20:20 Tipperary

Wednesday 3 July 2024

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TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 47.01s

(15)

Black Soul¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 65

11/2

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 88202-7

(3)

Elsa's Pride²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J A Stack| OR: 61

5/1

Good second of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good, 5/1) 26 days ago, running on. Player.

Form: 0013-52

(10)

Bright Start¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 57

22/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Last of 11 in handicap (80/1) at Gowran (14f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 560000

(7)

Struck By Churchil³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 56

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Second of 15 in juvenile hurdle (7/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 988-0

(11)

Hopkins²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 53

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 33/1, below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 658-00

(5)

Hinemoa²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 51

11/1

Creditable second of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 26 days ago, conceding first run. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-72902

(8)

Albion Princess^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 50

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good, 40/1) 11 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 060-006

(9)

Bigz Belief^b,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 49

7/1

9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 18 days ago. Modest on the Flat, below form on last Flat run.

Form: 530698-

(13)

Essential Part^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 49

50/1

50/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Modest on the Flat, 7/18 on last Flat run.

Form: 00/007-0

(16)

Ifitwasme^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: E McNamara| OR: 49

13/2

18/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 26 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 9330-97

(18)

Applejack Poet³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 47

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Modest winner at 17f over hurdles. Eighth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 200/1) 30 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 08-08

(1)

Ballycommon Chapel^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 47

33/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 22 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 070070-

(4)

Halcyon Spirit^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Abbie Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 47

66/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 08-0009

(2)

Katzoff⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 47

40/1

100/1, fourteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 090/08-0

(12)

Crypto Crash¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 55

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 33/1) 13 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0906

Non-Runners

(6)

Young Lucy⁴³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: Mrs C O'Leary J: Shane Foley

(14)

Still Rolling⁴³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

(17)

He's Justagent¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: S Lavery J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Struck By Churchil (9/2), Elsa's Pride (5/1), Black Soul (11/2), Ifitwasme (13/2), Bigz Belief (7/1), Still Rolling (7/1), Crypto Crash (10/1), Hinemoa (11/1), Albion Princess (11/1), Applejack Poet (12/1), Young Lucy (14/1), Bright Start (22/1), Hopkins (25/1), Ballycommon Chapel (33/1), He's Justagent (33/1), Katzoff (40/1), Essential Part (50/1), Halcyon Spirit (66/1)

The interesting one is YOUNG LUCY, who was the subject of a massive gamble prior to being a non runner in a handicap at Gowran last month. Elsa's Pride ran her best race when just failing at Fairyhouse and is another to consider along with Struck By Churchil, who's open to improvement back on the Flat.