18:25 Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

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MICKEY SHEA has been placed over this distance, off this mark of 87, on his last three visits to Ballinrobe and should give Annalise Cullen a good spin on her first ride over hurdles. The teenager has ridden four winners on the Flat this year and no doubt has done plenty of schooling at home on the Mr Dinos gelding. It's his first run of the year, but he finished third here last August after a seven month lay-off and is likely to be fit enough to go close. Hockworthy Flyer brings much more recent form to the table after her good third over a furlong shorter at Bellewstown and she's open to improvement on just her third start in handicaps. Appian Way is another who lacks a recent run but his maiden form was quite respectable last term and he could get involved, along with fellow handicap first-timer Bigly, who showed a little bit more when sixth in a Tipperary maiden last time.