16:55 Killarney

Monday 10 October 2022

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Kenmare Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 31.43s

(9)

Ghumama^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 65| D

22/1

Winner at Dundalk in August. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 22/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 8-01048

(7)

Evergreen And Red^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 64

5/1

Not at best over hurdles last time but won in that sphere at Tramore in August and ran well enough on the Flat at Down Royal last month. Respected under Keane.

Form: 452-684

(3)

Lofoten¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 61

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good, 40/1). Off 170 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4-89

(13)

Star Official¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 60

5/1

18/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 390093

(4)

Harrison Green¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: P Tallis| OR: 57

50/1

33/1, last of 16 in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 8803-00

(1)

Fascinating Secret^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 55

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 300/1, eleventh of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-000

(11)

Striking^p1⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 54

6/1

12/1, ninth of 15 in handicap at this course (14.1f, good) 89 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 42-89

(2)

Vee Dancer¹¹

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

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Racked up a hat-trick in staying handicap hurdles in Britain in December 2021. Off 10 months, never invovled back on the Flat at Bellewstown recently but he could strip fitter for the run and he remains of interest from a basement mark on the Flat.

Form: 000-0

(10)

Berlusconi¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

12/1

Creditable sixth of 17 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, soft, 40/1). Off 103 days.

Form: 560/00-6

(12)

Sil Ver Klass^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 49

7/2

Fairly useful chaser, winning at Listowel (17f, good) 16 days ago. Also ran well when third on Flat at Navan last month. Interesting off his lowly Flat mark.

Form: 13/078-3

(14)

Cardinal Rule^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: James J Doyle| T: L Young| OR: 48

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0/00-080

(5)

Universal Focus^b¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 48

12/1

6/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 080467

(15)

Kasansay¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: C D Timmons| OR: 47

14/1

25/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good). Off 150 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8/80-000

Non-Runners

(6)

Lariat²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: C J MacRedmond

(8)

Bolero⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: H Rogers J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Sil Ver Klass (7/2), Vee Dancer (9/2), Star Official (5/1), Evergreen And Red (5/1), Striking (6/1), Lariat (6/1), Universal Focus (12/1), Berlusconi (12/1), Bolero (12/1), Kasansay (14/1), Cardinal Rule (18/1), Ghumama (22/1), Harrison Green (50/1), Fascinating Secret (66/1), Lofoten (80/1)

SIL VER KLASS really ought to have a race in him off such a low Flat mark given the level of his chase form so he gets the nod for the Tony Martin/Ben Coen combination. Evergreen And Red provides Colin Keane with a chance to end the afternoon with a winner and he's second choice. Star Official is another to consider, while Vee Dancer is one to keep a close eye on in the betting with a recent comeback run under his belt.