13:30 Bellewstown

Wednesday 2 October 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Seamus Murphy Memorial Optional Claiming Maiden

Off time: 13:39 | Winning time: 1m 43.37s

(12)

Dark Viper^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

7/2

Fair gelding. 6/1, better than result when sixth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago, losing place when hampered approaching straight.

Form: 636226

(5)

Easyshineadiamond³⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea

150/1

150/1, offered little when last of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) on debut 12 months ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

(3)

Gandolfo^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 71

13/8

Unreliable sort. Wasn't seen to best effect when ninth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Punchestown (8.1f, good) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers back on. Folly to ignore back in maiden company.

Form: 648729

(7)

Zoffany Gold^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley

80/1

Tongue strap on, very green and reportedly made a respiratory noise when thirteenth of 14 in maiden (40/1) at Gowran (8f, good) on debut back in June.

Form: 0

(8)

Goldrush Kid³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Magee| OR: 69

9/2

Probably needed the run after 4 months off when ninth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good, 9/1) 39 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Expected to be bang there in this grade.

Form: 52-39

(9)

Purrrfect Timing^p⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Timmons

100/1

Visored for 1st time, again showed little when twelfth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 200/1) back in June.

Form: 00

(10)

Red Special^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 67

9/4

Fair gelding. 25/1, wasn't seen to best effect but stepped up on reappearance when fourth of 10 in maiden at Laytown (7f) 16 days ago, not clear run from 3f out. Visor back on. Enters calculations returned to turf.

Form: 688P-04

(2)

Rene Artois^p1³⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Nash| OR: 66

100/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) when last seen 12 months ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Well beaten on Flat for current connections so looks an easy swerve.

Form: 2280/50-

(11)

Lost Soul¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast

20/1

Went with little encouragement when thirteenth of 14 in maiden (50/1) at Punchestown (9.2f, good) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

(6)

Begleys Forge²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: L F Roche| T: Kevin Coleman

150/1

Yet to show any ability, tailed off on return from 12 months off when eleventh of 13 in maiden (200/1) at Cork (8f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 008-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Man Is King¹⁷⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Thomas Dowling J: Chloe Byrne

(4)

Saxon Kingdom¹⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: P J Rothwell J: D E Sheehy

Forecasts

Gandolfo (13/8), Red Special (9/4), Dark Viper (7/2), Goldrush Kid (9/2), Lost Soul (20/1), Saxon Kingdom (25/1), Man Is King (50/1), Zoffany Gold (80/1), Rene Artois (100/1), Purrrfect Timing (100/1), Begleys Forge (150/1), Easyshineadiamond (150/1)

Only a handful of these make any serious appeal, RED SPECIAL getting the vote to open his account in refitted headgear having not been seen to best effect at Laytown last month. Second choice is Goldrush Kid, who probably needed the run after 4 months off making his handicap debut at the Curragh last time, while Gandolfo and Dark Viper have both shown enough to be involved too so round off the shortlist.