17:00 Tipperary

Thursday 21 April 2022

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TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 3.21s

(5)

Dream Today^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 97

40/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. Fifteenth of 22 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 50431-0

(2)

Pretty Boy Floyd^v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 88| D

16/1

Latest win at the Curragh in October. Creditable fourth of 22 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Likely to make presence felt.

Form: 0120-64

(7)

Mi Esperanza²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: A Kinsella| OR: 84| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 8/1) 26 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 78334-8

(4)

Blind Beggar²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 82| BF

15/8

3/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard Fahey. Stable in good form. Market check advised on yard debut.

Form: 160342-

(9)

Only Spoofing^h¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: James J Doyle| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 81| D

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, twenty first of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 66047-0

(3)

Shelly Banks^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 81| D

12/1

Respectable eighth of 22 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Tongue strap back on. Not out of things.

Form: 06429-8

(10)

Swift Flight^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 81| CD

7/4

C&D winner in October. 7/1, good second of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 26 days ago, conceding first run. 1 lb lower now and holds strong claims.

Form: 34317-2

(11)

Queens Carriage^v1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 76| D

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 200/1, 7½ lengths last of 10 to Power Under Me in listed race at Cork (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5-94740

(6)

Livingston Range²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Breen| OR: 74| D

20/1

Returned to form when second of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Can race off same mark and is one of the likelier contenders.

Form: 698-562

(1)

Dancing Rebel^t¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 80| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner maiden (5/2) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft), bit in hand. Off 6 months. Market check advised on return/handicap debut.

Form: 8321-

(8)

Mercurial¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 80| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, below form tenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 52-2730

Forecasts

Swift Flight (7/4), Blind Beggar (15/8), Dancing Rebel (8/1), Queens Carriage (11/1), Shelly Banks (12/1), Mi Esperanza (14/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (16/1), Livingston Range (20/1), Mercurial (28/1), Dream Today (40/1), Only Spoofing (66/1)

SWIFT FLIGHT shaped well on his return at the Curragh last month and is fancied to land the spoils. Blind Beggar and Livingston Range are feared most in what looks a competitive handicap.