18:50 Roscommon

Tuesday 2 July 2024

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Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 2m 13.48s

(4)

Gesture²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 88

25/1

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in April. 14½ lengths last of 5 to Portland in listed race (25/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good) 26 days ago. Looks vulnerable under top-weight.

Form: 83-2115

(11)

Ameilya⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: J M Barrett| OR: 85

25/1

Thrice-raced winner. 8¼ lengths last of 7 to Wendla in Cornelscourt Stakes (33/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 51 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap debut and appears to be on a stiff opening mark.

Form: 6-17

(2)

Leinster³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85| D

10/3

Twice-raced winner. Won 14-runner maiden at Down Royal (10f, good, 5/4) 32 days ago, well on top finish. Improvement needed but there should certainly be better to come from this colt now that he makes the switch to handicap company.

Form: 8-1

(7)

Sli Na Ghealai¹⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 83

28/1

25/1, 22½ lengths seventh of 10 to Brilliant in Park Express Stakes at the Curragh (8f, heavy). Off 106 days and up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 73311-7

(6)

Sumptuary Law¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 19 days ago by ½ length from Alabama Calling, always holding on. 8 lb rise looks a tad harsh.

Form: 4231-1

(8)

Gibbs Island¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 82

5/1

9/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good) 10 days ago. Enters the reckoning based on solid placed efforts behind Old Faithful (winner again since) at Naas and Navan prior to that.

Form: 5-74234

(1)

Western City^t¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82| BF

16/1

One win from 2 runs this year. 1/4, 2 lengths third of 5 to Gesture in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f), unable to sustain effort. Off 130 days and likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 13

(3)

Slurricane⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 81

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (5/1) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 49 days ago, always holding on. Up in trip and worth a second look, despite going up 7 lb.

Form: 557-1

(9)

Alabama Calling¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 77

12/1

11/1, very good ½-length second of 13 to Sumptuary Law in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0-45212

(10)

Masoun¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77

6/1

Good second of 9 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 9/2) 18 days ago, nearest finish. The winner followed up at the Curragh recently and, with this step back up in trip a plus, he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 77-8722

(5)

It'sonlyjustbegun⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 11 in maiden (12/1) at this course (10.3f, good) 43 days ago. Will need to raise her game now handicapping but she's unexposed and in good hands.

Form: 642

Forecasts

Leinster (10/3), Sumptuary Law (5/1), Gibbs Island (5/1), Slurricane (11/2), Masoun (6/1), It'sonlyjustbegun (10/1), Alabama Calling (12/1), Western City (16/1), Gesture (25/1), Ameilya (25/1), Sli Na Ghealai (28/1)

The form of MASOUN's Cork second 18 days ago has been well-advertised since by the progressive winner since and, with this step back up in trip a good move, he is taken to go one better here. Gibbs Island's latest effort wasn't one of his better ones but he is pretty consistent and should give another good account, while unexposed pair Leinster and It'sonlyjustbegun are interesting. Slurricane is also on the shortlist,