Aquaturf Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 30.30s

Ever Present⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95| D

10/3

2 wins from 2 runs this year. 7/2, won 10-runner minor event at Leopardstown (15f, good) 9 days ago. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. Likely has more to offer.

Form: 11

Hector De Maris¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98

4/1

13/2, very good 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Layfayette in listed race at Roscommon (11.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago, very much having run of race.

Form: 21-5782

Effernock Fizz¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 82| C| D

10/1

6/1, below form 31 lengths fourth of 8 to Sole Pretender in Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 600-541

Irish Poseidon⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: M J Smith| OR: 82

9/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3111-40

Dewcup^b1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: T M Walsh| OR: 81| D

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 5/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 22-632

Dinard Rose^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: Nina Walsh| OR: 74| D

4/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 7/50-034

Forecasts

Dewcup (9/4), Ever Present (10/3), Dinard Rose (4/1), Hector De Maris (4/1), Irish Poseidon (9/1), Effernock Fizz (10/1)

EVER PRESENT maintained his unbeaten record on the level in pretty taking fashion at Leopardstown last week and can find the necessary improvement to complete the hat-trick on handicap debut. Hector de Maris in feared most in receipt of his 3-y-o allowance.