17:57 Bellewstown

Thursday 3 July 2025

All16:4717:2217:5718:3219:0719:4220:17

Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 1m 42.94s

(1)

Vangelis^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Coen| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 59

50/1

80/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.4f, good) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 0468/6-8

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(9)

Roman Harry¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 58

13/2

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Creditable third of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 005203

(18)

Carvalhal^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 57

5/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 15 in handicap (13/2) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 6-67333

(5)

Takeachancejimmy³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 57| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Below form ninth of 17 in handicap (11/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 35 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Back down in trip.

Form: 000-259

(13)

Cleopatra's Needle^t,v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: H Rogers| OR: 50

12/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 21 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Visor back on.

Form: 060-665

(11)

Saxon Kingdom^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 50| D

15/2

Won at Gowran (1m) in May. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good, 13/2) 13 days ago, suited by strong pace. Can give a good account.

Form: 282103

(16)

Man Is King^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 49

22/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft, 10/1) 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 764658

(12)

Akeela^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 47

9/1

Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Mark Cahill when tenth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Limerick (7f, good) 22 days ago, not clear run. Has work to do.

Form: 8-99040

(10)

Hastily²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 47

50/1

Eleventh of 18 in handicap (28/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 27 days ago, left with lot to do. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 872000

(15)

Carrickfinn^b,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Terry Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Shane Gallagher| OR: 45

11/1

13/2, excellent second of 12 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to firm) 31 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 000-492

(3)

Zero Fighter^v1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 45| D

18/1

Latest win at Roscommon in May. Last of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good, 16/1) 13 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Visor on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 78-0010

(8)

Barrys Rock^v²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A Mullins| OR: 42

50/1

Remains a maiden after 28 Flat runs. Twelfth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (11.9f, good to soft, 28/1) 20 days ago, slowly away. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 3500-00

(7)

Eagles Whistle^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 42

11/2

Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 7/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 800553

(17)

Navorrosse¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 41

8/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 09-3304

(2)

Exceeding^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 40

8/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 9300-45

Non-Runners

(14)

Jazz Dreamers¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: S Fahey J: Reserve 1

(4)

Wayne R Walker²²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: D Kinsella J: Reserve 2

(6)

Famous Enough²¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: P T Foley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Carvalhal (5/1), Eagles Whistle (11/2), Roman Harry (13/2), Saxon Kingdom (15/2), Exceeding (8/1), Navorrosse (8/1), Akeela (9/1), Takeachancejimmy (10/1), Carrickfinn (11/1), Cleopatra's Needle (12/1), Famous Enough (16/1), Jazz Dreamers (16/1), Zero Fighter (18/1), Man Is King (22/1), Vangelis (50/1), Hastily (50/1), Barrys Rock (50/1), Wayne R Walker (50/1)

SAXON KINGDOM should prove suited by the return to 1m and is taken to add to May's Gowran success. The draw could have been kinder to Carvalhal but he's still respected as an in-form sort. Roman Harry and Carrickfinn also make the shortlist.