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Wednesday 9 October 2024

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Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 1m 15.37s

(6)

Bruce Lightning^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney| T: P Martin| OR: 65| D

50/1

50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 410000

(5)

Seeingisbelieving⁵⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Wesley Joyce| T: M Mulvany| OR: 64| C

12/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap (9/2) at this course (5f, heavy), always holding on. Off 18 months so has his fitness to prove.

Form: 4908/21-

(16)

Sunday Sovereign⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 63| D

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fair eleventh of 17 to Lismacbryan in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 4 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 045250

(13)

Mogwli^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Megan Telford-Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 62| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Won 12-runner handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, soft, 17/2) 7 days ago, running on. Back down in trip. Yard having good spell so needs considering.

Form: 608601

(12)

Downforce¹⁵⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Danny Power⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 61| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 8/1, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft). Off 156 days. Stable in good form and weighted to go well.

Form: 063-456

(19)

Lismacbryan⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 51| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 40/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 00741

(11)

Times In Oz⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 58

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 6 in maiden at Bellewstown (5f, soft) 7 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 034

(9)

Gobi Star⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 56| D

33/1

20/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 61 days ago.

Form: 470600

(1)

Limoncello Lady^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 55

14/1

Visored for 1st time, fifth of 6 in maiden at Bellewstown (5f, soft, 14/1) 7 days ago. More is required.

Form: 430025

(17)

Art Of Unity^v⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 47| C

12/1

Course winner. 8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 6 days ago, always holding on. Well in the mix under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 20-9501

(8)

Rosato⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Weld| OR: 53

4/1

66/1, encouraging fifth of 17 to Lismacbryan in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 4 days ago, finishing well having had no room 2f out. Player with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 40-0805

(15)

Shoebox King¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Paddy Harnett| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 51| C

8/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, good fourth of 11 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, heavy). Off 134 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-80044

(2)

Stanhope¹⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Hassett| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Won 16-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1), rallying. Off 144 days but still one to consider.

Form: 40-0861

(14)

Coolcalmncollected^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ms N Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 47| D

22/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/2, 7¾ lengths eighth of 12 to Art of Unity in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Blinkers back on. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 805068

(10)

Jackie Brown^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 47| D

25/1

25/1, fair fifth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 5 days ago, nearest finish. Possibilities.

Form: 0-09505

(7)

Nordic Passage^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁴⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 47| D

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm, 14/1) 28 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Looks competitive on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 003000

(4)

Superior Council^p⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Hugh Horgan| T: J F Levins| OR: 47

14/1

18/1, twenty fourth of 28 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 53 days ago, missing break. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0-00890

(18)

Un Bacio Ancora⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: I Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 47| D

50/1

One win from 43 Flat runs. Below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap (16/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. J. F. Murphy.

Form: 763090

Non-Runners

(3)

Step Back In Time¹¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: C Timmons J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Rosato (4/1), Lismacbryan (4/1), Sunday Sovereign (5/1), Shoebox King (8/1), Art Of Unity (12/1), Stanhope (12/1), Seeingisbelieving (12/1), Superior Council (14/1), Limoncello Lady (14/1), Nordic Passage (20/1), Mogwli (22/1), Coolcalmncollected (22/1), Jackie Brown (25/1), Downforce (25/1), Step Back In Time (25/1), Gobi Star (33/1), Bruce Lightning (50/1), Un Bacio Ancora (50/1), Times In Oz (80/1)

ROSATO didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fifth in a big-field Curragh handicap last time and is fancied to get off the mark here at the chief expense of handily-weighted duo Shoebox King and Downforce. Recent scorers Lismacbryan and Art of Unity can both have a say too under their penalties.