18:15 Roscommon

Monday 16 August 2021

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Elphin Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 32.98s

(11)

Comfort Line^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 90| D

8/1

11/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Remains on a plausible mark and definite chance here.

Form: S70082

(4)

Punk Poet⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| D

10/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Seventh of 8 in minor event at Limerick (8f, good to soft, 11/2) 43 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 564107

(13)

Zephron^p³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 82

12/1

Latest win at the Curragh in May. Creditable third of 6 in minor event at Killarney (8.2f, good, 7/2) 33 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces back on. Possibilities.

Form: 441993

(10)

Miss Molly T^b1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 78| BF| D

9/1

9/2, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 8 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time and she's not taken lightly.

Form: 18-2457

(7)

Royal Pippen^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: S Donohoe| OR: 78| D

10/1

Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Has work to do if he's to emerge on top here.

Form: 054455

(6)

Midnight Fire^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 77| D

18/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 33/1) 30 days ago. Probably best watched for now.

Form: 145000

(9)

Cisco Disco^v¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: J Davison| OR: 81| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Listowel in June. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm, 16/1) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Visor back on. Must improve.

Form: 621153

(15)

Turbine^b,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76| D

33/1

16/5, below form sixth of 11 in claimer at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000426

(1)

Wee Pablo^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 75| D

9/2

Latest win at Listowel in June. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good, 6/1) 34 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 813120

(2)

Earls^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: G Donnelly| OR: 74

11/1

Good fourth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Galway (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Merits consideration off 1 lb lower here.

Form: 124-074

(5)

Dixie Bluebell¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77| BF| D

6/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in July. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 11/4) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 362137

(14)

Dragon Of Malta^b⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Foley| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 72| D

22/1

16/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft) 80 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 63-0690

(8)

El Padre¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 72

15/2

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 13/2) 10 days ago. Worth a second look based on initial handicap efforts.

Form: 43-3508

(12)

Dagoda²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

12/1

15/2, last of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Booking of Hayes a plus, but her profile is starting to take on a patchy look.

Form: 6-70220

Non-Runners

(3)

Starting Monday⁵⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: G Scott J: Billy Lee

Forecasts

Wee Pablo (9/2), Dixie Bluebell (6/1), El Padre (15/2), Comfort Line (8/1), Starting Monday (8/1), Cisco Disco (9/1), Miss Molly T (9/1), Royal Pippen (10/1), Punk Poet (10/1), Earls (11/1), Zephron (12/1), Dagoda (12/1), Midnight Fire (18/1), Dragon Of Malta (22/1), Turbine (33/1)

A chance is taken on EARLS, who was beaten just over a length when fourth to a bang in-form rival at Galway at the beginning of the month and is now 1 lb lower in the weights. Miss Molly T has to enter calculations, but Comfort Line returned to form when hitting the crossbar at the Curragh recently and he is feared most. Dixie Bluebell is also shortlisted.