18:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 28 June 2022

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 2m 20.35s

(9)

Herring Island²⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91

12/1

10/3, won 16-runner maiden at Navan (8f, soft), having run of race. Off 8 months. Up in trip. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut from a tough mark but he can progress.

Form: 31-

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(5)

Allihies¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Allen| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 88

66/1

Last of 7 in minor event (50/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 10-7

(13)

Ghasham⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| BF| D

11/2

Winner at Cork in April. 7/4, last of 4 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 51 days ago, finding little.

Form: 55-14

(7)

Dark Vega³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84

11/2

Fifth of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 10/3) 37 days ago. Up in trip and she retains potential.

Form: 1-55

(2)

Hymn Book Too^t⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 81

10/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden (10/1) at Tipperary (12.4f, soft) 68 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 483-631

(10)

Joe Masseria^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 81

20/1

9/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Blinkers back on and he has a bit to prove.

Form: 5291-60

(4)

Mister Wilson³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 80

4/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good, 17/2) 38 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 2110-26

(12)

Eighty Eight¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 79

15/2

5/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 16 days ago. Unexposed over this trip so has to enter calculations.

Form: 7-02261

(6)

Global Energy³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 78

20/1

Winner at Limerick in April. Tenth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (10f, good) 31 days ago. Stable in good form and bounce back called for.

Form: 677-710

(14)

Knocklane Lass¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

12/1

5/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 19 days ago, never nearer. May have needed that.

Form: 2213-34

(11)

Elmos Fire²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Kinirons| OR: 77

4/1

6/4, career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago, well on top finish. Up in trip and looks well weighted.

Form: 0-7621

(3)

Verbal Sparring²⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: D McDonogh| OR: 74

33/1

Creditable 7¾ lengths fourth of 20 to Joe Masseria in maiden (33/1) at Naas (7.9f, heavy). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger. Makes handicap debut from a tough mark.

Form: 6744-

(1)

Steps In The Sand^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

14/1

Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (11.5f, good to firm, 7/1) 17 days ago. Back in trip.

Form: 090-046

Non-Runners

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Prophets Voice⁴²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Gavin Ryan

Forecasts

Mister Wilson (4/1), Elmos Fire (4/1), Dark Vega (11/2), Ghasham (11/2), Eighty Eight (15/2), Hymn Book Too (10/1), Herring Island (12/1), Knocklane Lass (12/1), Prophets Voice (12/1), Steps In The Sand (14/1), Joe Masseria (20/1), Global Energy (20/1), Verbal Sparring (33/1), Allihies (66/1)

ELMOS FIRE turned a Listowel maiden into a one-sided affair 3 weeks ago and the assessor looks to have taken a chance with his opening mark. Eighty Eight also arrives on the back of a career best so has to be feared, with Herring Island the potential improver, for all his opening mark does demand it.