15:00 Listowel

Saturday 3 June 2023

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Pat Smullen Handicap

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 1m 20.08s

(8)

Warrior Brave^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 81| D

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 28 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 94406-8

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(4)

Furnace Creek⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 79| D

20/1

25/1, first run since leaving James M. Barrett when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 53 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has work to do.

Form: 27100-0

(5)

Half Nutz⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| D

11/2

28/1, encouraging seventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 8 days ago, running on. Yard having good spell. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 583607

(10)

Fly To Glory^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 77| D

66/1

40/1, first run since leaving Archie Watson when last of 16 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip with lots more needed.

Form: 13057-0

(13)

Coumshingaun³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C Ngcobo⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 76| CD

16/5

C&D winner. 22/1, good fourth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 33 days. Big shout.

Form: 50-00U4

(3)

Karaoke⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 25/1, good fifth of 12 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy) 56 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 216-5

(2)

Nine Tales^b1⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: R Hackett| OR: 73| D

66/1

Temperamental sort. Last of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 69 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 536/8-00

(11)

Downforce³³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 72| D

14/1

14/1, creditable sixth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 33 days ago, running on. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 10-5406

(14)

Gobi Star^p,t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 71| D

17/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy, 12/1) 42 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6-72507

(9)

Fox Degree²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 75

33/1

40/1, ninth of 10 in nursery at Kempton (6f). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Ralph Beckett and others appeal more.

Form: 412809-

(16)

Soi Dao^b1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 65| D

18/1

Thirteenth of 19 in handicap (33/1) at Naas (5f, good) 28 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 1326-00

(6)

Inventor^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 62| D

16/1

Eighteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 40/1) 48 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 12470-0

(15)

Las Cuatro¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: G M Lyons| OR: 69

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in maiden at Cork (6f, good, 14/1) 17 days ago, not knocked about. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 33-4

(12)

Maggie Thunder³⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hassett| OR: 56

28/1

150/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at Tipperary (5f, good to firm). Off 10 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. J. Hassett. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE

Form: 533985-

Non-Runners

(7)

Elmo Lincoln²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: Nathan Crosse

(1)

Theriverrunsdeep⁷¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: S G O'Donnell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Coumshingaun (16/5), Karaoke (4/1), Warrior Brave (9/2), Half Nutz (11/2), Gobi Star (17/2), Elmo Lincoln (10/1), Downforce (14/1), Inventor (16/1), Soi Dao (18/1), Furnace Creek (20/1), Theriverrunsdeep (20/1), Las Cuatro (25/1), Maggie Thunder (28/1), Fox Degree (33/1), Fly To Glory (66/1), Nine Tales (66/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to COUMSHINGAUN who boasts a C&D win and arrives on the back of a good fourth in a big-field Curragh handicap last time. Half Nutz hinted at a revival when seventh at the same track last week and could emerge as the chief threat, although Karaoke is not without a shout either with few miles still on the clock.