17:30 Listowel

Tuesday 24 September 2024

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Jet, Peggy & Eamonn O'Carroll Memorial Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 3m 17.2s

(7)

Highland Bling^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88

13/2

Winner at Fairyhouse in June. 11/4, second of 4 in handicap at Gowran (12.4f, good) 41 days ago, rallying. Can give another good account.

Form: 441022

(9)

Rosso²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84

2/1

Promising type. 8/11, career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Roscommon (12.1f, soft) 22 days ago, comfortably. Makes handicap debut from a very fair mark and there's more to come.

Form: 4321

(4)

Messerschmitt³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 83

28/1

Unseated rider in juvenile hurdle (6/4) at Killarney (17f, soft) on NH debut 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, creditable fifth on last Flat outing.

Form: 1-43655

(6)

Emphasis^b³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 82

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. 15¼ lengths seventh of 8 to Chemistry in listed race at Leopardstown (14f, good, 18/1) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut for top yard.

Form: 84-17

(2)

Cruden^p,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

25/1

Winner at Limerick in May. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 3100

(3)

Dark Oak^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 78

16/1

25/1, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Galway (12f, good) 14 days ago, always holding on. Must improve to go in again back in a handicap.

Form: 732631

(8)

Granite Bay²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 78

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 20/1, good fourth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, soft) 22 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently.

Form: 0-79114

(5)

Slurricane³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77

9/1

Winner at Killarney in May. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap (11/1) at the Curragh (10f, good) 31 days ago, having to pick way through. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 57-1584

(1)

El Regalo^b1³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 70| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 10 in handicap at Navan (14f, good, 7/2) 3 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 54456

Forecasts

Rosso (2/1), Emphasis (7/2), Granite Bay (9/2), Highland Bling (13/2), Slurricane (9/1), El Regalo (12/1), Dark Oak (16/1), Cruden (25/1), Messerschmitt (28/1)

ROSSO created a good impression when landing the odds without too much difficulty at Roscommon 3 weeks ago and with the prospect of further progress now handicapping, he makes plenty of appeal. Emphasis and Highland Bling could be the main dangers.