16:45 Laytown

Tuesday 12 September 2023

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

Sun, Sea And Tote Guarantee Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 10.85s

(5)

Dream Today^t⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| C| D

6/4

20/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 73 days ago. Won over 7f here last year and looks well weighted.

Form: 330350

(1)

Transcendental¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 74| D

9/1

Winner at the Curragh in May. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, well positioned. Merits consideration.

Form: 751076

(6)

Army Of India⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 72| D

15/2

First run since leaving Julie Camacho when eleventh of 15 in handicap (50/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 6237-40

(4)

Tamazu^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 72

4/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm, 6/1) 6 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 05-2736

(11)

Ivasecret¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 71| D

16/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 16/1). Off 154 days.

Form: 17425-0

(12)

Jaafel^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 70

14/1

Below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good, 20/1) 26 days ago. AW record is a positive one.

Form: 060549

(8)

Sunday Sovereign^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 70| D

9/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in July. 5/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in claimer at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 26 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 006165

(3)

Aloysius Lilius^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 67| D

10/1

Latest win at Tipperary in August. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 755018

(7)

Rhydwyn⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 66

200/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Last of 6 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 80/1) 59 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 0000/0-6

(2)

That's Mad^t1¹⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 66

16/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, heavy, 25/1), possibly amiss. Off 159 days. First run for yard after leaving Leanne Breen. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 110/80-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Wooden Head¹⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 1

(10)

Devious Dreamer¹⁸⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R Hackett J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Dream Today (6/4), Tamazu (4/1), Army Of India (15/2), Sunday Sovereign (9/1), Transcendental (9/1), Aloysius Lilius (10/1), Jaafel (14/1), Ivasecret (16/1), That's Mad (16/1), Wooden Head (16/1), Devious Dreamer (25/1), Rhydwyn (200/1)

Having won at this meeting last year, the assessor has given DREAM TODAY a major chance of repeating the trick. Transcendental and Jaafel are a couple of potential threats.