15:20 Limerick

Sunday 4 July 2021

All13:0513:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Annacotty Rated Race

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 44.51s

(7)

Chessman⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 87

17/2

Useful gelding. Thirty runs since last win in 2016 and below form eleventh of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 20/1) 9 days ago. Chance on old form but he needs a big step forward.

Form: 585800

(3)

Freescape^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 87| D

28/1

Useful gelding. Only tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good, 28/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with work to do.

Form: 0024-00

(5)

Creationist^p1,t1²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| D

14/1

Useful gelding. 11/2, modest sixth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 7 months but yard having good spell so he merits consideration in first time tongue strap/cheekpieces.

Form: 4/23476-

(9)

Punk Poet⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| BF| C| D

11/2

Latest win here in June but only twentieth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 8/1) 9 days ago. Fairly useful gelding and sort to bounce back.

Form: 056410

(6)

Mazagran⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82| D

8/1

Fairly useful colt. Latest win at Jebel Ali in January. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Abu Dhabi (8f, good). First run for yard after leaving S. Seemar and more is needed.

Form: 117960

(4)

Belmont Avenue^t⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| D

9/4

Resumed with win in 12-runner maiden (7/4) at Dundalk (8f) 74 days ago. Should improve further, and he needs considering.

Form: 27-1

(2)

Catena Zapata^t⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 87| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fair fifth of 7 in minor event at Naas (10f, soft) 57 days ago. Needs to step forward at these weights.

Form: 71-385

(8)

Exuma²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85| CD

2/1

Arrives on back of career-best win in 15-runner maiden (7/2) at this C&D (good) 22 days ago. Trainer going well so he's respected.

Form: 724-01

Non-Runners

(1)

Privilege³³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Exuma (2/1), Belmont Avenue (9/4), Privilege (4/1), Punk Poet (11/2), Mazagran (8/1), Chessman (17/2), Catena Zapata (14/1), Creationist (14/1), Freescape (28/1)

PRIVILEGE arrives on an upward curve and is fancied to follow up his recent Tipperary maiden success in this better company. Dundalk scorer Belmont Avenue looks the one to give Jessica Harrington's filly most to do with Punk Poet not ruled out either if shrugging off a lesser effort last time.