17:40 Dundalk

Friday 14 April 2023

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Bet On The Grand National With BetVictor Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 39.10s

(2)

Autocrat^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76| C

5/2

Course winner (at 10.7f). 13/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 12 days ago. This ease back down in class should help.

Form: 64-518

(1)

Ti Amo Sempre⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 73

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, faced very stiff task when 18¼ lengths last of 8 to Cairo in listed race at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 2440-8

(3)

Cherokee Run⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 71

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 9 to Autocrat in handicap at this course (10.7f) 56 days ago, headed 2f out and no extra. Upped further in trip now.

Form: 2-644

(4)

Pulse Light^t1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 70

7/2

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 12 days ago, racing too freely over the longest trip he's faced.. Tongue strap on 1st time and certainly not one to be giving up on yet. .

Form: 0454-37

(8)

Sapristi¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 67

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Navan (10f, heavy) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. That was her first start for 6 months and this should reveal more.

Form: 808-8

(10)

Mehsham⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 58

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Showed first form when sixth of 12 in maiden at this course (10.7f, 150/1) 42 days ago, albeit never better than midfield. Switch to handicaps rates a plus and feasible to think he can do better up in trip.

Form: 086

(6)

Unchained Melody¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Killian Leonard| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 54

10/3

Promising sort. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at Navan (10f, heavy, 10/1) 16 days ago. This step up to 1½m promises to suit and she's one to be interested in from such a lowly mark returned to all weather.

Form: 09-03

(7)

Glyde Ranger¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

16/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Navan (10f, heavy) 16 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Makes polytrack debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 00068-7

Non-Runners

(5)

Western Cape³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: S D Bowen

(9)

Grange Lady⁵⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Autocrat (5/2), Unchained Melody (10/3), Cherokee Run (7/2), Pulse Light (7/2), Western Cape (5/1), Grange Lady (10/1), Mehsham (12/1), Glyde Ranger (16/1), Ti Amo Sempre (20/1), Sapristi (20/1)

UNCHAINED MELODY never improved in form terms but was deserving of credit for finishing where she did when third on handicap debut at Naas 16 days ago and, with progress anticipated tackling this longer trip, she gets the nod to defy her lowly mark. Pulse Light, Mehsham and Autocrat head up the dangers.