16:25 Dundalk

Sunday 15 August 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Red God' Handicap

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 2m 12.45s

(3)

Bowerman¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eight wins from 24 Flat runs. Twelfth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 40/1) 19 days ago, short of room 2f out. Back up in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: 690940

(13)

Tartlette³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 96| CD

9/1

4-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in February. 12/1, not disgraced when ninth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 115449

(12)

Still Standing^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95| BF| D

33/1

Six wins from 18 Flat runs. Latest win at Limerick in April. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 9/4) 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 9-61683

(8)

Agitare⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 93

25/1

14/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. More needed.

Form: 400700

(9)

Hale Bopp^b1⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 94| BF| C

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/4, clearly wasn't 100% when fifteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 50 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 412-10

(5)

Alhaazm⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 85| C

16/1

4-time course winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 16/1, last of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 50 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 911-110

(6)

Ides Of August²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 93| BF

14/1

Produced his best effort to date when second of 6 in handicap (9/4) at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 27 days ago. Trainer going well. Another step forward required to take this.

Form: 7-63552

(7)

Hell Bent²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92| D

14/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 28 days ago, well positioned to lead dying strides. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 5-02101

(2)

Casanova¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, back on track despite being left poorly placed when seventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 15 days ago.. Up in trip. Not dismissed.

Form: 097307

(4)

Lord Park⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 81

15/2

Winner at Sligo in June. 5/1, not in same form when seventh of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 51 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 37-3317

(10)

Pin Your Hopes²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: A Oliver| OR: 81| C

40/1

Course winner. Below form when fifth of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 27 days ago, no extra from early in straight.

Form: 620855

(11)

Safecracker³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86| CD

11/10

Lightly-raced winner. 4/5, confirmed previous promise when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Progressive sort who could be in the mix.

Form: 0-0321

Non-Runners

(1)

Exuma³²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Safecracker (11/10), Exuma (6/1), Lord Park (15/2), Tartlette (9/1), Bowerman (10/1), Casanova (12/1), Ides Of August (14/1), Hell Bent (14/1), Alhaazm (16/1), Hale Bopp (16/1), Agitare (25/1), Still Standing (33/1), Pin Your Hopes (40/1)

A fascinating feature contest which can go the way of SAFECRACKER. Jonny Murtagh's charge got off the mark over C&D last month, and with his best days sure to be ahead, he's taken to make a winning handicap debut. Hale Bopp clearly wasn't 100% at the Curragh in June and he's feared most with improvement on the cards, ahead of 4-time course winner Alhaazm.