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Friday 22 January 2021

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Hollywoodbets Horse Racing And Sports Betting Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 15.97s

(6)

Gougane Barra^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: M Halford| OR: 69| C

8/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 63 days ago. Trainer going well. Should go well again.

Form: 30/25V3-

(10)

Happaugue⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69| BF| CD

3/1

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, evens) 63 days ago. Stable in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4/11522-

(15)

Herculaneum^t1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 69

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 37 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6599-

(13)

Boasty²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: E J McNamara| T: F Birrane| OR: 68

14/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Kempton in October. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f) 2 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 77/915-7

(12)

Flylikeaneagle⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: T E Whelan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 66

66/1

28/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 52 days ago. Up in trip. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 196/000-

(8)

Vormir³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 66

50/1

Latest win at Roscommon in August. Last of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7f) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 154500-

(16)

Nashy^p1,t²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 65| BF

15/2

4/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable 3½ lengths seventh of 14 to Storm Elza in handicap at this course (10.7f) 2 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 78080-7

(11)

Ballycaines¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 63

13/2

Second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 12/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0727/0-2

(9)

Red Ball Of Fire^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 64

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8f) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 6537-4

(2)

Muraahin^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 62

9/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 3/1) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 36732-5

(7)

Chateau Musar¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 62| CD

10/3

Won 14-runner handicap (3/1) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Remains of interest in this level.

Form: 66913-1

(5)

Strip Light^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

40/1

11/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0/4869-8

(14)

Evening Verse¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 60

80/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 80/1). Off 114 days. First run for yard after leaving Paul Webber. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 050770-

(3)

Chief Of Police⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse| T: O McKiernan| OR: 59

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 18f in chases. Good second of 12 in handicap chase (9/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 45 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 8/050-

Non-Runners

(1)

Merroir²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(17)

King Lenox⁵⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: W Ross J: Reserve 1

(4)

Storm Elza²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Happaugue (3/1), Chateau Musar (10/3), Ballycaines (13/2), Nashy (15/2), Gougane Barra (8/1), Merroir (8/1), Muraahin (9/1), Red Ball Of Fire (12/1), Boasty (14/1), King Lenox (20/1), Storm Elza (20/1), Chief Of Police (22/1), Herculaneum (33/1), Strip Light (40/1), Vormir (50/1), Flylikeaneagle (66/1), Evening Verse (80/1)

CHATEAU MUSAR knuckled down well to resume winning ways here 2 weeks ago and is worth another go at this trip on that evidence. Muraahin, Merroir and Happaugue complete the shortlist.