15:30 Navan

Saturday 13 May 2023

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:10

Bellinter Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 5.35s

(1)

Rough Diamond¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 94| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in October. 9/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 143 days. Down in trip. Looks competitive on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 913168-

(14)

Mickey The Steel^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Wayne Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 92| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 48 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 41170-2

(10)

Master Matt²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 89| CD

33/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when last of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 80/1) 27 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 08370-0

(2)

Loveday¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 87| D

12/1

Good third of 17 in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy, 33/1). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 23/7683-

(4)

Curraheen Princess²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Stokes| OR: 86| BF| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 3/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft). Off 7 months. Can give a good account.

Form: 222123-

(15)

Only Spoofing¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: C Ngcobo⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 86| CD

66/1

3-time C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (100/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 19 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 600-089

(12)

Tawaazon^b,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 85| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 9/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 7 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 121615

(6)

Heavenly Power²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: E Lynam| OR: 81

9/2

Career best when winning 30-runner handicap (13/2) at the Curragh (6f, soft), going clear. Off 7 months but still not discounted.

Form: 00/2601-

(5)

Jon Riggens^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 79| D

5/1

Fared best of those who raced centre when good third of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there eased 1 lb.

Form: 9522-03

(13)

Aljady^b,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 78| D

11/1

4/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 19 days ago. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020.

Form: 90-7455

(8)

Dun Na Sead¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 78| BF| D

13/2

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 11/2, seventh of 15 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft) 13 days ago, going off too hard. Respected.

Form: 091527

(16)

Fly To Glory³³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 78

40/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson. Has work to do.

Form: 113057-

(3)

Hallowed Time^p²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 78| D

20/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Vichy (5f, soft, 56/10). Off 7 months. Cheekpieces back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 031009-

(9)

Mercurial³⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 77| D

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 8 in minor event at Killarney (8.2f, good, 12/1). Off 10 months. Significantly down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 306338-

(7)

Senor Carrots^v1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Oliver| OR: 74| D

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in April. 8/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Naas (5f, good) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time now.

Form: 459-010

(11)

Screen Siren^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 72| D

11/1

Respectable seventh of 19 in handicap at Naas (5f, good, 11/1) 7 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 7925-57

Forecasts

Heavenly Power (9/2), Jon Riggens (5/1), Mickey The Steel (13/2), Dun Na Sead (13/2), Tawaazon (8/1), Curraheen Princess (8/1), Screen Siren (11/1), Aljady (11/1), Loveday (12/1), Rough Diamond (14/1), Hallowed Time (20/1), Mercurial (28/1), Master Matt (33/1), Senor Carrots (40/1), Fly To Glory (40/1), Only Spoofing (66/1)

A few with chances but JON RIGGENS can race off a 1 lb lower mark than when a good Naas third last time when faring best of those that raced in the centre of the track so gets the vote. C&D winner Mickey The Steel is next on the list on the back of his good Naas second, with course scorer Tawaazon appealing as the pick of the rest for place purposes.