Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 3m 47.50s

Groveman¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: E J McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 84| D

4/1

16/1, proved at least as good as ever when winning 8-runner handicap at Tramore (16f, soft) 19 days ago. 4 lb rise seems fair so he should be in the mix once again.

Form: 06-7461

Takarengo¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: T Mullins| OR: 84

5/1

Bit below form twelfth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 127 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, good third in Cesarewitch on penultimate outing. Shortlist material.

Form: 099430-

Dark Heart³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Nash| OR: 77

12/1

Ran no better than on return/stable debut when 13¼ lengths eighteenth of 19 to No Thanks in handicap at Galway (16.5f, soft, 100/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 2764-00

No Thanks⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 76| D

9/4

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (9/2) at Bellewstown (17.1f, good) 9 days ago, leading under 2f out. Up another 7 lb but clearly in fine heart at present.

Form: 223101

Harvest Bow²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 75

5/1

28/1, off the mark for the season when winning 15-runner handicap at Leopardstown (15f, soft) 28 days ago, finding plenty to lead near line. 8 lb rise makes things tougher.

Form: 037001

King Of Cashel^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 74

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, third of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 443

Forecasts

No Thanks (9/4), Groveman (4/1), King Of Cashel (9/2), Takarengo (5/1), Harvest Bow (5/1), Dark Heart (12/1)

Cases can be made for most in here but the most compelling is for GROVEMAN, who proved at least as good as ever to get off the mark for this yard at Tramore last month and is taken to defy a subsequent 4 lb rise in the weights. No Thanks is sure to be popular having defied a career-high mark when scoring at Bellewstown 9 days ago but he may have to settle for silver, ahead of Takarengo.