18:30 Killarney

Tuesday 12 July 2022

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GMIB Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 43.6s

(2)

Noble Crusade¹³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 78

50/1

40/1, first run since leaving Keith Dalgleish when tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 137 days. Must improve.

Form: 36624-0

(5)

Ransom^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77

5/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (12.8f, good) 40 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 3-60000

(12)

Ms Eagleton²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: W J Lee| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 75

3/1

6/4, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 22 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap debut and should have more to offer.

Form: 5221

(6)

Khafaaq¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 72| D

14/1

22/1, good fourth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good). Off 101 days.

Form: 10640-4

(1)

Macadam's Rock²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 71

25/1

Winner at Dundalk in April. Sixth of 8 in minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good, 17/2) 25 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 330136

(8)

Blackpoint^p1⁴¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J E Kiely| OR: 70

12/1

Respectable fourth of 18 in handicap (7/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, soft). Off 13 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 949/044-

(9)

Jaafel^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 70| BF

5/1

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 10/3) 11 days ago, though was left with too much to do. Much better expected this time.

Form: 435736

(3)

Petticoat Rule^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: G Scott| OR: 70| D

9/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Tipperary (7.4f, soft) 13 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 3-56984

(11)

Notforalongtime²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 68| D

14/1

9/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Needs to build on that.

Form: 0005-08

(4)

My Minervina^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 67| D

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 15-runner claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 11/2) 11 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 4067-61

(10)

High Altitude³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 63| CD

17/2

4-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Limerick (8f, good to firm) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 809-098

(7)

Mads Black Eights¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M J Smith| OR: 58

50/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 146 days. Down in trip.

Form: 020-490

Forecasts

Ms Eagleton (3/1), Ransom (5/1), Jaafel (5/1), My Minervina (7/1), High Altitude (17/2), Petticoat Rule (9/1), Blackpoint (12/1), Notforalongtime (14/1), Khafaaq (14/1), Macadam's Rock (25/1), Mads Black Eights (50/1), Noble Crusade (50/1)

JAAFEL is well handicapped on the form of his third-place finish in maiden company last month and with his Bellewstown run easy to excuse, he's fancied to get it right this time. Ms Eagleton won last time and is open to progress so she has to be feared, with Petticoat Rule also considered.