20:50 Tipperary
Thursday 29 June 2017
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TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)
- 3YO plus  |  1m 4f 100y  |  Good  |  15 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 20:51Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 47.43s
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Dual-purpose performer has run well on both Flat starts this season, finishing 3L second of 17 over 1m7f at Leopardstown (good to firm) last week. Also won over hurdles recently and has to enter calculations off an unchanged mark.
Gone well in turf handicaps this season at Limerick (1m3f, good) and Clonmel (1m1f, good to firm). Conditions likely to suit here and longer trip should also be a plus factor.
Ability appears to be limited on what he has shown so far, beaten the thick end of 20L at Down Royal (1m2f, good to firm) on handicap bow five days ago. Lots to work on.
A 19-race maiden on the Flat whose only two runs this year have brought tame defeats over hurdles. Rated to have every chance on very best form but probably best watched on return from a break.
Hasn't won in 14 starts, trio of wins came in 2014 in Germany over the mile, has shown little since joining this trainer including last time out tackling this 1m4f for the first time at Cork sporting first-time cheekpieces (retained here). Has a bit of work to do.
Showed some initial promise in maidens back in 2014/2015 though it has been mostly poor stuff since. Placed just once in eight Flat starts and well beaten over hurdles when last spotted in January. Seems appropriate to look elsewhere at the moment.
Filly would have a chance on her old form, though it is something of a worry that she's running for the first time in 670 days now. Market check can provide a gauge of confidence.
Just one win from 21 starts, came over 1m3f at Wexford in 2015 off a mark of 61. Only managed six more runs in between times and appears to have plenty to find based on last month's effort at Gowran Park.
Winner over a much shorter at trip at Limerick in April on reappearance off mark of 45, struggled to replicate that in three starts off this rating at a variety of distances.
Going the right way in two runs this season, following up fair showing at Cork with 1¼L second of 18 at Fairyhouse (1m4f, good) this month. Claimer got a good tune from him there and is up again now, with scope for better.
Just limited ability shown in three maidens to attain this opening mark, represents top yard and could be capable of a better showing here. Market check merited.
Remote third of 11 over 7f in Gowran Park maiden early this month, upped dramatically in distance for first handicap start and needs a good deal more to have a leading role.
Closing in on two years since sole Flat success, which came here over 1m1f when rated 53. Has been miles off the pace in five runs over hurdles/Flat this year so far and faces a huge task now.
Very tame efforts in three starts thus far, one on AW at Dundalk and more recently over 1m2f (good) at the Curragh and at Gowran Park (1m1f, yielding to soft). Best watched currently.
Not won on the Flat since 2014, easily held off this mark in two Limerick starts this term over shorter trip. Due some relief from the assessor (Reserve).
Non-Runners
3
(14)
Park Row83
Weight: 9-11|Â Â Age: 7
T: J Feane  J: D M Simmonson
NR
4
(10)
Dara Tango21
Weight: 9-8|Â Â Age: 10
T: A J Martin  J: O J Orr
NR
12
(2)
Machine Head2
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 3
T: C O'Brien  J: Declan McDonogh
NR
16
(16)
Crafty Codger6
Weight: 8-10|Â Â Age: 6
T: E O'Connell  J: Sean Davis
NR
Forecasts
Bobabout (11/10), Dara Tango (4/1), Father Mattie (11/2), El Tren (6/1), Nulife (12/1), High Kicker (14/1), Crafty Codger (14/1), Machine Head (14/1), Constable Buckley (16/1), Dixie Highway (16/1), Park Row (16/1), Athenry Boy (20/1), Fioruisce (20/1), Crown Pleasure (25/1), Lord Erskine (25/1), Grandma Dotty (33/1), Gin Rocks (33/1), Malicious Intent (33/1), Isabella Vite (50/1)
Top-weight Bobabout has gone well in both Flat runs this year and his hurdling form ensures he's still very much one to consider in this sphere. It is something of a worry however that his trainer has managed just two winners from 40 runners of late. Nulife has shaped well at both Limerick and Clonmel in recent times and can do so again over a longer trip this time while Dara Tango has to be respected based on his efforts recently when returning from more than 800 days off, assuming he can find that sort of energy again on the back-up run. FATHER MATTIE is one that perhaps has more scope than a lot of these. He ran an excellent second for this claimer at Cork recently over the trip and should have a big role to play here if building on it. High Kicker returns from a long absence but has solid claims on her old form.
- Father Mattie
- Bobabout
- Nulife
Prize Money
1st: €6,468.002nd: €2,005.003rd: €956.004th: €431.005th: €168.00
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