17:45 Dundalk

Friday 5 November 2021

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BetVictor Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 36.75s

(11)

Zozimus^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 94| CD

11/2

C&D winner who matched the form of his early-season efforts when excellent fourth in Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket in September. Not in the same form at Navan but bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 340048

(9)

Bucky Larson¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Sean Davis| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in July. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 14/1) 13 days ago. Yard having good spell. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 401068

(6)

Ozymandis^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| BF| C

5/4

Lightly-raced winner who improved again over 1f longer trip when very good short-head second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 4-162

(8)

Tyrconnell^v⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Crosse| T: S Lynam| OR: 88| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year and wasn't seen to best effect when fourteenth of 27 in Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh (8f, good) 70 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 515150

(1)

Freescape⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Marnane| OR: 85| CD

12/1

C&D winner who wasn't seen to best effect when eleventh of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) in July, racing wide throughout.

Form: 4-00270

(7)

Fastman¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 83

22/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2018, and only tenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) last time. Off 113 days.

Form: 020830

(4)

Himalayan Beauty¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

16/1

Winner at Gowran in July. Good 5¾ lengths eighth of 17 to Elysium in listed race (80/1) at Naas (8f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 105288

(2)

Geological^t1⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery| T: D English| OR: 80| CD

50/1

8-time course winner who scored at Down Royal in July, but isn't the force of old and has failed to repeat that form all 3 runs since.

Form: 471698

(3)

Bonnyrigg⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76| D

4/1

Shaped as if still in good form when third of 12 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 7 days ago, not ideally placed. Merits consideration.

Form: 477723

(10)

Harriet's Force⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Leonard| T: K H Clarke| OR: 72| CD

12/1

C&D winner. One win from 31 Flat runs. Just going through the motions at present but has fallen to good mark judged on the pick of her form, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 460586

Non-Runners

(5)

Benavente²⁴⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: R O'Brien J: D King

Forecasts

Ozymandis (5/4), Bonnyrigg (4/1), Zozimus (11/2), Benavente (8/1), Bucky Larson (11/1), Freescape (12/1), Harriet's Force (12/1), Tyrconnell (14/1), Himalayan Beauty (16/1), Fastman (22/1), Geological (50/1)

This can go to OZYMANDIS, who did everything right before just being claimed by the winner in the last stride or so over C&D 4 weeks ago and remains unexposed. Bucky Larson, a stablemate of the selection, won this race 12 months ago and is feared having not been seen to best effect on his latest start at Leopardstown. Bonnyrigg and Zozimus are others to consider.