19:30 Roscommon

Monday 15 August 2022

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Londis Roscommon Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 32.10s

(5)

Verhoyen^b²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 95| D

12/1

Latest win at the Curragh (7f) in May. Seventh of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 40/1) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Drop back to 7f will hold no fears and fancied to give a good account.

Form: 160447

(2)

Shawaamekh^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 84| D

3/1

Latest win at Cork (7f) in May. Good second of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft, 15/2) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not dismissed in present groove.

Form: 8-19322

(8)

Is That Love²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Naas (7f, good, 14/1) 26 days ago, weakening before final 1f. Had shaped well when runner-up on return at Fairyhouse however and bounce back certainly not ruled out.

Form: 3175-29

(1)

Imposing Supreme¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: T Gibney| OR: 81| D

6/1

Latest win at Ballinrobe (9.5f) in June. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft, 8/1) 18 days ago, making no impression having been poorly drawn. Present mark demands that little bit more in any case.

Form: 0-57150

(6)

Earls²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 76

3/1

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Galway (7f, good to soft) 20 days ago, losing place when short of room 2f out. No surprise to see him thereabouts.

Form: 1-27227

(3)

Band Width²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver| OR: 77| BF

3/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Sligo in June. 7/2, tenth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago, not seen to best effect from a poor draw. Fancied to feature.

Form: 410140

(4)

The Blue Panther^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 70

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 16 days ago, left with too much to do. Mark has eased a little more.

Form: 954966

Non-Runners

(7)

Heavenly Power⁵⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Earls (3/1), Band Width (3/1), Shawaamekh (3/1), Heavenly Power (9/2), Imposing Supreme (6/1), Is That Love (17/2), The Blue Panther (11/1), Verhoyen (12/1)

Already twice successful this season, BAND WIDTH looked unlucky not to go in again on his penultimate start and, with his latest Galway effort best overlooked (poorly drawn), he could well be up to getting back on the up. Heavenly Power and Shawaamekh are a couple of others to consider in a competitive affair.