17:35 Bellewstown

Thursday 29 September 2022

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Mary Rogers Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 2m 37.63s

(1)

Firstman^t³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 65| D

11/4

Good second of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 3 days ago, never nearer. Can give another good account .

Form: 17-6122

(5)

Purdey's Gift^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: N C Kelly| OR: 63| D

50/1

Creditable ninth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (12.2f, soft) 23 days ago. Twelve runs since last win in 2019.

Form: 57/08-39

(2)

Boom Boom Boom⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 60

10/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 19-runner handicap (9/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 82 days ago, slowly away. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9430-01

(4)

Intend^h⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 58

9/4

Winner at Navan in September. 4/1, very good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 6 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 264512

(18)

Amlad^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 56| D

14/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Navan (14f, good, 28/1) 35 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces back on with more required.

Form: 23157/8

(10)

Slieve Bearnagh^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 56

17/2

20/1, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 15-9687

(8)

Steps In The Sand³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 62

25/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.8f, good) 31 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 609454

(13)

Back O' The Net⁴¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 54

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Hooded/tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourteenth of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good, 100/1). Off 13 months ahead of his handicap debut with his fitness to prove.

Form: 860-

(12)

Vee Dancer²⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Enright| T: R McNally| OR: 54

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 26f over hurdles. Won 8-runner handicap hurdle at Catterick (25.3f, good, 1/3), plenty in hand. Off 9 months but not discounted now going into handicaps.

Form: 000-

(16)

Bolero^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 47

15/2

25/1, below form 15½ lengths ninth of 17 to Intend in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 4930-09

(19)

Important Message^t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 47| C| D

25/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2015. Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good, 11/2) 34 days ago. Down in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 803/590-

(14)

Knock Flyer^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: D J Barry| OR: 47

25/1

Remains a maiden after 26 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (13f, soft, 50/1) 57 days ago. Booking of Foley a plus. Cheekpieces back on and can't be discounted.

Form: 566699

(3)

Mythical Times^h¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

7/1

Hooded for 1st time, good second of 20 in handicap (16/1) at Navan (13f, good), never nearer. Off 138 days but not ruled out.

Form: 780-072

(11)

Zebos Beanos^p⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D McNamara| OR: 52

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 17 in maiden (250/1) at Galway (12f, soft) 62 days ago. More needed on her handicap debut.

Form: 07-889

(9)

Missy Zippy³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Slattery| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 51

20/1

Good sixth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Roscommon (11.8f, good) 31 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 005906

(17)

Bint Alsarab³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: E D Delany| OR: 49

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Henry Spiller when last of 12 in maiden (150/1) at this course (12.3f, good) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 0090

Non-Runners

(6)

Contrapposto¹⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 1

(7)

Arcland¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 2

(15)

Dinamine¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D P Dunne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Intend (9/4), Firstman (11/4), Mythical Times (7/1), Bolero (15/2), Slieve Bearnagh (17/2), Boom Boom Boom (10/1), Amlad (14/1), Dinamine (16/1), Missy Zippy (20/1), Steps In The Sand (25/1), Important Message (25/1), Knock Flyer (25/1), Contrapposto (25/1), Arcland (33/1), Purdey's Gift (50/1), Zebos Beanos (66/1), Vee Dancer (66/1), Back O' The Net (100/1), Bint Alsarab (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. INTEND arrives at the top of his game and is fancied to resume winning ways on the back of his very good Dundalk second. Navan-scorer Boom Boom Boom rates a big threat though after his break and both Slieve Bearnagh and Firstman are weighted to have a say too.