16:07 Listowel

Sunday 4 June 2023

All13:3514:0514:3715:0715:3716:0716:3717:07

James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 41.33s

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Asisaid^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 64

11/1

Winner at Leopardstown in April. Creditable sixth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 33/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 00-1006

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(13)

Princess Rajj¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 64| C

8/1

Course winner. Twenty fourth of 25 in handicap (20/1) at Cork (7f, good) 18 days ago. Yard in good form and this is a slight drop in class.

Form: 53-9800

(6)

Dutch Glory¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 60

11/2

Winner at Dundalk in January. Shaped quite well when tenth of 25 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago. Capable of a big run from this mark.

Form: 34-1460

(1)

Ferrybank^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: T M Walsh| OR: 60

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, respectable eleventh of 25 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 18 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 70700-0

(15)

Sunset Nova¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 58| D

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, 7¾ lengths tenth of 15 to Swiss Army Officer in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Of interest on his Sligo run prior to that.

Form: 680940

(17)

Phoenix Open^t¹⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: S M Duffy| OR: 55| D

18/1

12/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f), left poorly placed. Off 142 days.

Form: 61004-0

(5)

Leclerc^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 53

33/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Stable in good form and dangerous if reviving in re-fitted headgear.

Form: 680000

(4)

Swiss Army Officer¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 52| D

9/2

Dropped long way in the weights and snapped lengthy losing run in 15-runner handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 13 days ago. Dangerous if backing that up.

Form: 08590-1

(8)

Blue Wood¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 51

12/1

Winner at Dundalk in April. 10/1, shaped better than result when eighth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not clear run. Needs treating as though still in form.

Form: 60/7318

(2)

Han Solo^p¹⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 47| D

15/2

One win from 28 Flat runs. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 33/1), never nearer. Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 803396-

(3)

Manhattan Dandy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 47

12/1

Remains a maiden after 41 Flat runs. 9/1, good third of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 600-853

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Pink Socks¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Doyle| OR: 47

33/1

50/1, seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 0/0000-7

(7)

Tara Power^p⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47| D

14/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 59 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 40-0686

(12)

What Adaay^p²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 47| BF

7/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 15 in handicap (9/2) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft), running on. Off 8 months. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 70/5232-

Non-Runners

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Valhalla's Dream⁵⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: R P Burns J: Jack Kearney

(9)

Midnight Treasure⁵¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: R P Burns J: Killian Leonard

(11)

Vulture Peak³⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Laura Hourigan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Swiss Army Officer (9/2), Dutch Glory (11/2), What Adaay (7/1), Han Solo (15/2), Princess Rajj (8/1), Ferrybank (9/1), Asisaid (11/1), Blue Wood (12/1), Manhattan Dandy (12/1), Tara Power (14/1), Sunset Nova (18/1), Phoenix Open (18/1), Vulture Peak (25/1), Pink Socks (33/1), Leclerc (33/1), Valhalla's Dream (33/1), Midnight Treasure (100/1)

DUTCH GLORY showed enough in a better handicap than this at Cork 18 days ago to think she's back in good form so she could be the answer to what is a tricky puzzle. Swiss Army Officer snapped a losing sequence a fortnight ago and he retains handicap scope, with Manhattan Dandy another to consider.