16:55 Bellewstown

Thursday 6 July 2023

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Champion Lettings Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 42.54s

(13)

Hope And Innocence⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 64

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Significantly upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 05-49

(7)

Jim's Cracker¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 64

40/1

66/1, ran badly on first run since leaving K. R. Burke when last of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 2 weeks ago. Plenty to prove.

Form: 45622-0

(8)

Vikki Wall^p1,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 64

40/1

Ran better than for a while when tenth of 12 on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 66/1) 20 days ago, not given at all a hard time. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 3-40060

(1)

Gosford¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 63

2/1

Ran well making handicap debut when second of 15 at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 25/1) 18 days ago, coming from much further back than the other principals. Could build on that effort here.

Form: 78-92

(5)

Lasting Peace^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 62

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form twelfth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 28/1) 2 weeks ago. Remains with one standout effort and first-time blinkers are applied.

Form: 0-8460

(15)

Lisgin¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 60

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 150/1). Off over 4 months ahead of this handicap debut.

Form: 970

(11)

Qalahari Queen^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 59

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, failed to improve making handicap debut when tenth of 15 at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 7-760

(14)

Stone Crafter^p1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 59

40/1

Last of 16 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 50/1) on IRE debut 45 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving E. J. O'Neill. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 7550-0

(16)

Queen Mab²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 58

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Failed to progress when sixth of 14 on handicap debut at Leopardstown (8f, good, 25/1) 3 weeks ago. More needed.

Form: 9976

(3)

Turbo Sprint^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

6/1

Best effort having been gelded when fourth of 15 in handicap (80/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 4 weeks ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 00-7704

(18)

Cletus^t⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 52

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fared no better when tenth of 11 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 300/1) 51 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

(6)

Fleetfootsoldier¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 52| D

5/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. 11/2, ran at least as well in defeat when second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) in March. Enters calculations on turf debut provided he's ready to roll.

Form: 0907-12

(17)

Engines On²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 50

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (6f). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Makes handicap debut. Engaged 7.10 Tipperary Wednesday.

Form: 009-

(2)

Lightupthesky³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 47

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, went backwards from reappearance when fifth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Prendergast.

Form: 0706-45

(12)

Kirikiriroa^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 50

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, fared no better when twentieth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 16/1) 2 weeks ago. Blinkered for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 00-890

Non-Runners

(9)

Master Garvey¹³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Joseph Murray J: C J MacRedmond

(10)

Happenstance¹³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 2

(4)

Cherry Pink¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gosford (2/1), Master Garvey (2/1), Fleetfootsoldier (5/1), Hope And Innocence (6/1), Turbo Sprint (6/1), Queen Mab (13/2), Lasting Peace (8/1), Kirikiriroa (16/1), Qalahari Queen (33/1), Lightupthesky (33/1), Stone Crafter (40/1), Vikki Wall (40/1), Jim's Cracker (40/1), Lisgin (50/1), Engines On (66/1), Cletus (80/1)

A fiendishly competitive contest in which the suggestion is MASTER GARVEY, who ran up to best when going down by just a head at Limerick just under a fortnight ago and can belatedly open his account. Gosford filled the runner-up spot on his handicap debut recently and he's fancied to be in the mix again, along with Fleetfootsoldier and Turbo Sprint.