19:00 Tipperary

Friday 6 August 2021

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Tipperary Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.02s

(12)

Zig Zag Zyggy^v⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 81

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 17 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 40 days ago. Visor refitted and needs to bounce back.

Form: 6-17080

(6)

El Padre⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 73

13/2

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (4/1) at Naas (8f, heavy) 82 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 243-350

(13)

Khafaaq^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 72| CD

11/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020 but posted good second of 17 in handicap (10/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 10 days ago. C&D winner so he's not ruled out.

Form: 700432

(5)

Phantom Power⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam| OR: 72

8/1

18/1, good third of 15 on handicap bow at Listowel (7f, soft) 62 days ago. Form has been franked, so he's weighted to go close off the same mark in his bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 3-44573

(9)

Dixie Bluebell²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77| BF| D

11/4

Winner at Fairyhouse in July and creditable third of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 5/4) 22 days ago. Merits consideration off an unchanged mark.

Form: 436213

(3)

Lord Mczie^p,t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 71

15/2

Latest win at Navan in May. 16/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to firm) 5 days ago, running on, so he ought to be competitive again.

Form: 0-01795

(11)

Big Island^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 70

13/2

18/1, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and can't be dismissed.

Form: 40-4606

(4)

Magic Carousel²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 75

11/1

10/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 25 days ago, finding little. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 024-430

(7)

Sagittarius Rising^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69| D

12/1

Off 8 months before tenth of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Dual winner in 2020 so he should step forward now.

Form: 46108-0

(8)

Galactic Grey⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 68

18/1

First run for 20 months/since leaving K. J. Condon but he caught the eye when tenderly-handled fifth of 15 in handicap (80/1) at Listowel (7f, soft) 62 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 04656/5

Non-Runners

(2)

Juyush³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: S Lynam J: S M Crosse

(10)

Geological¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 9

T: D English J: James Ryan

(1)

Prisoner's Dilemma¹³³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: J F Levins J: Donagh O'Connor

(14)

Royal Pippen⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: S Donohoe J: Luke McAteer

Forecasts

Dixie Bluebell (11/4), Geological (4/1), Khafaaq (11/2), Big Island (13/2), El Padre (13/2), Royal Pippen (7/1), Lord Mczie (15/2), Phantom Power (8/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (8/1), Juyush (10/1), Magic Carousel (11/1), Sagittarius Rising (12/1), Zig Zag Zyggy (12/1), Galactic Grey (18/1)

Plenty in with a shout here. PHANTOM POWER signalled he's ready to open his account when third at Listowel last time and he gets the nod with the form of that race having worked out well. Leopardstown third Dixie Bluebell heads the list of dangers, although Galactic Grey caught the eye after a long absence when a couple of places behind the selection at Listowel and is an intriguing contender.