20:30 Naas

Wednesday 24 July 2024

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Bert House Stud Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 31.06s

(7)

Physique⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: M Fenton| OR: 86| D

6/4

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 094392

(8)

Facethepuckout²⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 82| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 16/1, nineteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy), not ideally placed. Off 8 months. Booking of Keane a plus.

Form: 320410-

(6)

Sara Valentina³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 87| BF| D

11/2

Thrice-raced winner. Winner of maiden at Limerick in May. 11/10, last of 4 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Remains capable of better.

Form: 9-14

(1)

Benavente¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 77| D

9/2

Latest win at Southwell in February. 9/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 132880

(4)

Lady Arwen¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 75| D

16/1

22/1, last of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 6140-60

(5)

Bella Colombia⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 79

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. 50/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 179-00

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Never Cry Never²⁴⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Gerard O'Leary J: S Foley

(3)

Not Forgotten⁴⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

(9)

Ice Cold In Alex⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 10

T: K J Condon J: J A Powell

Forecasts

Physique (6/4), Never Cry Never (10/3), Facethepuckout (9/2), Benavente (9/2), Sara Valentina (11/2), Ice Cold In Alex (6/1), Not Forgotten (10/1), Lady Arwen (16/1), Bella Colombia (28/1)

ICE COLD IN ALEX is at the veteran stage now but he had been in good form until his blip in a big field at Leopardstown last week and might be worth siding to stage a quick revival back in calmer waters. Sara Valentina fluffed her lines when a short-priced favourite on her handicap debut but Dermot Weld's Limerick maiden winner is worth another chance to show she's capable of making an impact in handicaps. Last week's Killarney runner-up Physique may prove best of the remainder.