13:00 Dundalk

Monday 12 July 2021

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Hollywoodbets Donates To Irish Horse Welfare Trust Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 58.41s

(1)

Lipizzaner²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 101| D

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, 14 lengths fourteenth of 15 to Campanelle in Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (6f, soft, 33/1) latest. This is a big drop in class, but mark for this handicap bow looks tough.

Form: 214-360

(7)

Queens Carriage³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 96| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 7/1, respectable 3¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Atalis Bay in listed race at Sandown (5f, good) 30 days ago. Step forward needed on this handicap debut.

Form: 4211-14

(2)

Strong Johnson^t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Scott| OR: 88| D

25/1

14/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and claims judged on near miss at Tipperary on penultimate start.

Form: 120-720

(6)

The Highway Rat⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver| OR: 92| CD

3/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in May. 4/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Cork (5f, good) 54 days ago, rallying. Major player.

Form: 14012

(3)

Ecclesiastical¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: T G McCourt| OR: 80| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 10/1) 1 day ago.

Form: 385046

(4)

Dandy Spirit¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 79| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 50/1, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Needs taking seriously back on the AW off an unchanged mark.

Form: 463604

(5)

Shelly Banks^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 84| D

20/1

Winner at the Curragh in June. Below form tenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm, 14/1) 15 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and she looks vulnerable.

Form: 0-24510

Non-Runners

(8)

Jungle Jane¹¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: W McCreery J: Jack Cleary

Forecasts

Jungle Jane (9/4), The Highway Rat (3/1), Queens Carriage (3/1), Lipizzaner (7/2), Dandy Spirit (7/2), Ecclesiastical (8/1), Shelly Banks (20/1), Strong Johnson (25/1)

This good quality handicap may go the way of THE HIGHWAY RAT, who is 2-3 at this course and he lost no caste in defeat when going close at Cork last time. Andrew Oliver's charge is unexposed over this trip and should have more to offer. Lipizzaner is bound to attract support now handicapping, but he's unproven on this surface and bigger threats may be posed by Dandy Spirit and Strong Johnson.