16:55 Fairyhouse

Sunday 14 July 2019

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Making Dreams Come True Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 38.91s

(3)

No Say Ever³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Killian Leonard| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 75

12/1

Has shown plenty in promise in three qualifying runs over 1m2f/1m4f and should be winning races before long. Handicapper hasn't exactly thrown him in, however.

Form: 845

(6)

Winiata²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

4/1

Maiden winner last backend at Limerick (6½f, yielding to soft), has twice placed in handicaps over 1m1½/1m2½f in as many runs this term and should be bang there again upped in trip.

Form: 318-823

(8)

Laura Bullion⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 69| D

5/2

Filly is already an AW winner over this trip and two recent turf efforts at Leopardstown and Roscommon suggest she can have her day on turf before long. Remains on a decent mark.

Form: 76-5124

(1)

Bear Claws²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 66

11/2

Mukhadram colt has shown plenty ability in three maiden starts at up to 1m2½f and should be able to get in the firing line on this handicap debut.

Form: 593

(2)

Casa Romano¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Flynn| OR: 65

8/1

Not disgraced on handicap bow at Tipperary (1m1f, good to firm; 16-1) and could have more to offer if taking to this longer journey.

Form: 6-385

(5)

Lyrical Attraction^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 64

5/1

Has won twice this year, with her latest success coming at Cork over 1m2f. She ran modestly well last time out at Gowran Park (1m1½f) when fourth of 12. Will be a strong contender if seeing this distance out.

Form: 8-31214

(9)

Sandstorm Annie¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Nolan| OR: 64

33/1

Daughter of Footstepsinthesand, well held on recent handicap bow at Naas (1m2f, good) and has plenty improvement to find seemingly.

Form: U0-779

(4)

Whitsunday Islands^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 64

7/1

Australia colt is not one of Ballydoyle's bright lights, 0-8 in turf so far, though did run close third on the AW at Dundalk over this trip behind Laura Bullion in April. Must do better.

Form: 88-7307

(7)

Paistiul^p1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: J S Bolger| OR: 54

16/1

Dawn Approach filly, well held in her three starts in handicaps thus far, including a run over C&D. Really needs the first-time blinkers to perk her up.

Form: 66-7907

Forecasts

Laura Bullion (5/2), Winiata (4/1), Lyrical Attraction (5/1), Bear Claws (11/2), Whitsunday Islands (7/1), Casa Romano (8/1), No Say Ever (12/1), Paistiul (16/1), Sandstorm Annie (33/1)

Johnny Murtagh won this contest last year and looks to have a leading contender again in WINIATA. He has twice run well in handicaps lately and the manner in which he's finishing his races out strongly suggests the increased distance here will be favourable. Laura Bullion shouldn't have to wait long to get her head in front while handicap debutant Bear Claws and the consistent Lyrical Attraction are both worth considering.