19:15 Tramore

Tuesday 9 July 2024

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Tote Tramore Derby Handicap (47-65)

4YO plus | 1m 4f | Yielding to Soft | 8 Runners | Turf

(2)

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P Nolan| OR: 65

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful 2m hurdles winner. Good fifth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Listowel (16.2f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip and should make his presence felt.

Form: 0/785

(7)

Tudor Manor²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 64| D

Winner at Leopardstown in May. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 25 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 06-8510

(1)

Chutzpal^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 59| BF

First run since leaving Eoin Doyle when respectable fourth of 16 in handicap (3/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers back on and he's a key player.

Form: 83060-4

(4)

Butterfly Garden¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast| OR: 56| CD

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 137 days. Each-way chance if raring to go.

Form: 09870-6

(8)

Action Motion^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 52

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 50/1, pulled up in novice chase at Tipperary (19.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 50785-9

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No Trouble^t⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52| D

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good) 4 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Enters calculations.

Form: 8-09772

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Astrophysicist^b,t⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis| T: J Nash| OR: 47

25/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Has work to do in order to get his head in front here.

Form: 33/059-7

(3)

Contrapposto⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: R Donohoe| OR: 47

One win from 48 Flat runs, which was gained back in 2016. Won 15-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 9/2) 4 days ago. Would have a serious chance if in a similar mood back on the level.

Form: 428434-

Forecasts

Chutzpal (11/4), Metamorpheus (3/1), Contrapposto (5/1), No Trouble (5/1), Tudor Manor (7/1), Butterfly Garden (10/1), Astrophysicist (12/1), Action Motion (16/1)

CHUTZPAL made an encouraging start for this yard following an absence of almost six months at Fairyhouse and he is a strong candidate with that run under his belt. It's been an awful long time since the 10-y-o Contrapposto registered his sole success on the Flat but he has to be feared off a lowly mark on the back of a victory over hurdles last week. No Trouble is best of the rest.