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Monday 22 July 2024

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Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 2m 11.03s

(1)

Jack Spriggins^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Dundalk (7f) 10 days ago. Expected to be bang there back up in trip.

Form: 8-473

(11)

The Crafty Girl²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gabriella Hill⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 72

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, first run since leaving Barry Fitzgerald when last of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good) 24 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 7045-0

(2)

Nika Pika^t⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Magee| OR: 69

14/1

Below form 13¼ lengths sixth of 12 to Dont Do Dramas in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 78 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 100-256

(10)

Dont Do Dramas⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67

2/1

Latest win at Sligo in May. Ridden too aggressively when sixth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (10f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 565136

(4)

More Profit¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 58

6/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in claimer (7/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 17 days ago. Up in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 553-648

(7)

Butterfly Bush³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Foley| T: P Magee| OR: 57

14/1

25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good) 31 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 004000

(3)

Gregorina^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Winner here in June. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.3f, good to firm, 11/1) 7 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 080713

Non-Runners

(6)

Alonzo²⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Hugh Horgan

(8)

Next Trick²³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: James Ryan

(5)

Spunog¹²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: T Cleary J: Rory Cleary

(9)

Share The Treasure²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: T Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Dont Do Dramas (2/1), Jack Spriggins (5/2), Gregorina (4/1), Next Trick (4/1), More Profit (6/1), Alonzo (6/1), Spunog (10/1), Nika Pika (14/1), Butterfly Bush (14/1), Share The Treasure (14/1), The Crafty Girl (40/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but Johnny Murtagh's JACK SPRIGGINS should find this return to a longer trip very much in his favour so can capitalise on a lenient mark and open his account. Dont Do Dramas wasn't seen to best effect when sixth at Fairyhouse last time and heads the list of dangers with Gregorina and More Profit also in the mix.