18:20 Tipperary

Thursday 28 June 2018

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Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 59.73s

(9)

Forza Libranno¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lawlor| OR: 69

33/1

Winner in France in 2016 but finished well beaten on his debut for this yard at Limerick (good-to-firm) over an extended 6f last time. Return to 5f not certain to suit.

Form: 98400-0

(6)

Fabric^v1²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 65| D

20/1

Placed over 6f at Leicester (good-to-firm) last July but failed to beat a rival home in two starts for this yard last autumn. Worth a check in the market with a visor applied on seasonal debut.

Form: 620300-

(2)

Court Queen⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 62| CD

6/1

Dead-heated for a maiden on soft-to-heavy ground at Tipperary in September last year. Failed to build on that in two handicap starts this year and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 8831-80

(7)

Blastofmagic^p,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: A B Joyce| OR: 60| D

10/3

Winner of two of his last three starts including over this trip at Naas (good-to-firm) last time out. Likely to prove hard to beat despite racing off a 4lb higher mark.

Form: 7-24171

(8)

Khwarizmi⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Marnane| OR: 65| D

20/1

AW maiden winner at Dundalk last December. Failed to figure on return to action over 7f recently and drops markedly in trip here.

Form: 0213-06

(3)

Sweetest Taboo¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 57| CD

11/1

Fair fifth over 5f at Navan (good-to-firm) at the start of the month but has finished well beaten twice subsequently. Has run well over C&D in the past.

Form: 0-30580

(11)

Ar Saoirse²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D Marnane| OR: 60

6/1

Placed on the AW last year but struggled in two starts since returning to turf. Handicap mark is falling as a result but others hold stronger claims.

Form: 423-790

(12)

Jenniechild¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: R P Downey| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 52| D

4/1

Returning from a break when finishing fifth of 17 over 5f at Naas (good-to-firm) recently. Has run well off higher marks in the past and is one to note on this occasion.

Form: 2640-65

(1)

Gala N Dandy^h1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Brien| OR: 56

16/1

Struggled in three maiden races this spring and it was a similar story on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (6f, good) last time out. Wears a hood for the first time dropping in trip.

Form: 7700

(5)

Elegant Emmeline^t1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: J G Coogan| OR: 47

25/1

Ten race maiden finished well beaten over this trip at Down Royal (good-to-firm) on seasonal debut recently. Wears a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: 05800-7

(10)

Nora Batt³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Alan Persse⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J W Nicholson| OR: 45| D

11/2

Dual winner and ran well to finish fifth in a 28 runner contest at The Curragh (5f, heavy) on her penultimate outing. Disappointed since however and latest success was nearly two years ago.

Form: 270-059

(4)

Qatar Delight^h1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 45

33/1

Eight race maiden and well beaten in two starts so far this season. Wears a hood for the first time here.

Form: 0590-00

Forecasts

Blastofmagic (10/3), Jenniechild (4/1), Nora Batt (11/2), Court Queen (6/1), Ar Saoirse (6/1), Sweetest Taboo (11/1), Gala N Dandy (16/1), Fabric (20/1), Khwarizmi (20/1), Elegant Emmeline (25/1), Forza Libranno (33/1), Qatar Delight (33/1)

BLASTOFMAGIC can complete a double by following up his recent Naas success in this competitive looking sprint handicap. The selection remains open to improvement and he is taken to get the better of Jenniechild who finished fifth behind the selection last time out while Sweetest Taboo who led for much of the aforementioned Naas contest can claim third this time.