20:10 Killarney

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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Killarney Outlook Race

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 3m 11.65s

(4)

Hms Seahorse³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Nolan| OR: 99

10/3

Useful gelding. Arrives fit from hurdling and ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 5242/10-

(2)

Spasiba³⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 92| BF

11/2

Progressive form at 3, winning a Roscommon maiden before third in an 11f course conditions race. Up in trip. Returns as an unexposed sort for last year's winning yard. Interesting contender.

Form: 313-

(7)

Ted Hastings³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: G Elliott| OR: 89

16/1

Useful 4-tim hurdle winner who made a successful Flat debut at Bellewstown last autumn. Bit to find on that form but he's open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 1-

(5)

Female Soldier¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 92

14/1

Useful filly. 19½ lengths thirteenth of 16 to Duke De Sessa in listed race (33/1) at Naas (11.8f, heavy) on final start last year. Up in trip on reappearance.

Form: 677450-

(3)

Taipan^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 100

11/10

Useful gelding. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Tipperary (12.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Hard to beat.

Form: 5709-22

(6)

Impero¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 76

80/1

Unreliable type. 16/1, respectable tenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 136 days ago. Off 136 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Thomas Cooper.

Form: 3/34453-

(1)

Venice Biennale¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 93

11/2

Useful mare. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form 7¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Indian Wish in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 22/1) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 725-766

Forecasts

Taipan (11/10), Hms Seahorse (10/3), Venice Biennale (11/2), Spasiba (11/2), Female Soldier (14/1), Ted Hastings (16/1), Impero (80/1)

TAIPAN has returned this spring with a pair of runner-up efforts and is taken to get his head back in front now. The unexposed Spasiba is second choice ahead of Venice Biennale.