19:05 Killarney

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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Celtic Steps Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:08 | Winning time: 1m 44.35s

(15)

Rock Etoile¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 62| BF| D

5/1

Latest win at Gowran in April. Respectable 4 lengths third of 16 to Simply Sideways in handicap (4/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 77-D413

(14)

Cuala Bula³⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C Coakley| OR: 61

50/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 11 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison.

Form: 50/3000-

(6)

Kodiac Prince^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 61| BF| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 6 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 8453-53

(12)

Simply Sideways¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: T Doyle| OR: 60| D

7/2

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 16-runner handicap (10/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, easily. Raised 12 lb but still respected.

Form: 00/555-1

(5)

Hey Kameir^h¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 56

100/1

Last of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 109 days. First run for yard after leaving M. J. Tynan.

Form: 8298/5-0

(4)

Leclerc¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. 33/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 1-76800

(8)

Skontonovski^v¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) 15 days ago. Now below last winning mark but need to see more.

Form: 080900

(17)

Plankton^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A McNamara| OR: 55

16/1

33/1, creditable 7½ lengths sixth of 16 to Simply Sideways in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. needs to build on that.

Form: 900-806

(3)

Ju Ju Gabor²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: R A Foley| OR: 53

33/1

First run since leaving Joseph G. Murphy when below form 8¼ lengths tenth of 16 to Miss Cunning in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 20/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 70606-0

(11)

Miss Cunning^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 53| D

8/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 16-runner handicap (12/1) at Cork (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 00800-1

(16)

The Dazzer¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Martin| OR: 53| D

11/1

11/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 19700-8

(9)

Born Invincible^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: S M Duffy| OR: 49

20/1

Bit below form eighth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 80/1) 30 days ago, nearest finish. Significantly up in trip. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 1440-98

(10)

Double Martini^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49| D

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 12/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 70430-2

(7)

Encore De Mer^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 47

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 17 in maiden (150/1) at Gowran (9.6f, heavy) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 60-70

(13)

Two Metres Apart^h1¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan| T: M J Byrne| OR: 47

28/1

Modest maiden. Significantly up in trip on reappearance. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 748970-

Non-Runners

(18)

Everylittlestep²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Yvonne Latta J: Reserve 1

(1)

Pollanassa¹³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Kevin Coleman J: Reserve 2

(2)

Barnhill Rose¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kodiac Prince (15/8), Simply Sideways (7/2), Rock Etoile (5/1), Barnhill Rose (5/1), Everylittlestep (5/1), Miss Cunning (8/1), The Dazzer (11/1), Skontonovski (12/1), Double Martini (14/1), Plankton (16/1), Born Invincible (20/1), Two Metres Apart (28/1), Leclerc (28/1), Ju Ju Gabor (33/1), Encore De Mer (40/1), Cuala Bula (50/1), Pollanassa (50/1), Hey Kameir (100/1)

The suggestion is KODIAC PRINCE who stepped up on his reappearance when third at Gowran last week and looks capable of exploiting his current mark. Born Invincible wasn't seen to best effect in a big field at the Curragh last month and is an interesting contender having dipped below her last successful mark. Recent easy Gowran scorer Simply Sideways and Rock Etoile are others to consider.