18:45 Killarney

Monday 11 July 2022

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SP Or Better Guaranteed With TOTE Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 41.22s

(3)

Charterhouse^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 98| D

8/1

40/1, 15 lengths last of 9 to Wexford Native in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good) 16 days ago. Booking of McCullagh a plus. Others have achieved more.

Form: 639-039

(2)

Finans Bay^b³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 97

9/2

Blinkered for 1st time, 11¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Cadillac in listed race at Leopardstown (9f, good, 9/1) 39 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 3450-04

(6)

Nebo^v¹⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: T Hogan| OR: 94| D

14/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Sakhir (7f, good). Off 143 days. Visor back on. Uphill task.

Form: 0-99350

(8)

Pierre Lapin¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92

9/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/2, respectable seventh of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-90047

(1)

Hale Bopp³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| D

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in May. Eighth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 39 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 006-718

(4)

Flaming Moon⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 90| D

12/1

Fell in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good, 5/1) 44 days ago. Down in trip. Useful on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 743/00-0

(9)

Bucky Larson¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87| D

16/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 447-400

(5)

Giuseppe Cassioli¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 83| D

8/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Naas (8f, good) 19 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2-34163

(7)

Imposing Supreme²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: T Gibney| OR: 82| D

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 13/2) 21 days ago, driven out.

Form: 350-571

Forecasts

Imposing Supreme (4/1), Hale Bopp (9/2), Finans Bay (9/2), Pierre Lapin (9/2), Charterhouse (8/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (8/1), Flaming Moon (12/1), Nebo (14/1), Bucky Larson (16/1)

PIERRE LAPIN's Group 2 success as a juvenile for Roger Varian feels like longer ago than it actually was, but he has shown more enough in two starts at the Curragh since returning from a break to suggest that a race of this nature will be within his grasp. He gets the nod ahead of Finans Bay, who is of strong interest back in handicap company having contested a listed race last time. Hale Bopp also enters calculations, along with Imposing Supreme.