20:20 Ballinrobe

Monday 23 July 2018

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Tote Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 3m 1.61s

(1)

Mandamus¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 81

20/1

Winner on handicap debut in a Leopardstown 1m4f contest in May 2017. Well held in four starts since including here earlier this month in a 2m1f handicap. Drop in trip may suit racing of a 2lb lower mark than sole win.

Form: 80/100-7

(4)

Bibliotheca⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: W P Browne| OR: 72| CD

5/2

C&D winner here in a 6k handicap on good ground in June off a 14lb lower mark. Beaten since but has conditions to suit here.

Form: 0-40614

(5)

Boom Or Bush⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 69| BF

4/1

Backed to win a Sligo handicap over 1m4½L on yielding ground in May when second of 14. Generally solid and consistent and a leading player here.

Form: 226-542

(2)

Small Bit Of Love^t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 66

3/1

Without a win in six Flat starts three of which have come on turf. Likely to be popular in the market in first-time tongue-tie but may be one not to fully trust just yet.

Form: 96460-6

(6)

Head Turner⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Shane Foley| T: P A Fahy| OR: 62| C

6/1

Not won on the Flat since landing a Tipperary handicap in April last year off a 1lb lower mark. Seemingly well held in two starts this season but could improve off current mark.

Form: 40/18-26

(7)

Greenpanda^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60| BF| C

4/1

Course winner who was beaten favourite in a Bellewstown 1m4f handicap on good to firm ground earlier this month finishing second of 16. Open to significant improvement here.

Form: 400-022

(3)

Divin Desir²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 57

40/1

Plenty of work to do based on what the disappointing gelding has shown so far and difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel just yet.

Form: 0090-0

Forecasts

Bibliotheca (5/2), Small Bit Of Love (3/1), Boom Or Bush (4/1), Greenpanda (4/1), Head Turner (6/1), Mandamus (20/1), Divin Desir (40/1)

Course winner GREENPANDA can make use of his track experience here building on a couple of solid performances at Sligo and Bellewstown recently to get back to winning ways in this contest. C&D winner Bibliotheca is another who could put it up to the market leaders along with the Peter Fahy-trained Head Turner who boasts promising figures at this track.