15:15 Navan

Saturday 14 May 2022

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Bellinter Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 1.48s

(1)

Ajax Tavern^p,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 91

50/1

Five wins from 19 Flat runs. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Last of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 28/1) 34 days ago, possibly amiss. Others more persuasive.

Form: 155120

(9)

Primo Uomo^t⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 86| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 6/1, shaped as if still in good form when third of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 104-443

(2)

Blind Beggar²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 85

5/6

First run since leaving Richard Fahey when good second of 11 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, soft, 15/8) 23 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 60342-2

(8)

Arnhem²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 83| BF

17/2

7/2, good third of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Miss Natalia Lupini. Yard in good form.

Form: 352223-

(5)

Dragons Call²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 76| CD

25/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. 11/2, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 423815-

(7)

Only Spoofing⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 75| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Twelfth of 22 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 66/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 047-000

(6)

Collective Power^b³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 73| D

8/1

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner handicap (3/1) at Dundalk (5f) 36 days ago, forging clear. Player.

Form: 252221

(3)

Karlsberg^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 73| BF

11/2

Unlucky not to finish much closer when eighth of 22 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 11/2) 7 days ago, hampered. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0310-28

(10)

The Pocket Flyer³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 72

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, below form ninth of 17 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 052-9

Non-Runners

(4)

Mercurial²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: J Nallen J: S D Bowen

Forecasts

Blind Beggar (5/6), Only Spoofing (5/1), Karlsberg (11/2), Collective Power (8/1), Arnhem (17/2), Primo Uomo (16/1), Mercurial (16/1), Dragons Call (25/1), The Pocket Flyer (33/1), Ajax Tavern (50/1)

BLIND BEGGAR shaped encouragingly on his first outing since leaving Richard Fahey after 7 months off at Tipperary last month, worn down only in the final 100 yards, and is one to be interested in with that run under his belt. Karlsberg has made a positive start to the season, going close at the Curragh on return before not getting the rub of the green at Naas last week, and is feared most ahead of Primo Uomo.