18:25 Bellewstown

Tuesday 24 August 2021

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Lougher Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:26 | Winning time: 1m 39.82s

(3)

Sassified^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 79| D

18/5

Winner at Killarney in July. 9/2, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard in good form and he holds each-way claims.

Form: 239318

(1)

Alex D²²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

5/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Naas (10f, good to soft, 7/1) 22 days ago. Back down in trip and by no means a forlorn hope off this reduced mark.

Form: 504447

(7)

Moss Tucker^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 78

11/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 9/2) 18 days ago, always holding on. Possibilities on this handicap debut.

Form: 533741

(9)

Dots De Feetya¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 75

150/1

50/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, last of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 038-000

(11)

Rave N Contagion^t³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 74

12/1

28/1, below form twelfth of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 3 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 930900

(2)

Church Mountain^p,t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69| D

11/2

12/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 23 days ago, battling well. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 754841

(13)

Noble Seal²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR: 69

8/1

Good 1¾ lengths fourth of 15 to Church Mountain in handicap (13/2) at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4-00D24

(14)

Barretstown^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 67| D

25/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. Respectable ninth of 23 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 414809

(12)

Cursory Exam¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: G O'Leary| OR: 67

20/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 11/2), faring best of those held up. Off 128 days.

Form: 25-6506

(10)

Faithful Prince²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 67

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving John McConnell when creditable 2¾ lengths sixth of 15 to Church Mountain in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm, 14/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 570-06

(8)

Mr Pc¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 66

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 12 in maiden (22/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 045

(4)

Tullypole Annie¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood| OR: 54

12/1

First run since leaving G. A. Kingston when creditable eighth of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 0-04008

Non-Runners

(5)

My Minervina¹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(6)

Tara Power⁴⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: K H Clarke J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Sassified (18/5), Alex D (5/1), Moss Tucker (11/2), Church Mountain (11/2), Noble Seal (8/1), Faithful Prince (10/1), Tullypole Annie (12/1), Rave N Contagion (12/1), My Minervina (14/1), Cursory Exam (20/1), Mr Pc (20/1), Barretstown (25/1), Tara Power (25/1), Dots De Feetya (150/1)

The vote goes to NOBLE SEAL, who has gradually got the hang of things and is presented with a good opportunity to reverse Galway placings with Church Mountain, given that he meets that rival on 5 lb better terms for a 1¾-length beating. That said, Church Mountain displayed plenty of tenacity at Galway and won't go down without a fight, while Alex D is also worth a second look back down in trip.