17:15 Punchestown

Tuesday 14 September 2021

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Irish Racing Working Together Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 57.84s

(4)

Koybig^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Marnane| OR: 61

33/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, creditable fifth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 809305

(1)

Summer's Dream^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Emma Louise Doyle⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 60

33/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. 25/1, last of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 38 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 210100

(10)

Barretstown^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 65

10/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 21 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 148093

(13)

Wee Jim^p1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Davis| T: L Comer| OR: 59

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (8f, good) 55 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 07/7800

(16)

Sideshow Bob¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 58

4/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Clonmel (9.5f, good) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 660702

(12)

Miss Florentine²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 57

10/3

Winner at Roscommon in June. 7/2, good second of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 641242

(8)

Munfallet⁸⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Kelly| T: D P Coakley| OR: 56

22/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm, 9/1) 89 days ago, having to weave through. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 753049

(6)

Slieve Bearnagh^p,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford| OR: 56

15/2

Bounced back to form when second of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good) 26 days ago. 1 lb lower now and must enter calculations.

Form: 559002

(15)

Jazzelle¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: C D Timmons| OR: 52

16/5

Off the mark when narrowly taking 20-runner handicap at Navan (10f, good) 10 days ago. Just 3 lb higher now and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 090921

(9)

Dark Matter²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 53

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in maiden (400/1) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back up in trip. May do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 0900

(5)

Maestro Stick^p1,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James J Doyle| T: J McAuley| OR: 45

33/1

150/1, sixth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0-88796

(7)

Reddiac^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: J G Murphy| OR: 45

14/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good, 11/1) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 086074

(17)

Spirituoso^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: L Smyth| OR: 51

33/1

Winner at Kempton in June. 11/1, respectable sixth of 10 in claimer at Gowran (8f, good) 13 days ago. Blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 310006

(3)

French Company¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 47

10/1

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (11.9f, good, 9/2) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 879-725

Non-Runners

(2)

Gregory's Gift³³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: S Fahey J: Reserve 1

(14)

Guiding³⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 2

(11)

Dunum¹²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Patrick Turley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jazzelle (16/5), Miss Florentine (10/3), Gregory's Gift (7/2), Sideshow Bob (4/1), Guiding (7/1), Slieve Bearnagh (15/2), French Company (10/1), Barretstown (10/1), Reddiac (14/1), Munfallet (22/1), Summer's Dream (33/1), Koybig (33/1), Spirituoso (33/1), Maestro Stick (33/1), Dunum (33/1), Wee Jim (50/1), Dark Matter (150/1)

JAZZELLE built on her previous good run when taking a Navan handicap earlier this month and remains on a workable mark. She can score again. Slieve Bearnagh and Miss Florentine head the list of dangers.