18:35 Ballinrobe

Monday 18 July 2022

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Play The Tote Exacta On Every Race Handicap

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 2m 9.5s

(5)

Prophets Voice⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 75

8/1

9/2, third of 4 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 8 days ago, headway over 2f out, no extra last ½f, Drop in trip needs to have a positive effect now.

Form: 47-3283

(3)

Mr Trinket^p¹⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 74| BF

17/2

Winner at Dundalk (1m) in March and similar form from 7 lb higher mark when fourth of 7 in handicap back at that venue (12f) in April. No reason why he won't continue the good work back on turf/following a short break.

Form: 007-14

(7)

Arch Enemy²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 71| C

9/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (10/3) at this course (9.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago, responding well to lead post. Can give another good account for all she's not an obvious follow-up candidate.

Form: 858401

(1)

A Shin Undine⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 69

7/2

Respectable sixth of 15 in maiden (14/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good) 6 days ago. Will hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 072246

(6)

Heather Bear¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 69| D

11/4

Promising individual who has improved markedly for switch to handicaps, successful at Gowran (9.5f) and stepping up further when following up at Naas (10f) 16 days ago, battling well. Looks a serious player in hat-trick bid from 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 8-0911

(2)

Brown Eagle^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68

13/2

Winner at Roscommon in May. 15/2, creditable second of 8 in claimer at Fairyhouse (10f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can remain competitive back in handicaps for all this is understandably tougher.

Form: 5-00142

(4)

James Henry^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 65

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Gelded, stepped up on opening pair of exploits in the spring when fourth of 16 in maiden at Limerick (1m) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he may well have more to offer now handicapping back up in trip. Market may guide.

Form: 004

Forecasts

Heather Bear (11/4), A Shin Undine (7/2), Arch Enemy (9/2), Brown Eagle (13/2), James Henry (7/1), Prophets Voice (8/1), Mr Trinket (17/2)

HEATHER BEAR has been much-improved for the switch to handicaps, supplementing her Gowran success in determined style at Naas 16 days ago. Open to further improvement, she's fancied to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick. The returning Mr Trinket and course winner Arch Enemy can also figure, whilst market support for handicap debutant James Henry would need to be viewed positively.