18:15 Killarney

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Irish Examiner Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 30y  |   Good  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:16  |   Winning time: 1m 42.45s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
3
(18)
Horse silk
Leabalandt137
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR:  62| D
8/1
28/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 37 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not firing at present.
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Timeform
4
(3)
Horse silk
Chimeric23
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR:  59
5/1
Bit below form eighth of 18 in handicap (8/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 23 days ago. May well bounce back, and he remains on a reasonable mark.
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Timeform
5
(17)
Horse silk
Eloy D'amervalb,t4
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: A McNamara| OR:  59
9/2
Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 4 days ago. Merits consideration.
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Timeform
6
(10)
Horse silk
Legal Thrillerp,t14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR:  55| D
12/1
One win from 25 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Not discounted from reduced mark.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Longoddsonh36
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: A Leahy| OR:  55| D
16/1
16/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (8.2f, good) 36 days ago, slowly away. Might strip fitter for that run, and he's potentially well treated.
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Timeform
8
(13)
Horse silk
Indiana Greyt,v80
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle(3)| T: P Martin| OR:  54
11/1
Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Booking of McMonagle a plus. Visor back on. Unlikely to feature.
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Timeform
10
(12)
Horse silk
Dark Designp36
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR:  51| D
10/1
Latest win at Gowran in June. Good third of 15 in handicap at this course (8.2f, good, 15/2) 36 days ago. Should give another good account.
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Timeform
11
(4)
Horse silk
Sansevero Chapel14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Melanie Horsman(10)| T: T Mullins| OR:  50
20/1
Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
12
(2)
Horse silk
Talk Now12
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-13| J: Izzy Clifton(7)| T: J G Murray| OR:  47| D
80/1
66/1, first run since leaving Thomas Cleary when thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Others preferred.
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Timeform
13
(8)
Horse silk
Champagne Breathh,t75
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: M A Enright| T: T Cooper| OR:  50
10/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fifth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft, 28/1) 75 days ago, left poorly placed. May yet have more to come, so not completely discounted.
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Timeform
15
(1)
Horse silk
Lisabettab66
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Doyle| OR:  49
18/1
Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (11/4) at Gowran (7f, good) 66 days ago. Not certain to back that up.
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Timeform
16
(14)
Horse silk
All Things Brightt6
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer(5)| T: J J Murphy| OR:  64| BF
4/1
Creditable sixth of 23 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 6 days ago. Not discounted if he gets in. RESERVE.
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Timeform
17
(16)
Horse silk
Muraahinp,t6
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond(7)| T: J F Levins| OR:  57
20/1
Remains a maiden after 27 Flat runs. Sixteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 28/1) 6 days ago. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners

1
(11)
Horse silk
Plunkett8
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 4
T: P W Flynn  J: Declan McDonogh
NR
2
(7)
Horse silk
Able Jack274
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 8
T: G O'Leary  J: D N Curran
NR
9
(6)
Horse silk
Ferdowsi199
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: W M Roper  J: M A Gallagher
NR
14
(15)
Horse silk
She's Good Company12
Weight: 8-10|  Age: 3
T: A McGuinness  J: S Foley
NR
18
(9)
Horse silk
Praying Mantis4
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 4
T: A Kinirons  J: Reserve 3
NR

Forecasts

All Things Bright (4/1), Eloy D'amerval (9/2), Chimeric (5/1), Plunkett (6/1), Praying Mantis (6/1), Leabaland (8/1), Dark Design (10/1), Champagne Breath (10/1), She's Good Company (10/1), Indiana Grey (11/1), Legal Thriller (12/1), Able Jack (12/1), Longoddson (16/1), Lisabetta (18/1), Muraahin (20/1), Sansevero Chapel (20/1), Ferdowsi (33/1), Talk Now (80/1)

Verdict

PLUNKETT pulled clear of the remainder when runner-up to an improver at Gowran 8 days ago and the form is backed up by a good time, so he's fancied to go one better despite being hit with a 6-lb rise since. Dark Design arrives at the top of his game and looks the obvious danger ahead of Champagne Breath, who is open to improvement.

  1. PLUNKETT
  2. DARK DESIGN (IRE)
  3. CHAMPAGNE BREATH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Ivy Avenue
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 3
7/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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