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Saturday 27 March 2021

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Best Wishes On Your Retirement Peter Killeen Handicap

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 1m 53.89s

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Khafaaq¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 80| D

12/1

Latest win at Tipperary in September. 18/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 141 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 108358-

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(3)

Stately Home¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: D English| OR: 80

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, creditable third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 122 days. Makes turf debut. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 2223-

(12)

Thefaithfulindian¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 78| D

12/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap (17/2) at the Curragh (8f, heavy). Off 141 days. Claims if she returns fully tuned up.

Form: 414231-

(9)

Tudor City^t¹³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 78| D

9/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham 132 days ago. Off 132 days. Fairly useful on the Flat and given a chance by the handicapper ahead of this return, so worth a market check.

Form: 5840/03-

(13)

Bobby Boy³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A McNamara| OR: 77| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Below form sixth of 13 in claimer (40/1) at Dundalk (7f) 38 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 310/00-6

(14)

Lady Maura¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Halpin| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77| C

50/1

Course winner. 7¾ lengths eleventh of 12 to Harry's Bar in listed race at Dundalk (6f, 150/1). Off 141 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Stack.

Form: 516000-

(7)

Out On Friday¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: P Byrne| OR: 75

14/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 9/1). Off 152 days. Returns needing a career best.

Form: 210130-

(18)

Collaborating²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 73

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, soft, 9/1). Off 6 months. Still has few miles on the clock and could make a better 4yo, so warrants respect.

Form: 1565-

(1)

Talking Tough⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73

28/1

17/2, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 54 days ago. Not completely dismissed back on turf.

Form: 2000-60

(17)

Timemakesitfine^t¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley| OR: 73

66/1

Ninth of 14 in claimer (28/1) at Dundalk (12f). Off 122 days. Significantly down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 715989-

(6)

Tashim¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft, 9/1). Off 170 days. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford. Makes handicap debut. Has a bit to find.

Form: 645-

(15)

Time And Money¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 71| D

8/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. Creditable third of 14 in minor event at Dundalk (8f, 5/1). Off 101 days.

Form: 222613-

(4)

Pepperoni Pete^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68| D

11/2

11/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Has the benefit of a recent run and a feasible mark, so he's worth considering.

Form: 40/046-6

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Broken Silence¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: R Roberts| OR: 67

22/1

Tailed-off fifteenth of 17 to Thefaithfulindian in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy). Off 141 days. Easily opposed.

Form: 023000-

(11)

Eloy D'amerval^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: James J Doyle| T: A McNamara| OR: 65

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 16/1) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 50-0059

(2)

Breaking News^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

10/1

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden (6/1) at Naas (6f, heavy), keeping on well. Off 140 days. Significantly back up in trip. May do better still this term.

Form: 072451-

(10)

Gonna Dancealot^p1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 62| BF

13/2

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 3/1) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4344-58

(16)

Gulf Of Aidan⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Ms S Verling⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 59

150/1

80/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 99 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 390080-

Forecasts

Pepperoni Pete (11/2), Gonna Dancealot (13/2), Time And Money (8/1), Tudor City (9/1), Breaking News (10/1), Tashim (11/1), Eloy D'amerval (11/1), Collaborating (11/1), Thefaithfulindian (12/1), Khafaaq (12/1), Out On Friday (14/1), Bobby Boy (16/1), Broken Silence (22/1), Stately Home (25/1), Talking Tough (28/1), Lady Maura (50/1), Timemakesitfine (66/1), Gulf Of Aidan (150/1)

Given that TUDOR CITY was a narrow third on his last Flat outing (in August last year), it's rather bizarre that he returns to this sphere on a 3 lb lower mark and, as such, it's worth taking the chance that he can capitalise in an open race. Pepperoni Pete is also on a feasible mark and, with the benefit of a recent run, could pose the main threat.