19:00 Bellewstown

Thursday 1 July 2021

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Awards And Gifts Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 3m 9.73s

(9)

Broken Ice²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 61

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Very good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft, 8/1) 26 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7789/0-

(14)

Victory March^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

10/1

Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago, having run of race. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 570052

(1)

Kartayaz²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60

25/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 9/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 240930-

(10)

Tham Luang^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 59

66/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 22/1) 18 days ago. Fair on the all weather, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 20-5300

(4)

Strip Light^v²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57

25/1

Good ninth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm, 33/1) 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 682059

(11)

It's All Gucci²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 55

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Below form sixth of 10 in maiden (40/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0/066

(17)

Rock Breaker¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 54

20/1

50/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good) 17 days ago, running on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 600-804

(13)

Ever A Dream⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 64| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Trainer going well. Should go well again.

Form: 04-765

(6)

Franno^v1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 47

7/2

Unreliable sort. Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good, 25/1) 21 days ago. Booking of Keane a plus. Visor on 1st time. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 33225-3

(12)

Happy Lad^b,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: H P Finegan| OR: 46

16/1

Ninth of 13 in minor event (80/1) at Listowel (13f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 9/000-39

(7)

Lopito^h1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: C A McBratney| OR: 45

200/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Perth (16.2f, heavy) 49 days ago. Hooded for 1st time. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 80/0000-

(15)

Mastermind²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: C O'Brien| OR: 45

12/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 18/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 3/068-87

(5)

Royal Red Persian^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 45

10/1

Good sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.9f, good, 22/1) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Modest on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing. Can make presence felt.

Form: 304628-

(2)

Too Bright⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 57

10/3

18/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 82 days ago, nearest finish. Gelded since and expected to be bang there.

Form: 79080-2

Non-Runners

(8)

Battle Angel¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 1

(16)

Ballybaun Star¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 2

(3)

Evening Verse¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ever A Dream (3/1), Too Bright (10/3), Franno (7/2), Battle Angel (7/2), Ballybaun Star (4/1), Victory March (10/1), Royal Red Persian (10/1), Mastermind (12/1), Happy Lad (16/1), Rock Breaker (20/1), Evening Verse (20/1), Strip Light (25/1), Kartayaz (25/1), It's All Gucci (33/1), Broken Ice (40/1), Tham Luang (66/1), Lopito (200/1)

TOO BRIGHT left his 2-y-o form well behind upped to 1½m on return at Dundalk in April and promises to be suited by this further step up in trip. He is preferred to Happy Lad, who ran about as well as could have been expected at Listowel last time and this is a more realistic assignment. Victory March and Franno are others to consider, while Ever A Dream is also worth a second look.