18:15 Killarney

Thursday 19 August 2021

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

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 42.45s

(18)

Leabaland^t1³⁷

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.

Form: 12-0008

(3)

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.

Form: 5-00228

(17)

Eloy D'amerval^b,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.

Form: 700472

(10)

Legal Thriller^p,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.

Form: 200075

(5)

Longoddson^h³⁶

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.

Form: 0/4740-8

(13)

Indiana Grey^t,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.

Form: 0-84407

(12)

Dark Design^p³⁶

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.

Form: 007413

(4)

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.

Form: 59885-5

(2)

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.

Form: 87-0000

(8)

Champagne Breath^h,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.

Form: 80-95

(1)

Lisabetta^b⁶⁶

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.

Form: 497-051

(14)

All Things Bright^t⁶

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.

Form: 654626

(16)

Muraahin^p,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.

Form: 096500

Non-Runners

(11)

Plunkett⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: Declan McDonogh

(7)

Able Jack²⁷⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: G O'Leary J: D N Curran

(6)

Ferdowsi¹⁹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: W M Roper J: M A Gallagher

(15)

She's Good Company¹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: Shane Foley

(9)

Praying Mantis⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: A Kinirons J: Reserve 3

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)

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.