17:30 Tipperary

Sunday 3 September 2023

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Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 2m 50.47s

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Global Energy²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70

16/1

Shaped well after 10 months off when eighth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, soft, 40/1) 27 days ago, rallying. On a handy back if he can back that up.

Form: 10750-8

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(9)

Butterfly Garden^t1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: T Manley-Pender⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 69| D

16/1

Turned in a rare poor effort when fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft, 25/1) 31 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 099340

(5)

French Company¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J G Coogan| OR: 68| D

10/1

7/2, proved at least as good as ever as he picked up a second win of the season in 13-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 19 days ago, keeping on well. Obvious claims back on turf.

Form: 346531

(16)

Lispendense²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Cullen| OR: 68

9/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Ran well when fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (12.5f, soft, 20/1) 23 days ago. In the mix with a repeat.

Form: 9/705

(19)

Rain¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Barcoe| OR: 66

11/1

25/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago, enjoying a clearer passage than many kept wide in the straight. Chance if building on that.

Form: 0-08403

(1)

Humtaza³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Rourke| OR: 65

9/1

15/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off 4 lb lower here.

Form: 867424

(20)

Rotolo³¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 63

14/1

33/1, again below form fourteenth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 10 months. Up in trip. Needs to get back to somewhere near her handicap debut effort.

Form: 006200-

(18)

Inchiquin Maid⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 62

15/2

Fit from jumps and ran respectably when seventh of 17 in handicap at Cork (12f, good to soft, 33/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 4765-57

(12)

Kings Prince¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: E O'Connell| OR: 61| D

8/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Turned in best effort of the season despite proving a less than straightforward conveyance after 5 months off when second of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good, 16/1) 17 days ago, running on.

Form: 06-0772

(14)

Kingsofthemidlands¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 61

18/1

33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Struggling for form at present so best watched.

Form: 4-90079

(4)

Rock On Seamie⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: R Hackett| OR: 61| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 12/1, running below form when departing in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 57 days ago. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 5701/00-

(10)

Champagne Terri^h1¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 60| D

33/1

Might have needed the run on first outing since leaving Adrian Keatley after 12 months off when eighteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good, 40/1). Off 107 days. First run for yard after leaving Ian O'Connor. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 57/257-0

(21)

Maralinga⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 60

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 3 months ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-42540

(8)

Firm Belief³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: R Sweeney| OR: 57

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fared no better when ninth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft, 12/1) 38 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 59099

(6)

Hello Power^p1⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 55

15/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. 8/1, respectable ninth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good) 46 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4-00539

(2)

Sil Ver Klass^t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: A J Martin| OR: 52| BF| D

16/1

14/1, last of 17 in handicap at Cork (12f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 078/32-0

(13)

Indignation^v1³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 14/1, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 3 days ago, running on. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 500/4-06

(3)

Cleopatra's Needle^h,t⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 48

16/1

Again ran below form when ninth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 60-4389

Non-Runners

(11)

Fascinating Secret⁵⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: Reserve 1

(17)

Stabila³³²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: M Flannery J: Reserve 2

(15)

Ben Alexander³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Inchiquin Maid (15/2), Hello Power (15/2), Kings Prince (8/1), Humtaza (9/1), Indignation (9/1), Lispendense (9/1), French Company (10/1), Firm Belief (10/1), Rain (11/1), Rotolo (14/1), Fascinating Secret (14/1), Butterfly Garden (16/1), Global Energy (16/1), Sil Ver Klass (16/1), Cleopatra's Needle (16/1), Kingsofthemidlands (18/1), Rock On Seamie (18/1), Maralinga (20/1), Champagne Terri (33/1), Ben Alexander (33/1), Stabila (50/1)

An ultra-competitive finale in which the tentative selection is HUMTAZA, who failed to make a splash on her first foray into handicaps at Down Royal just over 5 weeks ago, but the handicapper has dropped her 4 lb as a result. She can get the better of Hello Power, who has just a sole victory to her name but has the services of Colin Keane on board for the first time here. Kings Prince and Global Energy are just a couple others to consider.