17:25 Bellewstown

Tuesday 24 August 2021

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Gerry Hughes Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 41.05s

(16)

Caesar's Comet^v³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 65| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Good fifth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Naas (8f, good) 34 days ago, weakening only in last ½f. No surprise to see him go well again.

Form: 447125

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(7)

Talking Tough⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

11/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, very good second of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 8 days ago. A repeat can see him in the mix again.

Form: 000072

(9)

Crystal Dawn^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64

6/1

Not disgraced eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 8/1) 40 days ago, never nearer. Previous C&D fourth was a solid enough effort and she's no forlorn hope.

Form: 0-77048

(11)

Mulzamm^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel King⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 59| D

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, below best when ninth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others make more appeal.

Form: 505469

(8)

Inductive^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Davis| T: J Larkin| OR: 57

100/1

150/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 28 days ago. Yet to fire for present stable and he can only be watched at present despite a sliding mark.

Form: 143-000

(2)

Stay Thinking^b⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: T Hogan| OR: 57

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 12 in claimer at Limerick (6.7f, good) 67 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0-7707

(5)

Treble Cone^p⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 54| D

7/2

Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good, 11/1) 45 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 346-000

(17)

Samaritaine^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 53

50/1

33/1, sixteenth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 19 days ago, racing off the pace and never landing a blow. Another best watched at present.

Form: 3-56000

(15)

The Bog Bank^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 52

33/1

40/1, below form twelfth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 19 days ago. Mark continues to ease but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 000870

(10)

Jack Berry House^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51| D

12/1

7/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 9 days ago, albeit never better than midfield from a less-than-ideal draw. Is lurking on a dangerous mark when things do click again.

Form: 050008

(3)

Accessory¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47

10/3

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Creditable second of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft, 9/1) 17 days ago. Can go well again in present groove.

Form: 0-07022

(14)

Basrah Breeze^v⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 45

11/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 13/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (6.8f, good) 66 days ago.

Form: 000583

(6)

Paddytheirishman⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden after 38 Flat runs. 100/1, first run since leaving Paul John Gilligan when respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 9 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 0/0390-7

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Plugged In^h1³²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: J T Gorman| OR: 45

11/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (1m) in October, making little impression. More needed if he's to feature on return to action.

Form: 885640-

(4)

Plough Boy^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: G Donnelly| OR: 47| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Twentieth of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive. Reserve 1.

Form: 0-05200

Non-Runners

(12)

Drombeg Duke⁸⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: E McCarthy J: Killian Leonard

(1)

Lapilli²²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 8

T: D English J: Reserve 2

(18)

Skontonovski⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Accessory (10/3), Treble Cone (7/2), Lapilli (9/2), Talking Tough (11/2), Crystal Dawn (6/1), Mulzamm (7/1), Plugged In (11/1), Basrah Breeze (11/1), Jack Berry House (12/1), Caesar's Comet (16/1), Plough Boy (20/1), Drombeg Duke (20/1), The Bog Bank (33/1), Stay Thinking (33/1), Samaritaine (50/1), Skontonovski (50/1), Paddytheirishman (100/1), Inductive (100/1)

TALKING TOUGH confirmed the promise of his previous run when edged out late in the day at Roscommon 8 days ago and a repeat should see him firmly in the mix once more. Accessory is proving consistent and cam also feature. Caesar's Comet is also respected, whilst Drombeg Duke needs monitoring in the betting having switched yards.