19:55 Killarney

Tuesday 17 May 2022

All17:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:30

Celtic Steps Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 19:54 | Winning time: 3m 55.71s

(1)

Monty's Way²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 69100-

(4)

Dark Voyager^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: W P Mullins| OR: 77

9/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventeenth of 25 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's one to consider back in this sphere.

Form: 799921/

(3)

Magnetic North^v²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76

10/1

25/1, improved on recent efforts to win 20-runner handicap at Navan (13f, good) 24 days ago, always holding on. Up in trip and this is more demanding.

Form: 160-881

(2)

The Vegas Raider²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 75

40/1

12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Bath (14f, good). Off 7 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell. Enters calculations.

Form: 321136-

(10)

Trouble And Strife^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 74

66/1

5/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat and cheekpieces back on.

Form: 57336/5-

(6)

Away To Sea²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 73

13/2

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, heavy, 28/1). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4/27038-

(11)

Abstract⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 65

7/2

Good third of 18 in handicap at Gowran (14f, good, 17/2) 6 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 726-783

(9)

Derrinlaur^v²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

9/2

Visored for 1st time, creditable 4¼ lengths fifth of 20 to Magnetic North in handicap (7/1) at Navan (13f, good) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 8636-25

(5)

Imperial Choice⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: C Byrnes| OR: 60

17/2

20/1, first run since leaving Cathal Byrnes when fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Gowran (14f, good) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4/4698-0

(12)

Well Funded³¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 60

16/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Fair on the Flat and has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 34878/3-

(7)

Der Mc¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 59

9/2

First run since leaving P. A. Fahy when won 9-runner handicap at Sligo (13.3f, soft, 11/1) 16 days ago, easily. Up in trip.

Form: 24/074-1

Non-Runners

(8)

Too Bright²⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Abstract (7/2), Derrinlaur (9/2), Der Mc (9/2), Too Bright (5/1), Away To Sea (13/2), Imperial Choice (17/2), Dark Voyager (9/1), Monty's Way (10/1), Magnetic North (10/1), Well Funded (16/1), The Vegas Raider (40/1), Trouble And Strife (66/1)

DERRINLAUR was fifth in the 20-runner Navan handicap won by Magnetic North last month, but she enjoys a handy pull at the weights with that rival and this stiffer test could be just what the doctor ordered. This is tougher than the Sligo race in which Der Mc made a winning start for this yard, but he is feared nonetheless and Dark Voyager, representing the Willie Mullins yard, is also of interest on his comeback run in this sphere.