McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Winning Smut (G) Fell PT Probably remains a shade high in the weights following success in a listed handicap hurdle at Galway last summer, though does at least benefit from the return of a good-value claimer, with first-time…	512188/	Josh Williamson G Elliott	7	75.3kg	7.50 13/2
—	1	—	Thecompanysergeant (G)	6P0P-21	— G P Cromwell	9	75.3kg	—
9th	2	—	Grann's Boy (G) P Successful twice over hurdles last year, he didn't fully confirm his stamina for the longer trip when tenth of 24 at Punchestown and probably needs a bit more respite from the handicapper, regardless…	01260-9	Darragh O'Keeffe H Rogers	6	74.8kg	10 9/1
—	3	—	Jabbar (G) Doesn't look particularly well treated in either sphere, finishing down the field twice on the Flat of late, but he's at least worth a go over this sort of distance on return to hurdling.	1/234-	Non Runner Gerard O'Leary	7	74.8kg	17 16/1
8th	4	—	Fiveonefive (G) Tends to save his best for Cartmel (3-time winner of valuable June handicap there) and he may well be being campaigned with that race in mind again (not given a hard time when ninth in this correspon…	P00-843	Ben Harvey C Collins	8	73kg	26 25/1
—	5	—	Maverick Mack (G) Brought Down Came on plenty for his sole outing in bumpers when winning a maiden hurdle at Gowran last November. Opening mark looks on the high side, though, and he didn't get very far before unseating on handica…	2/813U-B	James Smith G Elliott	5	71.7kg	51 50/1
7th	6	—	Sign From Above (G) P Took a step back in the right direction when eighth of 24 in useful handicap at Punchestown and has each-way claims if building on that.	5734-06	Sam Ewing Peter Fahey	8	71.2kg	9 8/1
—	6	—	Ballybow (G)	554940/	— G Elliott	7	71.2kg	—
4th	7	—	Collaborative (G) V Consistent and versatile sort who again gave his running when third in first-time blinkers at Limerick (21f) on his latest start. Tried in a visor this time, and is weighted to make another bold bid,…	302243/	Phillip Enright O McKiernan	6	70.8kg	8.50 15/2
—	7	—	Baltic Bird (G)	037-368	— W Durkan	7	71.2kg	—
2nd	8	—	Jacovec Cavern (G) P Took advantage of a career-low mark when decisively landing a first hurdle success in a 24-runner handicap at Punchestown. Not certain to be in the same form this time but he still looks feasibly tre…	001-23P	Richard Condon P Hennessy	7	70.8kg	8 7/1
3rd	9	—	Thornleigh Frank (G) P Has clearly had his problems since landing a quick-fire hat-trick in the Summer of 2023 for Mark Fahey but has fallen to a handy mark, with cheekpieces now added on just his third start for a capable…	119/69-3	Danny Gilligan C Collins	9	70.8kg	19 18/1
12th	10	—	Toll Stone (G) FAV Narrowly beaten at the Galway Festival last summer and shaped with plenty of encouragement when (16/1) third in a 24-runner handicap on return at Punchestown last month. Makes plenty of appeal off an…	87523/0	Donagh Meyler E Mullins	6	70.3kg	6 5/1
10th	11	—	Zoffman (G) Useful 1½m winner on the Flat who hasn't got close to that level over hurdles, and while there shouldn't be a lack fitness following a couple of spins on the level, he'll need to improve for this mar…	070-680	Conor Stone-Walsh N Meade	7	69.9kg	11 10/1
1st	12	—	Billy Lee Swagger (G) B Ran well when seventh of 24 on hurdles return at Punchestown last time, just unable to sustain a big move into contention in first-time blinkers, though he may be best under more testing conditions.	1P0P7/1	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	7	69.4kg	15 14/1
14th	13	—	Make Good (G) TP Veteran hadn't been seen over hurdles for the best part of 2 years when ninth of 15 at Galway on final start for Joseph Anthony Murray last October. Handicapper has given him a chance, however, and w…	211859/	Kevin Healy C Collins	11	69.4kg	34 33/1
11th	14	—	Burru (G) On first start since rejoining his current yard, he justified support when making all under this excellent claimer at Killarney (2½m), though will likely face competition for the lead in a better rac…	638P-10	Calum Hogan Bernard Crowley	8	66.2kg	8 7/1
13th	15	—	Tullyveery Lad (G) Has been competitive off this sort of mark over hurdles but has disappointed in a pair of handicap chases since returning from a 6-month absence, latterly when retired in cheekpieces at Down Royal.	138-502	Daniel King R P Cody	10	66.2kg	41 40/1
6th	16	—	Lady Bluebird (M) B Capitalised on a falling mark in first-time blinkers at Tramore and was again ridden extremely positively when only finding an improving sort too good in her follow-up bid at Cork on latest start. Cl…	51-2631	Shane O'Callaghan H P Finegan	9	64.4kg	10 9/1
5th	17	—	Digby (G) VT Again below his best when well held at Kilbeggan last time. Now tried in a new headgear combination and is 9 lb lower than when winning this race last year. Could be interesting if getting a run. RES…	P0-6750	Alix Balfe D A McLoughlin	11	64.4kg	21 20/1
—	17	—	Ad Caelum (M)	6-76315	— J P Ryan	7	68kg	—

Position	Prize
P1	18000.0 EUR
P2	6000.0 EUR
P3	3000.0 EUR
P4	1500.0 EUR
P5	900.0 EUR
P6	600.0 EUR