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Saturday 18 May 2024

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Bellinter Handicap

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 0.77s

(4)

New Definition⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Brien| OR: 92

28/1

80/1, first run since leaving James Tate when ninth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 61 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip

Form: 06850-9

(13)

Jon Riggens^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 90| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft, 17/2) on reappearance 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 17452-4

(3)

Amazon Lady^v1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 86| D

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 6¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Moss Tucker in listed race (100/1) at Naas (5f, soft) 19 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5252-79

(10)

Pro Bono Alexander^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 84| D

7/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 17/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-00121

(1)

Never Shout Never²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| D

16/1

28/1, eighteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 28 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 120-060

(12)

Only Spoofing⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 82| CD

40/1

3-time C&D winner. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 100/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 47214-0

(2)

Mehman^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 81| D

85/40

1 win from 3 runs this year. 7/2, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Naas (5f, good) 7 days ago, pushed out.

Form: 736-851

(6)

Harry's Hill^t1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: M Hassett| OR: 80| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 14/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 27 days ago, running on. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 1020-76

(7)

Charming Lady^v1¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 76| D

40/1

80/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 155 days. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 761780-

(5)

Blanc De Noir³²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

10/1

Good third of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to firm, 11/1) last June (final start for Jessica Harrington). Player if ready to roll for new yard after 10 months off.

Form: 048153-

(14)

Inishmot Prince^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 73| D

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 7½ lengths eleventh of 13 to Mehman in handicap (9/1) at Naas (5f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 5-21220

(11)

Sunday Sovereign¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: G A Kingston| OR: 73| BF| D

33/1

Eighth of 10 in claimer at Dundalk (6f, 6/4), racing closer to pace than ideal. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley.

Form: 331688-

(8)

Buddy Batt²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: D J Bunyan| OR: 76| D

33/1

8/1, eighth of 10 in nursery at Dundalk (5f), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months.

Form: 601588-

(9)

Nouvel Espoir¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Barcoe| OR: 66| CD

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap (10/3) at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 325-01

Forecasts

Mehman (85/40), Jon Riggens (7/2), Pro Bono Alexander (7/1), Nouvel Espoir (8/1), Blanc De Noir (10/1), Amazon Lady (11/1), Harry's Hill (11/1), Never Shout Never (16/1), Inishmot Prince (22/1), New Definition (28/1), Buddy Batt (33/1), Sunday Sovereign (33/1), Charming Lady (40/1), Only Spoofing (40/1)

JON RIGGENS is selected to build on a good reappearance run at Naas last month and resume winning ways for the Edward Lynam team. Blanc de Noir is an interesting contender on his first outing for Johnny Murtagh, particularly if the betting vibes are strong. Pro Bono Alexander should also have a part to play if able to transfer her AW improvement since blinkers over to the turf.