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Strand Inn Dunmore East Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

3YO plus | 1m 4f | Yielding | 15 Runners | Turf

(15)

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 64

15/2, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 8 days ago, never better than midfield. Has good chance on pick of form from what rates a workable mark.

Form: 7520-48

(14)

Action Motion^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 63

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good, 11/1) 31 days ago, no extra final 100 yds. May sharpen up for that effort and fancied to make his presence felt.

Form: 65305-5

(1)

Pale Moonlight^v³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 62

Bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 30 days ago, in rear and making late headway. That was his first start for 3 months and he may well be sharper here.

Form: 570-846

(4)

Bardo Contiguo^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 56

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft, 20/1) 10 days ago. Needs to step up on recent efforts to figure.

Form: 3/0-0480

(11)

Say It So³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 50

Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 150/1) 36 days ago. Up in trip. Modest on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 06/5487-

(3)

White Strand^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Hogan| OR: 50

Tenth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 8 days ago, fading. Visor back on now but others make greater appeal.

Form: 070-000

(8)

Cleopatra's Needle^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 49

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.1f, good to soft, 10/1) 43 days ago, headed over 1f out and weakening. Others make greater appeal for win purposes.

Form: 60-4389

(7)

Breagagh^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: S Millar| OR: 48

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 12/1, very good second of 18 in handicap at Naas (8f, soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0/746-02

(2)

Macinamillion²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 55

7/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago, outpaced approaching final 1f.

Form: 070936

(10)

Ballyvohane^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 53

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Sligo (10.5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 0-800

(9)

Elsa's Pride^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 53

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time and it remains early days at least.

Form: 9900

(5)

Spinning Web¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 50| BF

Fair winner at 2m over hurdles. Best effort yet on Flat when second of 13 in handicap at Sligo (10.5f, good to soft, 3/1) 10 days ago, pushed along 2f out and keeping on. Feasible to think he can do better again upped further in trip.

Form: 000-82

(6)

Stormie Outlook^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Reserve 1| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 62

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. Reserve 1.

Form: 04226-4

(12)

Dinamine⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Reserve 2| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Bellewstown (14.4f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Reserve 2.

Form: 9506-20

(13)

Scalor^h,t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Reserve 3| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 50

Seventh of 11 in handicap (28/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back down in trip. Reserve 3.

Form: 4033-67

Forecasts

Breagagh (3/1), Spinning Web (7/2), Action Motion (6/1), Stormie Outlook (7/1), Macinamillion (7/1), Pale Moonlight (8/1), Chatterbox (8/1), Dinamine (12/1), Cleopatra's Needle (14/1), Say It So (14/1), Ballyvohane (14/1), White Strand (16/1), Elsa's Pride (20/1), Bardo Contiguo (25/1), Scalor (33/1)

CHATTERBOX remains a maiden on the back of 9 career starts but appeals as being on a workable mark judged on the pick of those exploits and, having not been seen to best effect at Tipperary 8 days ago, she shades the vote to come out on top. 3-y-o Spinning Web is highly respected on the back of his good Sligo second now upped in trip, with Action Motion another to consider.