20:50 Killarney

Tuesday 16 May 2017

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Killarney Racecourse Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 20:52 | Winning time: 2m 28.56s

(1)

Chapter Seven^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80

7/2

Four times a winner in the past and beaten just 4L over 1m4f at Roscommon (good) last time out. Has cheekpieces (0/1 in them) applied here and interesting off top weight.

Form: 660-402

(8)

Roibeard³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C R King| T: E O'Connell| OR: 76

8/1

Beaten 1½L on seasonal and stable debut over 1m2f at Naas (yielding) last month. Races off the same mark here and an interesting runner upped in trip today.

Form: 72126-3

(13)

D'niro^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

25/1

Sole success came on the AW at Kempton in November. Lightly raced since and well beaten on first run since being gelded at Limerick last month.

Form: 1/3000-0

(4)

Shinghari¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 73

7/1

Finished second on final start of 2016 at Gowran Park (soft-to-heavy) over 1m in October. Fair effort over 1m2f at Cork (good-to-yielding) when seventh on debut for this yard last month.

Form: 4502-63

(10)

Beau Et Sublime^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 72

8/1

Best effort so far in four runs for this yard when fourth over an extended 1m3f at Limerick (good) last month. Worth a check in the betting today.

Form: 50-054

(12)

English Pale^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

15/2

Mixed form over hurdles in recent outings finishing runner-up at Naas in a first time hood prior to beating just one rival home in an 18 runner contest at Cork last month. Probably best watched with hood left off today.

Form: 90/3415-

(5)

Sea The Lion⁹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 71

18/1

Off the mark at the second time of asking over 1m2f at The Curragh (good-to-firm) in July 2014. Unraced since finishing well beaten in October that year and debuts for a new yard here.

Form: 4140/

(11)

Niven^v1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: K J Condon| OR: 70

13/2

Beaten 9L into seventh in a 16 runner contest at Cork (good-to-yielding) a month ago. Softer ground likely here should see him in a better light with a visor fitted for the first time.

Form: 8685-07

(6)

Sir Henry Raeburn¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K P Moriarty⁽⁷⁾| T: A Moriarty| OR: 68

50/1

Finished 13th of 15 on first turf run of the season at Cork over 1m4f earlier this month. Sole success came on the AW when with previous yard and probably best watched here.

Form: 825/0-00

(3)

Making Shapes⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: C Byrnes| OR: 67

16/1

Easy winner of a maiden hurdle 12 months ago but out of form since. Beaten 53L on most recent turf run at The Curragh in June 2016 and any market support should be noted today.

Form: 53570/0-

(9)

Vitalized^t1⁶²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 66

33/1

Winner of her final start for Jim Bolger over an extended 1m1f at Gowran Park (good) in a claiming contest in September 2015. Unraced since and makes her debut for an in form stable (2/7) with a tongue tie fitted for the first time.

Form: 004931/

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(14)

Elusive In Paris⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden J: Gary Halpin

(15)

Balcony¹⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: J A Stack J: Chris Hayes

(7)

Bay Hill²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: C Roche J: Anastasia O'Brien

(2)

Solita³⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: P Nolan J: Declan McDonogh

Tenerezza¹⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 1

Silent Dreamer³⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: M P Sunderland J: Reserve 2

Lilly The Lioness²¹⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 10

T: G J Power J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Chapter Seven (7/2), Bay Hill (4/1), Elusive In Paris (9/2), Niven (13/2), Shinghari (7/1), English Pale (15/2), Balcony (15/2), Beau Et Sublime (8/1), Roibeard (8/1), Solita (10/1), Making Shapes (16/1), Silent Dreamer (16/1), Lilly The Lioness (16/1), Tenerezza (16/1), Sea The Lion (18/1), D'niro (25/1), Vitalized (33/1), Sir Henry Raeburn (50/1)

CHAPTER SEVEN can defy top weight to claim this concluding handicap over an extended 1m3f. The selection has won off higher marks in the past and wasn't beaten far off this mark at Roscommon last time out. Bay Hill has been in good form so far this season and is taken to finish second ahead of Elusive In Paris who makes his debut for an in form yard today having won a claimer at Dundalk last time out.