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Wednesday 21 April 2021

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HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Claiming Race

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 1m 38.49s

(8)

Leadership Race^t³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 85| C

4/7

Useful gelding. Course winner. Respectable sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 3 days ago. Vey much the one to beat dropping in grade.

Form: 53-6256

(6)

Pachmena^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 71| C

8/1

Fairly useful filly. Course winner. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at this course (12f) 11 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 50-5428

(2)

Approach The City^h,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 72| C

12/1

Fair gelding. Course winner. Winner here in March. 16/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (12f) 11 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 046190

(5)

Haayem^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 63

9/2

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 888555

(10)

Clear Quartz^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 59

11/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in October. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 100-066

(1)

Liberty Star^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 25 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 80/1) 4 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 90

(7)

Mulzamm^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 63| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap (22/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) 14 days ago, faring best of those held up. Ought to be in the mix.

Form: 0-94049

(4)

Tom Dooley³⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: F Costello| OR: 22| C

125/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2017. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 100/1). Off 10 months.

Form: 9079/00-

(3)

Robert Guiscard^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 70| D

33/1

First run since leaving Mark Johnston when tenth of 11 in claimer (28/1) at this course (7f) 26 days ago, missing break.

Form: 65214-0

(9)

Nusra³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

200/1

Well held in a bumper. 100/1, 19 lengths tenth of 13 to Approach The City in claimer at this course (10.7f) on Flat debut 33 days ago, very slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Leadership Race (4/7), Haayem (9/2), Pachmena (8/1), Clear Quartz (11/1), Approach The City (12/1), Mulzamm (12/1), Robert Guiscard (33/1), Liberty Star (40/1), Tom Dooley (125/1), Nusra (200/1)

LEADERSHIP RACE looks a cut above this opposition and should prove hard to beat. Mulzamm looks the pick of the James McAuley quintet and can give the selection most to do.