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Sunday 3 April 2022

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Racing Home For Easter Festival 16th - 18th April Handicap

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 1m 27.24s

(16)

Forca Brasil¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R G Ryan| T: A Murray| OR: 80

13/2

Thrice-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 10/3, last of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 128 days. First run for yard after leaving George Boughey. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 129-

(14)

Mercurial¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 80

6/1

12/1, good third of 8 in minor event at Dundalk (6f) 11 days ago. Not long with this stable, and warrants consideration.

Form: 552-273

(13)

Vincenzo Gamba^t1¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 78

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in maiden (200/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft). Off 171 days. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 006-

(5)

Areille¹⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 75

16/1

10/1, good second of 12 in nursery at Navan (5f, soft). Off 179 days. Significantly back up in trip. Claims if she's ready to go.

Form: 419682-

(9)

Brown Eagle⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 75

40/1

28/1, fifteenth of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 84385-0

(11)

War Effort¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, excellent third of 10 in nursery at Dundalk (5f). Off 163 days. Significantly up in trip. Can go well on return.

Form: 0593-

(3)

Ecoutez¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/4, third of 5 in minor event at Dundalk (6f). Off 142 days. Makes handicap debut. Looks interesting up in trip.

Form: 353-

(6)

Shanghai Dragon¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74

16/1

11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 6 in nursery at Leopardstown (7f, good). Off 162 days. Could go close if she can back that up on return.

Form: 048842-

(1)

It's Snowing¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Below form fourth of 9 in nursery at Naas (5.9f, soft, 3/1). Off 168 days. Well drawn, so could make an impact if ready for this reappearance.

Form: 45134-

(17)

Independent Expert¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 70| D

7/1

Thrice-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Won 14-runner maiden (7/2) at Dundalk (7f). Off 114 days. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 331-

(10)

Mister Tiddlywinks^p,t¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Martin| OR: 69

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in maiden (33/1) at Dundalk (7f), slowly away. Off 144 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 759-

(15)

B United⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 68

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Deserves some respect.

Form: 886-7

(18)

Hot Sunset^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: James J Doyle| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 67

33/1

16/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 11 days ago. Has the benefit of a recent run and can't be discounted despite tricky draw.

Form: 1008-67

(2)

Ta Na La¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Gallagher| T: T M Walsh| OR: 66

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in nursery at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 16/1). Off 159 days.

Form: 6996-

(4)

Level Pitch¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 64

7/2

Below form seventh of 12 in nursery (5/1) at Gowran (7f, heavy). Off 166 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 896007-

(8)

Linger For Longer¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C P Hoban| T: A Leahy| OR: 63

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in nursery at Galway (7f, heavy, 12/1). Off 160 days. Needs to do more.

Form: 76505-

(7)

Missy Zippy²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 63

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in maiden at Punchestown (7f, good, 80/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 070-

Non-Runners

(12)

Dingle Rock⁴¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Level Pitch (7/2), Mercurial (6/1), Forca Brasil (13/2), It's Snowing (7/1), Independent Expert (7/1), B United (9/1), War Effort (9/1), Shanghai Dragon (16/1), Areille (16/1), Ta Na La (20/1), Ecoutez (20/1), Dingle Rock (25/1), Vincenzo Gamba (33/1), Hot Sunset (33/1), Brown Eagle (40/1), Linger For Longer (50/1), Missy Zippy (80/1), Mister Tiddlywinks (125/1)

WAR EFFORT upped his game when third at Dundalk on handicap debut 5 months ago and this step up in trip is in his favour, so he gets the nod ahead of Independent Expert, with Ecoutez also on the radar trying this distance for the first time.