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Sunday 10 July 2022

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Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 2m 45.83s

(9)

Barrys Rock¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 63

13/2

Respectable thirteenth of 22 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) 16 days ago, keeping on. Worth another crack at this trip on balance.

Form: 430200

(8)

Book Of Verse^t1³⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Brien| OR: 62

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (12f). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8007-

(4)

Breffni Girl^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 62

14/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft, 14/1) 20 days ago, dropping away home turn. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-37300

(1)

Fattan^b,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Broad| OR: 61

11/1

16/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm) 24 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Blinkers back on and better showing anticipated returned to this shorter trip.

Form: 0-08347

(15)

Franno^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane| OR: 59| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 13/2, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago, going well when short of room 2f out. HOwever, she remains 5 lb above lher last winning mark.

Form: 309-896

(14)

Storm Steps^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner in June. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft, 7/2) 22 days ago, losing chance at the start and never better than midfield. No forlorn hope.

Form: 35-9318

(17)

Super Proud⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56

28/1

33/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 500730

(19)

Tooso^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Halpin| T: P Cluskey| OR: 55

18/1

First run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when respectable eighth of 17 in handicap (20/1) at Tipperary (12.6f, soft) 11 days ago, longer trip possibly stretching her.

Form: 636268

(16)

French Company¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: J G Coogan| OR: 53| D

7/2

Winner at Dundalk in February. 13/2, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, soft) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Shortlist material.

Form: 412373

(18)

Magi Gal^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52| D

12/1

Third of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft, 50/1) 9 days ago, every chance approaching final 1f and no extra. No sure thing to be in same form here, though.

Form: 970073

(7)

Crackaway^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Kelly| T: S Fahey| OR: 51

12/1

Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 40/1) 23 days ago. Entitled to be sharper for that run here and no surprise to see him give a good account.

Form: 8/8248-6

(2)

Batalha²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 48

66/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft, 40/1) 28 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 73/0000-

(3)

In The Cheap Seats^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James J Doyle| T: R K Watson| OR: 47

10/1

Hooded for 1st time, not disgraced fourth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back up in trip now.

Form: 9056-04

(10)

Pikaia¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: C Moore| OR: 47

16/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 12/1, first run since leaving Mrs Denise Foster when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good) 19 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 54039-0

(13)

She's Good Company^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 47

9/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft, 17/2) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 637004

(12)

Caromil^p1,t1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 53

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft, 66/1) 9 days ago. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on for 1st time, cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 990

Non-Runners

(6)

Indian Lilac¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: A Slattery J: C Horgan

(5)

Quiet Desire¹⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: G B Caldwell J: Non Runner

(11)

Estepona Sun¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 1

(20)

Boom Boom Boom¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

French Company (7/2), Franno (13/2), Barrys Rock (13/2), Storm Steps (8/1), She's Good Company (9/1), In The Cheap Seats (10/1), Fattan (11/1), Magi Gal (12/1), Crackaway (12/1), Breffni Girl (14/1), Indian Lilac (14/1), Pikaia (16/1), Quiet Desire (16/1), Estepona Sun (16/1), Tooso (18/1), Caromil (18/1), Boom Boom Boom (25/1), Super Proud (28/1), Book Of Verse (40/1), Batalha (66/1)

A winner at Dundalk in February, FRENCH COMPANY did well to finish third back on turf at Tipperary 11 days ago, not least given how wide he was forced and, again partnered by Colin Keane, he could be the answer to this bif-field contest. Fattan and Barrys Rock are a couple of others to consider.