William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Bossy Bird (M) T Shaped as if back in form when respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (2¾m, good) 32 days ago. Still looking for first success, though.	8-42585	James Smith T Gibney	6	76.2kg	5.50 9/2
4th	2	—	Diamond Tipp (M) PT Returned to form when second in a 2¼m Cork handicap hurdle in August but hasn’t backed that up in 4 starts since. Mark continues to ease, however.	270664	Kevin Healy M Hassett	6	74.8kg	7.50 13/2
2nd	3	—	Kazbek (G) B Remains a maiden and hasn't offered much in a couple of starts this season.	3P4P-P9	Danny Mullins Peter Fahey	6	73kg	10 9/1
10th	4	—	Le Roi Arthur (G) T Made the frame on second of 2 starts in points but gone backwards since his third on hurdling debut at Sligo last year. Tongue strap on first time.	439-F00	Kieren Buckley E Buckley	5	72.6kg	34 33/1
—	5	—	Granlahan (G) Gained reward for consistency when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (10/11) at Fairyhouse (2m, good) 3 days ago. Carries 7-lb penalty for that success but must enter calculations	242221	Darragh O'Keeffe A McGuinness	4	72.1kg	2.88 15/8 Sky B… 2.75 Betfa… 2.75 Paddy… 2.75
—	6	—	Poetic Focus (M) T Right back to best when close second of 15 in handicap hurdle over longer trip at Clonmel 12 days ago, going with enthusiasm. 3 lb higher now but looks sure to go well again.	750202	Cian Quirke A Slattery	6	71.7kg	7 6/1 Paddy… 5.50 Betfa… 5.50 Sky B… 5.50
—	7	—	Maxicourt (G) Unseated Rider Couple of good placed efforts this summer but was a bit below par at Navan last month. Others preferred.	37538U	Conor Smithers P J Duffy	5	71.2kg	7 6/1
7th	8	—	Mellem (G) BT Yet to score and not seen since respectable tenth in this contest last year. Blinkers/ tongue strap back on. Percentage call is to look elsewhere.	94/2740-	Thomas O'Connor M Fahey	7	70.8kg	15 14/1
12th	9	—	Angelsworknovrtime (M) T Below par at Thurles when last seen 11 months ago but returns on a handy mark and is worth monitoring in the market.	26450-0	Shane O'Callaghan J Fahey	10	70.3kg	41 40/1
6th	10	—	Portetta (M) Maiden who has been well held in handicaps on all 4 outings this season. Hard to fancy.	P-06906	Josh Younge J J Hanlon	5	70.3kg	41 40/1
13th	11	—	Piper Street (G) Some encouragement on bumper debut but well held all 3 starts in this sphere. Improvement required on handicap debut.	60000	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	5	69.4kg	67 66/1
1st	12	—	Another Challenge (G) FAV Back on the up when winning 13-runner handicap chase (8/1) at Roscommon (2¾m, good to soft) 70 days ago, bit in hand. 3 lb lower back hurdling and is not taken lightly.	4982-71	Phillip Enright O McKiernan	6	68kg	2.50 6/4
11th	13	—	Plus Or Minus (G) T Unfancied in the market and no impact in a trio of maiden hurdles. May do better now upped in trip for handicap debut.	5000	Richard Condon P A Fahy	4	67.1kg	41 40/1
—	14	—	Talas Kera (M) Built on previous run when good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (2½m, good to soft) 11 days ago. 3 lb higher now but ought to go well again.	754042	Eoghan Finegan J G Carr	5	67.1kg	9 8/1 Paddy… 11 Sky B… 11 Betfa… 10
—	15	—	Bethpage Theatre (M) Pulled Up Well held on completed starts in maiden hurdles and remains to be seen if switch to handicapping brings about improvement.	F96P0P	Sam Ewing Peter Fahey	5	66.7kg	41 40/1
8th	16	—	Cinnabar Moth (M) Yet to score and arrives on back of below-par effort at Navan last month. Work to do.	556940	Philip Donovan Liz Doyle	5	65.8kg	19 18/1
9th	17	—	Hob's Angel (M) Took advantage of career-low mark at Clonmel (2½m) in May and largely remained in form since. Unseated early on at Downpatrick latest but likely to make presence felt here.	5364U9	Daniel King J Barcoe	10	65.3kg	11 10/1
5th	18	—	Westin Pimpernel (F) Hasn't offered much in 5 hurdles this year, including on handicap debut at Kilbeggan in May. Since joined Gordon Elliott and remains with plenty to prove.	0P00-P	Josh Williamson G Elliott	4	64.9kg	41 40/1

Position	Prize
P1	6000.0 EUR
P2	2000.0 EUR
P3	999.0 EUR
P4	500.0 EUR
P5	300.0 EUR
P6	200.0 EUR