David Barry J: J P Shinnick

Dragon's Pass⁸²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: Mrs D Foster J: J C Gainford

Rideau Canal³⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 10

T: Mrs D Foster J: D J Gilligan

Da Big Fella⁵⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 11

T: Eamon Courtney J: P T Enright

Mags Nelson¹⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Cosmo Renfro¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 2

Sydney Cruiser¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

West Of Carrig (9/4), It's Time Again (4/1), Kiln Time (5/1), Jekiki (6/1), Da Big Fella (6/1), Mags Nelson (7/1), Mother Ship (8/1), Hard Target (17/2), Native Dream (10/1), Southgate Avenue (11/1), Younowhatimean (11/1), Pirate Island (12/1), Lucky Lioness (14/1), Neska Blue (14/1), Hitthehayson (14/1), Likable Chancer (16/1), Cosmo Renfro (16/1), Donnrua Dream (16/1), Rideau Canal (25/1), Sydney Cruiser (33/1), Dragon's Pass (33/1)

MOTHER SHIP found an untimely error catching her out at Downpatrick 3 weeks ago yet, she had displayed much more than previously when chasing home a subsequent winner at Tramore in April and she's worth another chance to get back on the up given her low-mileage profile in handicaps. Ballinrobe winner It's Time Again, veteran Da Big Fella and Kiln Time are others to consider in this big-field contest.