18:55 Killarney

Tuesday 17 May 2022

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Irish Examiner Handicap

Off time: 18:58 | Winning time: 1m 46.44s

(18)

Capitulation²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| D

22/1

33/1, respectable seventh of 16 in minor event at Naas (7f, soft), nearest finish. Off 7 months.

Form: 431237-

(11)

Onameridance⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 17 in maiden at Naas (8f, good to soft) 51 days ago, slowly away. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 58-7

(13)

Tawny Coster^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 74

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, excellent second of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 16/1) 15 days ago, just failing. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should go well again.

Form: 8042

(6)

Sistine Madonna⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

6/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 13 in maiden (3/1) at Dundalk (8f) 81 days ago, conceding first run. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. Should improve. Big player.

Form: 42

(9)

Elmos Fire²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 70

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in maiden (50/1) at Limerick (7f, good) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-76

(1)

Ten Coins^p1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 70

50/1

Fair form. 16/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 46-839

(3)

Inchiquin Star²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D Marnane| OR: 69

11/2

Very good second of 15 in handicap (7/1) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 07625-2

(16)

El Valle³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast| OR: 68

28/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 20/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 9001-7

(15)

Pink Fire Lilly¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gavin Ryan| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 68

100/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 50/1) 11 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0569-00

(8)

Dane Fete⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 40 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 890-0

(2)

Helpmeout⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 67

8/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8509-36

(10)

Silken Ladder¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 67

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, fifth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 50-5

(7)

Vivaia^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 66

22/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap (40/1) at Naas (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 540-84

Non-Runners

(4)

Notwithstanding¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: Seamie Heffernan

(5)

Airglow⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(12)

Man Is King¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S Byrne J: Reserve 1

(17)

Gabbys Girl³¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

(14)

Bantry⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Silken Ladder (7/2), Elmos Fire (9/2), Inchiquin Star (11/2), Onameridance (11/2), Sistine Madonna (6/1), Tawny Coster (7/1), Helpmeout (8/1), Airglow (10/1), Notwithstanding (12/1), Capitulation (22/1), Vivaia (22/1), Dane Fete (28/1), El Valle (28/1), Ten Coins (50/1), Pink Fire Lilly (100/1)

Joseph O'Brien pair SISTINE MADONNA and Onameridance appeal as likely improvers in hanmdicaps, with the vote going the way of the former on the back of her promising second at Dundalk last time. Last month's Tipperary runner-up Inchiquin Star is also on the shortlist.