17:25 Roscommon

Monday 12 May 2025

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www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 32.62s

(6)

Fast Tara¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 81| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 8/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 5380-57

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(3)

Shoot To Kill⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 80| D

10/1

18/5, good second of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 52 days ago, slowly away. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 239332

(1)

Bucaneer's Spirit^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 79| D

5/1

Below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy, 16/1) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 14-9007

(15)

Desert Haven^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 79

13/2

Good second of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 12600-2

(5)

Eddie G^t1¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79

18/1

Bit below form ninth of 26 in handicap (11/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 552619-

(13)

Pier Pressure³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78| D

9/1

4/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago, not ideally placed. Stable having good spell. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 67536-7

(2)

Declaree^p,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77| BF

2/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 7/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 26 days ago, having run of race. Trainer going well. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 33201-2

(11)

Joe Masseria^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 76| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Cork (10.4f, soft, 22/1) 23 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 6/0983-7

(7)

On A Session¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: K P Cotter| OR: 76

16/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2023. First run since leaving David & Nicola Barron when bit below form fifth of 16 in handicap (80/1) at Limerick (8.2f, heavy) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 26634-5

(17)

Goldrush Kid^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 74| D

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at the Curragh in March. 10/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 44 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4426-15

(9)

Dynamic Force²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 68| D

10/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 12/1) 2 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 458085

(14)

Ransom^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 66| D

40/1

Fifteenth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good, 40/1) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 097-530

(12)

Cordouan¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 63| D

33/1

First run since leaving R. Donohoe when below form sixth of 19 in handicap (80/1) at Navan (10.1f, soft) 16 days ago, never nearer. Back down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 55100-6

(4)

Circles^b,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 61

50/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 9/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 38 days ago. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 747816

Non-Runners

(10)

Usuario Amigo⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: Gary Carroll

(18)

Flying Bay²⁸²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: A Kinirons J: Shane Foley

(8)

Neo Smart¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: Gabriella Hill

(16)

El Bello⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Declaree (2/1), Bucaneer's Spirit (5/1), Neo Smart (5/1), Desert Haven (13/2), Pier Pressure (9/1), Shoot To Kill (10/1), Dynamic Force (10/1), Flying Bay (10/1), El Bello (10/1), Goldrush Kid (12/1), Fast Tara (12/1), On A Session (16/1), Eddie G (18/1), Joe Masseria (18/1), Usuario Amigo (25/1), Cordouan (33/1), Ransom (40/1), Circles (50/1)

The vote goes to DESERT HAVEN, who returned to form when attempting to repeat his 2024 success in a 7f Leopardstown handicap last month and he remains on an attractive mark. Declaree also put in a good shift on her seasonal reappearance and enters calculations, along with Goldrush Kid, who scored on return at the Curragh and ran well when fifth of 15 off this 6 lb higher mark at the same course next time. If Neo Smart heads here rather than Leopardstown on Sunday, she will also have a chance.