20:20 Roscommon

Monday 20 May 2024

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Roscommon Racecourse Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 38.61s

(5)

Granite Bay¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 71

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Cork (10.2f, good, 16/1) 10 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 0-791

(7)

Latin^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in claimer at Gowran (8f, heavy) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 545-83

(4)

Galician Girl⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

18/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. Eighth of 10 in handicap (13/2) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 6 days ago. Significantly up in trip and capable of playing a part.

Form: 89-3108

(8)

Dont Do Dramas¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67

11/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 6/1) 15 days ago by 2½ lengths from Solar Drive, always holding on. Needs considering.

Form: 17-5651

(6)

A Daughtersdelight^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 65

33/1

150/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (10.5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Makes handicap debut and needs to raise her game.

Form: 0007-06

(1)

Solar Drive¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62| BF| D

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Cork in April. 3/1, good 2½ lengths second of 12 to Dont Do Dramas in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00012

(2)

You Done Well¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: K Purcell| OR: 60

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6¾ lengths seventh of 10 to Granite Bay in handicap (18/1) at Cork (10.2f, good) 10 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 78-57

(9)

Liberty Looming³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 58

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Dundalk (10.7f) 38 days ago. Needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 006-04

(3)

Waystar¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, 24¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Dont Do Dramas in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 9-0577

Forecasts

Solar Drive (2/1), Granite Bay (10/3), Liberty Looming (9/2), Dont Do Dramas (11/2), You Done Well (12/1), Latin (16/1), Waystar (18/1), Galician Girl (18/1), A Daughtersdelight (33/1)

GRANITE BAY improved for the step up to 10.2f when making a winning handicap debut at Cork recently and, with a 4 lb rise and further progress possible now upped in trip, he is taken to follow-up. Solar Drive was beaten 2½ lengths by Dont Do Dramas at Sligo but there's good reason to believe he can reverse those placings on revised terms here. Latin is also shortlisted.