David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Verdict Valsorpresa sits a handful of pounds ahead of Bhean Saibhre on pure figures, but we prefer Bhean Saibhre's more progressive profile and fitness edge to get the verdict. Valsorpresa, Houndsworth and Marlpark are the main dangers, with Houndsworth rated on level terms with our selection and Marlpark not far behind. Bhean Saibhre is our pick, preferred over the higher-rated Valsorpresa on that overall case.
Runners
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Bhean SaibhretAWE #5
OR103FormU1-4P8Career5: 0-0-1OwnerBap SyndicateSireDecorated KnightDamIsland OdysseyDamsireDansiliAge/Sex/Col5yo mare bHeadgeartLast run20d agoWin0%Place20%Last 5 · archive · latest first8-x-4-4-3Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 8/14 02 Jul Limerick Good 2m4f Peter Smithers 11-5 20/1 Global Skies (GB) .75 PU/15 26 May Ballinrobe Good 2m13y Peter Smithers 11-3 7/1 Can Happen (IRE) - 4/14 15 May Kilbeggan Good To Yielding 1m7f153y Peter Smithers 11-3 16/1 Malbay Madness (IRE) 5.5 4/13 22 Apr Gowran Park Soft 1m5f160y Jack Cleary (5) 9-1 2/1F Prom Queen (IRE) 1 3/12 30 Mar Navan Heavy 1m6f Jack Cleary (9) 8-2 3/1F Sir Allen (GB) 0.2 A winner four starts back, and fourth three starts back, she's fresh again just 19 days on and already has today's trip and going covered. Second on our figures, her rounded profile makes her the pick here, an eighth last time out the only blemish.
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HoundsworthtAWE #5
OR102Form8017-6Career3: 1-0-0OwnerCiaran J GroganSireKamekoDamMelodic MotionDamsireNathanielAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bHeadgeartLast run38d agoWin33%Place33%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 86%Today56% / 30% / 14%Career21% / 28% / 51%Today Control-HybridCareer Chaos-HybridToday CH fitControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 3 · archive · latest first6-7-1Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/10 14 Jun Downpatrick Good 2m1f165y Kevin Sexton 11-2 16/5F Blue Moon Boy (IRE) .75 7/14 16 Apr Limerick Soft To Heavy 2m50y Phillip Enright 11-11 5/1 Springboard (IRE) 3.25 1/20 06 Apr Cork Yielding 2m Richard Deegan 10-13 40/1 Won 0 A winner three starts back is the standout form in this book, with a seventh and a sixth in the two starts since. He has today's trip and going covered, and a 37-day break plus third spot on our figures make him the leading danger here.
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Le DiablotAWE #1Council #1 · Anchor
OR98Form1-7052Career5: 1-1-0OwnerBrendan T OsullivanSireBathyrhonDamDiablesse RoyaleDamsireSaint Des SaintsAge/Sex/Col5yo gelding bHeadgeartLast run19d agoWin20%Place40%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 55%Today29% / 26% / 45%Career18% / 32% / 51%Today Chaos-ControlCareer Chaos-HybridChaos-led todayControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 5 · archive · latest first2-5-11-7-1Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 2/14 03 Jul Wexford Good 2m1f55y J J Slevin 11-11 16/1 Backinabit (IRE) 3.25 5/16 05 Jun Clonmel Good 2m3f61y Alan O'Sullivan 10-8 9/1 Global Skies (GB) 1.75 11/13 31 May Kilbeggan Good To Yielding 1m7f150y J J Slevin 11-13 11/2J Secret Rock (IRE) 3 7/10 14 May Clonmel Good To Yielding 2m3f116y Danny Mullins 11-2 3/1F Colleen Danu (IRE) 0.3 1/16 14 Apr Clonmel Yielding 2m216y J J Slevin 11-5 33/1 Won 0 A second last time out catches the eye, with a win five starts back among the form but little of note in between. He's quick to return here 18 days on with today's trip and going covered, sitting mid-table on our figures just below his official mark.
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Doctor Confusion
OR97Form68/6P-OwnerAnthony Coughlan Heating Plumbing LtdSireDoctor DinoDamCantaraDamsireKapgardeAge/Sex/Col5yo gelding bLast run349A pulled-up effort last time out caps a book that also shows two sixths and an eighth, and he returns here from a 349-day absence. He does have today's trip and going covered, but our figures rate him well below his official mark, making him hard to fancy.
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ValsorpresatAWE #4Council #3
OR93Form0095-6Career1: 0-0-0OwnerGerard McgarrySireSir PercyDamHunca MuncaDamsirePresentingAge/Sex/Col8yo gelding bHeadgeartLast run57d agoWin0%Place0%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 71%Today34% / 37% / 29%Career21% / 28% / 51%Today Hybrid-ControlCareer Chaos-HybridToday CH fitControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 1 · archive · latest first6Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/15 26 May Ballinrobe Good 2m13y Harry Sexton 10-3 50/1 Can Happen (IRE) 1.5 Winless in his last five starts with nothing better than a fifth, the recent efforts don't inspire confidence on their own. But he has today's trip and going covered, and our figures rate him top of this field and well clear of his official mark, making him the leading danger on figures alone.
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MarlparkAWE #3Council #2
OR85Form200-4PCareer6: 0-1-0OwnerJohn Patrick RyanSireCalifetDamEcho QueenDamsireLusoAge/Sex/Col7yo gelding bLast run47d agoWin0%Place17%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 79%Today48% / 31% / 21%Career25% / 28% / 47%Today Control-HybridCareer Chaos-HybridToday CH fitControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 6 · archive · latest firstx-4-11-11-2-12Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn PU/16 05 Jun Clonmel Good 2m113y Philip Donovan 10-13 15/2 Timurshah (IRE) - 4/9 28 May Limerick Soft 2m3f200y Daniel King 10-6 16/1 Minella Diamond (IRE) 6 11/12 18 Apr Bellewstown Yielding 2m1f30y Michael Kenneally 10-4 28/1 Take Stock (IRE) 44 11/13 02 Apr Clonmel Soft 1m7f200y Daniel King 10-10 14/1 Blue Train (IRE) 35 2/15 26 Mar Clonmel Soft 2m2f188y Danny Gilligan 11-8 33/1 Potters Pal (FR) 8 12/13 07 Mar Gowran Park Heavy 2m4f Daniel King 10-12 25/1 Sky And Sand (IRE) 15 A second five starts back, and a fourth two starts back, hint at ability, though a pulled-up effort last time out is the obvious blot. He has today's trip and going covered, and off a 46-day break our figures still rate him well above his official mark.
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Max MeridiusAWE #2
OR85Form009-05Career6: 0-0-0OwnerMrs Helen MullinsSireBelardoDamPixie BelleDamsireEcho Of LightAge/Sex/Col5yo gelding bLast run13d agoWin0%Place0%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 79%Today48% / 31% / 21%Career16% / 10% / 74%Today Control-HybridCareer Chaos-ControlStyle closerToday CH fitControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 6 · archive · latest first11-5-5-12-9-11Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 11/22 09 Jul Leopardstown Good 1m1f Donagh O'Connor (25) 9-12 16/1 Nibras Rainbow (IRE) 0.2 5/15 18 Jun Leopardstown Good To Firm 1m1f Shane Foley (2) 9-12 5/1 Chipsrdown (IRE) 0.2 5/16 05 Jun Clonmel Good 2m113y Ben Harvey 11-0 14/1 Timurshah (IRE) 0.3 12/19 13 May Punchestown Good To Yielding 2m John Shinnick 11-2 17/2 Whispering Willow (IRE) 1.25 9/9 26 Feb Clonmel Heavy 2m76y Donagh Meyler 11-10 9/1 Harty Cup (IRE) 9.5 11/18 29 Jan Thurles Heavy 1m7f179y Simon Torrens 11-4 125/1 El Cairos (FR) 1.25 A fifth last time out arrests a run that also features a ninth and three unplaced efforts, and he remains winless in his last five. Quick back into action just 12 days on, with today's trip and going covered, our figures nudge him a touch above his official mark.
- Career1: 0-0-0OwnerJack OdwyerSireMalinasDamBallinvassaDamsireWinged LoveAge/Sex/Col8yo mare bLast run53d agoWin0%Place0%Last 1 · archive · latest first14Recent runs
Pos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 14/17 30 May Listowel Good 2m100y Liam Quinlan 11-5 125/1 Gomez Addams (IRE) 18 Unplaced last time out and with only a sixth and two fourths further back to hang her form on, she's winless in her last four starts. She does have today's going covered, but bottom spot on our figures off a 52-day break makes her hard to fancy.
- Career1: 0-0-0OwnerStones Homes SyndicateSireWings Of EaglesDamAssiduaDamsireAnshanAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding bHeadgearhtLast run10d agoWin0%Place0%Last 1 · archive · latest first7Recent runs
Pos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 7/14 12 Jul Sligo (IRE) Good 2m4½f J J Slevin 10-6 12/1 Andyourbirdcansing (IRE) 18 A seventh last time out is the highlight of a book otherwise blank across four unplaced efforts, and he's winless in his last five. Quick to return just nine days on, with today's trip and going covered, our figures rate him well above his modest official mark.