18:10 Ballinrobe

Monday 24 July 2023

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Tote.ie Never Beaten By SP Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 2m 4.58s

(8)

Booyea²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: G M Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 77| D

2/1

Winner at Gowran in June. Good second of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good, 9/1) 24 days ago, well positioned. Going the right way lately.

Form: 00912

(7)

La Tulipe Noire^b¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 76

28/1

7/1, 6 lengths last of 8 to Malacanne in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 178 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 83471-8

(1)

Alazne⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

7/1

9/4, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Limerick (11.5f, good to firm) 40 days ago, always holding on. Likely to remain competitive.

Form: 732381

(2)

Malacanne^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 71

10/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (7f) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Stable in good form. Not discounted.

Form: 211574

(4)

Portreath^p,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at this course (9.6f, good) 28 days ago. Worth a chance to go one better.

Form: 0-5932

(6)

Status Green⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 66

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 7 days ago, running on late. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 08604

(3)

Susie Wosie¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 62

16/1

10/1, won 11-runner claimer at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 01

(5)

Shamastar⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 57

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7-6000

Forecasts

Booyea (2/1), Status Green (5/2), Portreath (9/2), Alazne (7/1), Malacanne (10/1), Susie Wosie (16/1), La Tulipe Noire (28/1), Shamastar (28/1)

PORTREATH is on an upward curve and, having found only one too good at this course last time, he's worth a chance to go one better. Booyea fits a similar mould and should be on the premises, while Status Green is open to improvement, so he's worth considering.