19:15 Killarney

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Laurels Pub And Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 3m 7.76s

(7)

Camorra^b,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 97| C

7/2

Course winner. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 16 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm, 14/1) 19 days ago, staying on final 1f. Possibilities with a repeat back up in trip.

Form: 3512-33

(2)

Springbank^b,t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97

11/1

Creditable 5¼ lengths third of 6 to Master of Reality in listed race at Down Royal (13.6f, good, 18/1) 27 days ago, met some trouble home turn but keeping on. Return to handicaps rates a plus.

Form: 236743

(6)

Rebellito¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: K J Manning| T: W P Mullins| OR: 87

8/1

14/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Naas (10f) on IRE flat debut 17 days ago, faring best of those held up. That was his first start for 18 months and better expected provided this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 16301/5

(4)

Presto^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85| D

5/1

Respectable third of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, soft, 15/2) 14 days ago, threatening briefly final 1f. Entitled to be sharper with that under his belt and not ruled out.

Form: 17/490-3

(5)

Morph Speed¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 84

7/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Cork in June. 11/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago.

Form: 131160

(12)

Insane Bolt^b,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 80| D

8/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Galway (13.8f) 18 days ago, well on top finish. Still unexposed as a stayer on the Flat and another holding claims.

Form: 2540/81

(9)

Sevenna Star^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 78

7/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Very good second of 8 in handicap at Tramore (16f, soft, 9/2) 5 days ago. Represents a very shrewd yard and he's not dismissed out of hand on the back of that run.

Form: 4/0886-2

(1)

Pempie^h,t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 75

33/1

Latest win at Navan in April. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (11.2f, good, 40/1) 37 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: 716777

(11)

Swift Verdict^b,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Slattery| T: W P Mullins| OR: 74

25/1

20/1, didn't get home when seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, soft) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 183550

(3)

Nibiru^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 73

9/1

Unreliable type. Cheekpieces on, good fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f) 20 days ago, snatched up approaching 2 out but staying on. However, others preffered for win purposes on balance.

Form: 904U-82

Non-Runners

(8)

Monas Melody¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: S Curling J: J A Heffernan

(10)

Wonder Laish¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: C Byrnes J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Wonder Laish (3/1), Camorra (7/2), Sevenna Star (7/2), Presto (5/1), Morph Speed (7/1), Insane Bolt (8/1), Rebellito (8/1), Nibiru (9/1), Monas Melody (10/1), Springbank (11/1), Swift Verdict (25/1), Pempie (33/1)

A good-quality handicap with a number arriving with claims, including WONDER LAISH. He arrives having defeated another useful pair in a small-field tactical affair over hurdles 12 days ago and appeals as being on a workable mark back on the level, with his rider taking off a valuable 5 lb. Monas Melody and Rebellito head up the dangers, along with Sevenna Star.