14:50 Listowel

Saturday 4 June 2022

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:5616:3717:07

Shay Rooney Handicap (47-75) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 28.91s

(6)

Drombeg Duke⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: G M Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 74| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 5/1) 45 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Miss Florentine. Up 8 lb but well on top at the finish there and weighted to go close again.

Form: 3191-41

(8)

Trueba²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: M Beresford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| D

11/1

12/1, below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 29 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 431-648

(7)

Bears Hug⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: A Sexton| OR: 72

50/1

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 59 days ago. Has plenty to find.

Form: 0184-90

(3)

Karlsberg²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: S Crawley| OR: 72| D

5/2

Blinkered for 1st time, only sixth of 9 in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 11/2) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with more to do.

Form: 310-286

(11)

Miss Florentine²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 70| D

9/1

7/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 29 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2118-20

(5)

Bobby K²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 69

11/2

Creditable 3¾ lengths third of 18 to Rosie Rock in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 16/1) 22 days ago, faring best of those held up. In the mix.

Form: 200-033

(9)

High Altitude²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 69

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 22/1) 29 days ago, so others are preferred.

Form: 25809-0

(10)

Macadam's Rock⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 69| D

11/1

7/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Dundalk (7f) 57 days ago, responding well. Can give another good account.

Form: 433301

(1)

Mary Salome⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 66| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Creditable 3¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Drombeg Duke in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 9/2) 45 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 0004-04

(14)

Pinball Wizard⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 65

28/1

33/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 53 days ago, not ideally placed. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 689-076

(13)

Ecoeye^p²³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 61| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy, 12/1). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 127/990-

(4)

Jenoow^t1,v1³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: L Roche| OR: 47

150/1

First run since leaving Miss Evanna McCutcheon when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 20/1) 31 days ago. Visored/tongue strap on for 1st time with lots of work to do.

Form: 17000/0

Non-Runners

(15)

Numoor¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Mr C McConnell

(2)

Rosie Rock²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

(12)

Royal Tribute¹⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: James J Doyle

Forecasts

Karlsberg (5/2), Drombeg Duke (10/3), Mary Salome (9/2), Bobby K (11/2), Rosie Rock (8/1), Miss Florentine (9/1), Macadam's Rock (11/1), Trueba (11/1), Royal Tribute (12/1), Pinball Wizard (28/1), Ecoeye (33/1), Numoor (33/1), Bears Hug (50/1), High Altitude (50/1), Jenoow (150/1)

DROMBEG DUKE's form is on an upward curve and he is fancied to defy an 8 lb rise in the weights and make it four victories from his last six starts. Numoor got back on track at Cork and is weighted to have a say too, with course-winner Mary Salome appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.