14:35 Listowel

Wednesday 13 September 2017

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Listowel Arms Handicap

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 2m 7.81s

(10)

Perfect Soldier^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 78| D

9/2

Won maiden at the Galway festival over an extended 1m on soft ground. Beaten last time out at Roscommon when dropped in trip. Could be interesting on handicap debut back up in distance.

Form: 0-52512

(4)

Maximus Daia^p1¹¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

5/1

Shock 25/1 winner of 7f Cork maiden in April on heavy ground, not built on that in two further runs. Has to improve returning from 115-day break sporting first-time cheekpieces to have designs on this.

Form: 0-8177

(9)

Galtymore^h⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Slattery| OR: 68

11/1

Very little to be positive about from six runs to date, best effort coming over 1m3½f at Limerick on good to firm ground. Been off 95 days and requires a chunk of improvement to play a leading role in this.

Form: 40-6945

(2)

Acclamatio^t⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 66

2/1

Improved for the step up to 1m3f when scoring at Killarney in July, didn't run badly off this increased mark next time at Galway on soft ground. Should handle conditions and trip to suit. Could be more to come.

Form: 6800-13

(1)

Grey Willow^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 65

6/1

Beat a long way in 1m4f soft ground handicap at Cork last month. Drops 2lb now and gets first-time blinkers but must produce a bit more than has been the case before. Not written off.

Form: 45309

(6)

Beat Of The Sea²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 61

16/1

Third of nine, sent off 66/1 and beaten just over 8L in 1m Killarney maiden on soft three weeks ago, that was an improved effort on first start for this yard. Makes handicap debut now, still needs another step forward.

Form: 0-803

(8)

Filudo^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: G Elliott| OR: 60

20/1

Made debut in the 2016 Chesham at Royal Ascot, finished last. Little impact in three further runs, including debut for this handler at Roscommon (7f, heavy) in a maiden recently. Handicap debut, trainer has formidable record in improving such types.

Form: 087-8

(3)

Port Moody²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: P Tallis| OR: 59

6/1

Eight-race maiden, needs to find improvement on what has gone before to make an impact. Up in trip.

Form: 8-39086

Non-Runners

(5)

Dochasach²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: T Cleary J: Rory Cleary

(7)

Reimagine⁸⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: P J Smullen

Forecasts

Acclamatio (2/1), Perfect Soldier (9/2), Maximus Daia (5/1), Grey Willow (6/1), Port Moody (6/1), Dochasach (13/2), Galtymore (11/1), Beat Of The Sea (16/1), Filudo (20/1), Reimagine (20/1)

PERFECT SOLDIER concedes weight for good reason in this field, he scored in similar conditions at Galway on his penultimate start and having gone well again since at Roscommon (second) over shorter, looks to be well weighted to take all the beating over this trip. Acclamatio is respected coming back down in trip and didn't run badly last time at Galway of this rating, there could be more to come from him. Dochasach was poor here in a maiden earlier in the week, but an improved run now going handicapping is possible while Filudo is the type of project Gordon Elliott excels with.