19:00 Roscommon

Monday 8 May 2023

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Racing Again Here 22nd May Handicap

3YO plus | 1m 4f 10y | 13 Runners | Turf

(1)

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 80

20/1, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 66 days ago. Back down in trip. Work to do.

Form: 63255-0

(4)

Pralognan^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 80

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Limerick (8f, soft) on IRE flat debut 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 616/22-0

(10)

In From The Cold⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 79

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventeenth of 21 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run. Warrants respect.

Form: 06477-3

(9)

Star Kissed³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 79| D

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 12-runner maiden at Bellewstown (12f, heavy, 8/13) 32 days ago, pushed out. Open to improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 22-1

(2)

Thousand Tears¹⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Julie Burke| T: J M Burke| OR: 77

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 18/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f). Off 164 days. Back down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving Emmet Mullins. Work to do.

Form: 2390-

(8)

Luminous Light^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: A McCann| OR: 75

9/2, improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago, comfortably. Hood on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps). Not out of things.

Form: 330007-

(11)

Cafe Con Leche^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 74

Refused in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft) 24 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Enters calculations.

Form: 04520/0

(3)

Scott Lang^t1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 73

Back from 10 months off when good second of 19 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 16 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 14080-2

(13)

Group One Power^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 72| D

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 19 in handicap (40/1) at Navan (13f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 3000-00

(6)

Seattle Sound⁵⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 72

Tailed-off sixth of 8 to Search For A Song in Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh (16f, good to soft, 300/1), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 19 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 783796/

(5)

Rattle And Hum¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M W Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

Lightly-raced maiden who found improvement when close second of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago, running on. 2 lb rise fair and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 3038-2

(12)

Narlita^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H Rogers| OR: 61

12/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, heavy) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: 3/60-34

(7)

Fire Coral³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 54

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, heavy) 33 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others look better treated.

Form: 040-0

Forecasts

Star Kissed (7/2), Rattle And Hum (4/1), Scott Lang (5/1), Luminous Light (5/1), Cafe Con Leche (11/2), In From The Cold (13/2), Narlita (10/1), Last Ammo (16/1), Thousand Tears (25/1), Pralognan (33/1), Group One Power (33/1), Seattle Sound (33/1), Fire Coral (50/1)

There should be more to come from RATTLE AND HUM, who upped his game when runner-up at Cork on handicap debut last month and still looks nicely treated. Star Kissed and Scott Lang rate the principal dangers.