17:15 Tipperary

Friday 9 August 2024

All16:4517:1517:5018:2519:0019:3520:10

Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 58.32s

(14)

Sporting Hero^p⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77| D

17/2

Only seventh of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Cork (5f, good) 56 days ago. Shortlist material if back on his A-game.

Form: 7-04027

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(3)

Reinforce²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 75| D

5/1

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Down Royal (5f, good) 21 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 427011

(1)

Maggie McGrath^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 72| D

8/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good, 12/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 17-2679

(6)

Magic Force¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Martins| T: M J Browne| OR: 71

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm, 25/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 22-0

(7)

Nouvel Espoir¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J Barcoe| OR: 65| D

5/1

Winner at Navan in May. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good, 9/1) 19 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 5-01903

(5)

Movento^b1⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 67

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in maiden at this C&D (heavy, 14/1) 73 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 075

(12)

She's Smart^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| D

14/1

Winner at Down Royal in May. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (5f, good) 19 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 104605

(2)

Gobi Star¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J Barcoe| OR: 62| D

20/1

First run since leaving Sean Davis when last of 12 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (5f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 447060

(13)

Your Day To Shine¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 63

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm, 150/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 888

(10)

Sam's Xpress^b1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: K P Cotter| OR: 59| D

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Below form fourth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 20/1) 35 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 9-55784

(8)

I'm Spartacus¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

5/1

Creditable second of 23 in handicap (14/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago, no match for winner. In the picture.

Form: 798882

(11)

Realtin Fantasy^p1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 57| CD

5/1

C&D winner. In good form until raced wide when seventh of 12 to Reinforce in handicap (11/2) at Down Royal (5f, good) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-83327

(9)

Florence Thompson^h,t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 47

100/1

Remains a maiden after 53 Flat runs. 50/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 069000

Non-Runners

(4)

Art Of Unity³⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 9

T: M Kelly J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Nouvel Espoir (5/1), Realtin Fantasy (5/1), I'm Spartacus (5/1), Reinforce (5/1), Maggie McGrath (8/1), Sporting Hero (17/2), Sam's Xpress (10/1), Art Of Unity (12/1), She's Smart (14/1), Movento (16/1), Gobi Star (20/1), Your Day To Shine (25/1), Magic Force (28/1), Florence Thompson (100/1)

Lots with chances. C&D winner REALTIN FANTASY didn't enjoy the rub of the green when seventh at Down Royal last time and is taken to bounce back in style here. Handicap debutant Movento heads the list of dangers with likely better to come ahead of in-form duo Nouvel Espoir and Reinforce.