20:15 Tipperary

Wednesday 30 June 2021

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tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 44.15s

(9)

Acclamatio^t³²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 65| D

40/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good, 4/1). Off 10 months. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing.

Form: 01030/7-

(15)

Divine Celt^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 64

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Sligo (10.3f, soft, 7/4) 15 days ago, going clear. Up 12 lb but still respected.

Form: 588-221

(7)

Born To Rule^p1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O J Orr| T: T Hogan| OR: 63

28/1

20/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-57006

(14)

Matilda With Me^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 61

15/2

IN cracking form with wins at Cork and Limerick (11.3f, good) on her last 2 starts. Likely to be thereabouts on hat-trick bid.

Form: 032211

(16)

Boom Boom Boom¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 60

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat, finishing well held on Leopardstown return 13 days ago. Worth a betting check now switching to a handicap, though.

Form: 680/6-9

(11)

High Lake¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 57

10/1

12/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 605063

(12)

Wojood^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 57

66/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 33/1) 42 days ago, possibly amiss. Back up in trip.

Form: 1036-50

(3)

Nusra^t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 56

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Creditable 6 lengths third of 11 to Divine Celt in handicap (33/1) at Sligo (10.3f, soft) 15 days ago. Booking of Foley a plus. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 08703

(6)

Extensio⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 54

5/1

Creditable third of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, soft, 16/1) 57 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip.

Form: 49764-3

(5)

Celestial Horizon^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 63

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good) 18 days ago, needing stiffer test. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Potential improver.

Form: 080

(10)

Battle Angel²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: E Mullins| OR: 62

7/2

7/1, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Respected.

Form: 06-0434

(2)

Craic Eile¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 48

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.3f, soft, 10/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 0300-77

(13)

Sweet Sixteen¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: J Dullea| OR: 47

7/1

In good form over hurdles of late. Colin Keane up for Flat return. Likely to go well.

Form: 4680/00-

(8)

Carried^p²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: Sorcha Woods⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 46| D

28/1

Runner-up on Flat in May. Won over fences next time and likely found the run coming too soon when well held at Tramore only 2 days later. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 08-6062

(4)

Secret Wizard^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Ciara Flynn⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 45

66/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 18/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 090-058

(1)

Shadow Wind^v1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 45

66/1

50/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 0/0009-0

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Non-Runners

(17)

Allora Yeats⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: Miss K Brown J: M A Gallagher

Forecasts

Battle Angel (7/2), Extensio (5/1), Divine Celt (5/1), Sweet Sixteen (7/1), Matilda With Me (15/2), High Lake (10/1), Celestial Horizon (12/1), Allora Yeats (14/1), Craic Eile (16/1), Boom Boom Boom (18/1), Born To Rule (28/1), Carried (28/1), Nusra (33/1), Acclamatio (40/1), Wojood (66/1), Secret Wizard (66/1), Shadow Wind (66/1)

A very open handicap. Three-year-olds often hold sway in these events at this time of year so the suggestion is BATTLE ANGEL, who ran well in a big-field event at Leopardstown last time. The hat-trick seeking Matilda With Me and recent Curragh runner-up Allora Yeats head the many dangers. Joseph O'Brien handicap newcomer Celestial Horizon needs keeping a close eye on in the betting.