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Sunday 15 August 2021

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BARONERACING.COM Mourne Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 10.87s

(9)

Harry's Bar^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 104| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, 12 lengths sixth of 7 to Gustavus Weston in Phoenix Sprint Stakes at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 80/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 362006

(12)

The Highway Rat³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 104| C

3/1

3 wins from 6 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (5f) 34 days ago, forging clear. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 140121

(6)

Laugh A Minute¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98| D

15/2

Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Galway (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 797006

(7)

Dream Today^p,t⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| D

28/1

Won 16-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 65 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 020061

(10)

Riot⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 93

9/2

Respectable third of 28 in handicap at Royal Ascot (7f, firm, 18/1) 59 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7-38243

(14)

Aikido^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 94| CD

18/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 6/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Yard in good form. Tongue strap back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 421-100

(2)

Big Gossey^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M C Hussey| T: C O'Brien| OR: 89| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 12 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 13 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 950642

(4)

Major Power²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 89| C| D

5/1

5-time course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 19-runner handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 50/1) 29 days ago, digging deep.

Form: 221501

(11)

Arcanears^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 88| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (5.9f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 630078

(3)

Angel Palm^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91

9/1

Blinkered for 1st time, 6¾ lengths eighth of 12 to Pearls Galore in Brownstown Stakes at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 50/1) 35 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Stable in good form.

Form: 418-468

(17)

Fan Club Rules^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 86

100/1

Ninth of 15 in handicap (250/1) at Galway (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 4/000-09

(5)

Sister Rosetta^t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Cork (5f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 31-6289

(13)

Geological²³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: D English| OR: 83| CD

20/1

4-time C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap (6/1) at Down Royal (7f, good) 23 days ago, keeping on well. Can give a good account.

Form: 607471

(16)

Inca Prince⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 86| C

150/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. 33/1, refused to race in minor event at Listowel (7f, soft) 71 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 17-60R

Non-Runners

(8)

Goodnight Girl²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: S Lynam J: Reserve 1

(15)

Prisoner's Dilemma¹⁴²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: J F Levins J: Reserve 2

(1)

War Hero²⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Highway Rat (3/1), Riot (9/2), Major Power (5/1), Laugh A Minute (15/2), Angel Palm (9/1), Big Gossey (10/1), War Hero (10/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (10/1), Harry's Bar (11/1), Sister Rosetta (16/1), Aikido (18/1), Geological (20/1), Goodnight Girl (25/1), Dream Today (28/1), Arcanears (33/1), Fan Club Rules (100/1), Inca Prince (150/1)

THE HIGHWAY RAT took his form to another level when winning a handicap over 5f here last month and remains of interest with this extra 1f likely to be within his reach. Dream Today, Major Power and Riot head the dangers.