18:10 Bellewstown

Wednesday 24 August 2022

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Lougher Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 40.6s

(10)

Chaos Control^p⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 78| BF| D

5/1

6/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 48 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 325228

(1)

Lady Arwen²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 77| BF

18/5

Winner at Gowran in May. 4/1, shaped as if still in form when third of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 216533

(7)

Superior Force¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 77| D

11/1

17/2, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not completely discounted.

Form: 444-547

(8)

Flame Of Eire²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 74| D

9/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft, 17/2) 26 days ago, driven out. Arrives firmly on the up and should put up a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 787611

(6)

Scarlet Angel³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 71

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 34 days ago, hampered. Stable in good form. Can't be discounted.

Form: 7-4937

(3)

Aristovic⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 68| BF| D

7/2

Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 13/8) 6 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Can give a good account.

Form: 511934

(9)

Brown Eagle^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68

16/1

Winner at Roscommon in May. 9/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 142530

(11)

Butterfly Island^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 68

20/1

Unreliable type. Below form fourth of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm, 14/1) 19 days ago, faring best of those held up. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-35364

(2)

Kirsapp^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J G Coogan| OR: 65

40/1

80/1, 20¼ lengths seventeenth of 18 to Flame of Eire in handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Blinkers back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 07-3540

(4)

Flag High¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

50/1

66/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 14 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 549700

(5)

Princess Azure^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 63

28/1

12 lengths twelfth of 18 to Flame of Eire in handicap (14/1) at Galway (8.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 2-00050

Forecasts

Aristovic (7/2), Lady Arwen (18/5), Flame Of Eire (9/2), Chaos Control (5/1), Scarlet Angel (11/2), Superior Force (11/1), Brown Eagle (16/1), Butterfly Island (20/1), Princess Azure (28/1), Kirsapp (40/1), Flag High (50/1)

FLAME OF EIRE is improving and, having landed an 18-runner event at Galway last time, she gets the nod to complete the hat-trick at the possible expense of Lady Arwen, who had been in top form prior to a slightly lesser effort at the same course on her latest outing. Aristovic is also worthy of consideration.