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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 15.51s

(15)

Picpoul⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M Rice| OR: 63| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 70 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 072383

(13)

Glimmerglass^p1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: J Feane| OR: 65

15/2

9/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and cheekpieces on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 57-9350

(5)

Tara Power^t1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 54| C

25/1

Course winner. One win from 35 Flat runs. Twenty-eight runs since last win in 2021. Below form 9¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Gardone in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 36 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 253708

(1)

Al Bahar^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 58

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 100/1) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip and blinkers on 1st time for this handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 800

(14)

Gardone^b³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: E McNamara| OR: 52| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (17/2) 36 days ago by 2 lengths from Epaulawn, kept up to work. Claims if able to build on that.

Form: 8-80571

(6)

Makaiah^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 57

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in claimer at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Yard in good form. Something to find on form.

Form: 87072

(11)

Epaulawn^b1,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: N G Hynds| OR: 51

8/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 10/1, good 2 lengths second of 14 to Gardone in handicap at this C&D 36 days ago, no match for winner. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 954302

(8)

Imperial Miss¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 53

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Yard having good spell. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 99005

(2)

Anjah^v,t¹³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 47

33/1

Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 28/1), reportedly bled. Off 138 days.

Form: 434260

(12)

Designer Cailin³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 47| C

66/1

Course winner. Two wins from 49 Flat runs. 15¾ lengths eleventh of 14 to Gardone in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 36 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 046040

(7)

Stepdance¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 47

4/1

Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good, 9/2) 19 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 0999-46

(4)

Dark Blue Diamond¹⁵

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

50/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good, 33/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 008409

Non-Runners

(10)

El C Wells²²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: Paul Mulligan J: Rory Mulligan

(9)

Chopsticks³⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: S M Duffy J: W Joyce

(3)

Waystar¹⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Gardone (10/3), Picpoul (7/2), Stepdance (4/1), Imperial Miss (13/2), Chopsticks (13/2), Glimmerglass (15/2), Epaulawn (8/1), Makaiah (9/1), Waystar (12/1), El C Wells (20/1), Tara Power (25/1), Anjah (33/1), Dark Blue Diamond (50/1), Designer Cailin (66/1), Al Bahar (80/1)

The vote goes to STEPDANCE, who shaped well on debut for this yard in the C&D handicap won by Gardone last month, which was her first run for the best part of a year. She found 12.5f too much of a test at Tipperary since and is appealing back down in trip with Shane Foley in the hot-seat. Picpoul is a regular here and, having been placed off similar marks on three of her last four starts at up to 1½m here, she is likely to be in the thick of things once more. Chopsticks is also shortlisted.