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On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 5m 38.5s

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Friends N Commerce^p,t1⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 100

40/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. 28/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.2f, good to soft) 55 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 52/83U0

Miss Oreo^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 98

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 5 in novice chase (125/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5U-7904

Steps In The Sand²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 95| C

5/1

Completed a hat-trick on the Flat when accounting for 15 rivals in handicap at Galway (14.1f, good to soft, 22/1) 24 days ago. Player if she can continue the good work back hurdling.

Form: 45090-8

Bayou Belle^t1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 94

6/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 11/2) 17 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 022-843

Lummi Island^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Deacon| OR: 91| BF

11/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000F-48

Inchidaly Copper^b¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 89| BF| D

10/3

Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good to firm, 5/1) 11 days ago, just failing. Can give a good account.

Form: 1-14P92

Jetovango¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 89

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, third of 10 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Improvement needed.

Form: P22003

Cathys Quest^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 85

11/2

Third of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (22.2f, good) on return from long absence 34 days ago. Claims if she can build on that.

Form: 641P9/3

Doyen Flyer¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

18/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Tenth of 11 in handicap chase (10/1) at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 05858-0

Ladies Well¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery| OR: 79

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 0-0074

Love Bite¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: A P Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 78

40/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, good, 80/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 08/21-80

Moonshine Girl^p1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss J Townend| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 77

12/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (23f, good, 11/2) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-4F730

Father Jed³

Age: 14| Weight: 10-2| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 76| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 13 in handicap chase (28/1) at Kilbeggan (25.8f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 00000-9

Great Rainbow¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Quinlan| T: B McMahon| OR: 76

9/1

Fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to firm, 12/1) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 56-0P85

Forecasts

Inchidaly Copper (10/3), Steps In The Sand (5/1), Cathys Quest (11/2), Bayou Belle (6/1), Ladies Well (13/2), Great Rainbow (9/1), Lummi Island (11/1), Moonshine Girl (12/1), Doyen Flyer (18/1), Jetovango (20/1), Father Jed (28/1), Love Bite (40/1), Friends N Commerce (40/1), Miss Oreo (40/1)

STEPS IN THE SAND is taken to carry her excellent recent Flat form back over to hurdles. Bayou Belle was a fine third at Wexford earlier this month and is second choice ahead of Cathys Quest, who made a fine return from a long absence at this course last month.