13:40 Listowel

Saturday 4 June 2022

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Pat Smullen Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 18.00s

(3)

Mickey The Steel^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 80

13/8

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 22/1, good second of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 22-2042

(4)

Pulse Of Shanghai^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, soft, 20/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 38-5900

(2)

Mogwli⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 73| D

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in March. 25/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 40 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 635-197

(12)

The Blue Panther^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73| D

10/1

Ninth of 18 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 805-009

(10)

Mercurial⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 78

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, soft, 28/1) 44 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2-27306

(8)

Theriverrunsdeep^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 69| D

12/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. 40/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 01311-0

(5)

Amirat Alward¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 76| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. Visored for 1st time, first run since leaving Richard Hughes when ninth of 12 in handicap at Cork (5f, soft, 28/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2631-9

(1)

Pretty Smart⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 68| D

11/1

11/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6367-08

(9)

Talking Tough⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Mulvany| OR: 60| D

16/1

Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 16/1) 8 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 32068-8

(6)

Fit For Function³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 54| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, below form twelfth of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 3 days ago.

Form: 8896-00

Non-Runners

(7)

Pearl Palinka¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(11)

Mass Gathering⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: J G Murray J: G P Brouder

Forecasts

Mickey The Steel (13/8), Pearl Palinka (5/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (7/1), Mogwli (8/1), Fit For Function (9/1), Mercurial (10/1), The Blue Panther (10/1), Mass Gathering (10/1), Amirat Alward (11/1), Pretty Smart (11/1), Theriverrunsdeep (12/1), Talking Tough (16/1)

PEARL PALINKA shaped well when a keeping-on fourth at Cork and a 4 lb drop in the weights could prove generous. She gets the vote back over 6f, with Mickey The Steel and Pretty Smart a couple of others to consider.