15:45 Bellewstown

Wednesday 27 September 2023

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Colm Quinn BMW Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 4.52s

(1)

Tawaazon^b,t¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 88| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 5 wins from 15 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in May. 3/1, last of 7 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft), slowly away. Off 108 days.

Form: 615217

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(4)

Mickey The Steel^p,t⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 82| D

11/8

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 18/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 406085

(6)

Dream Today^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 80

11/2

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Laytown (6f, 6/4) 15 days ago, kept up to work. Cheekpieces back on. Taken to follow up back on turf.

Form: 303501

(3)

Transcendental¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 73

7/2

Winner at the Curragh in May. 11/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 1 day ago.

Form: 107657

(7)

Aloysius Lilius^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 66| CD

10/3

Bit below form 4¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Dream Today in handicap (10/1) at Laytown (6f) 15 days ago, merely closing up late. Blinkers back on and he's won on 2 of the last 3 occasions he's partnered by Colin Keane.

Form: 550186

(2)

That's Mad^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McCann| OR: 65| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Leanne Breen when 14¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Dream Today in handicap at Laytown (6f, 16/1) 15 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 10/80-09

(5)

Takana²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 55| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 66/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 8700-09

Forecasts

Mickey The Steel (11/8), Aloysius Lilius (10/3), Transcendental (7/2), Dream Today (11/2), Tawaazon (14/1), Takana (22/1), That's Mad (40/1)

DREAM TODAY is taken to build on his recent success on the beach at Laytown and strike again for Ado McGuinness. Aloysius Lilius has gained his last 3 wins when partnered by Colin Keane and he can shrug aside a couple of below-par efforts and provide the chief threat.