16:40 Listowel

Sunday 5 June 2022

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Betty McGrath Memorial Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 43.6s

(8)

Coviglia⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny Gilligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C Moore| OR: 63| D

25/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. 15/2, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 65 days ago.

Form: 5578-10

(6)

Kudbegood^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 60| D

12/1

First run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when seventh of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 12 days ago, shaped as if needing the run. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5542-07

(3)

Shimla Rolann^h²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 60| D

22/1

6/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 7 months. Hood back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 101548-

(5)

Tanseeq¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Gibney| OR: 55| D

10/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving Joseph Anthony Murray when respectable eighth of 22 in handicap (40/1) at Cork (7f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 29090-8

(16)

Han Solo^p⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Leahy| OR: 53| D

8/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to soft, 13/2) 63 days ago, not ideally placed. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 55384-9

(1)

Miracles In May^p1,t1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 53| D

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 30-2207

(11)

Miss Cunning^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 52| D

9/1

5/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 405429

(7)

Cormac^t¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 49

125/1

Eighth of 13 in maiden (250/1) at Dundalk (7f), folding. Off 128 days.

Form: 800-998

(18)

Desert Wave³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 49

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in maiden (300/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00-00

(14)

Morning Dew¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: A Kinirons| OR: 48

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 8/1), finding less than looked likely. Off 6 months. Down in trip.

Form: 083677-

(10)

Barnhill Rose¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 47

9/1

Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 20/1) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 97-6574

(12)

Chagall¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Enright| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 47| D

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 28/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 002000-

(19)

Transition^h⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: T Collins| OR: 47| D

9/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 49-0006

(2)

Sheila^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: D Hogan| OR: 63| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Blinkers back on. RESERVE.

Form: 74-0000

(17)

Well Funded¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 59

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Killarney (16.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Significantly down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 4878/3-9

Non-Runners

(15)

Cool Leader²³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Colin Keane

(13)

Is Fantastic²⁴¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Declan McDonogh

(4)

Kaswarah³⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P J F Hassett J: Gary Carroll

(9)

Star Of Lombardy⁴⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Sheila (15/8), Kaswarah (7/1), Miracles In May (15/2), Morning Dew (8/1), Han Solo (8/1), Miss Cunning (9/1), Transition (9/1), Barnhill Rose (9/1), Tanseeq (10/1), Kudbegood (12/1), Is Fantastic (12/1), Cool Leader (16/1), Shimla Rolann (22/1), Coviglia (25/1), Chagall (25/1), Star Of Lombardy (25/1), Well Funded (28/1), Desert Wave (40/1), Cormac (125/1)

KUDBEGOOD shaped as if the needing the run starting out for this yard at Gowran and is on a workable mark if building on that. Han Solo and Miracles In May head the dangers.