18:55 Bellewstown

Tuesday 26 August 2025

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Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 58.75s

(7)

Brigid's Cloak^b1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82| BF

4/1

4/1, fair fifth of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 10 days ago. Stable in good form. Blinkers on 1st time and not dismissed.

Form: 204855

(9)

Fair Taxes³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77| D

4/1

Latest win at Navan in June. Respectable sixth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 7/1) 37 days ago, left poorly placed. Can give a good account.

Form: 2-46106

(4)

Aurora Nova¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: W Joyce⁽³⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 75| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Ninth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 28/1) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 611309

(5)

Escaping Thejungle¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: E D Delany| OR: 73| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 50/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good). Off 108 days and needs to bounce back.

Form: 0941-70

(2)

Rappell^v¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72

5/2

Visored for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at the Curragh (6f, good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 652526

(3)

Best Suggestion^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver| OR: 73

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 36820

(1)

Skillman Ave^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 73| D

14/1

Winner at Tipperary in July. Last of 13 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 6-85120

(8)

Velvet Skies⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 68

10/1

Respectable tenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 13/2) 83 days ago, never nearer. Back down in trip and one to consider.

Form: 473280

(6)

Penny Mountain⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: A Mullins| OR: 64

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Andrew Kinirons when sixteenth of 20 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) 94 days ago. Handily weighted if back on song.

Form: 76-40

Forecasts

Rappell (5/2), Fair Taxes (4/1), Brigid's Cloak (4/1), Escaping Thejungle (7/1), Aurora Nova (10/1), Velvet Skies (10/1), Skillman Ave (14/1), Penny Mountain (16/1), Best Suggestion (20/1)

A few with chances but C&D scorer AURORA NOVA didn't enjoy the rub of the green at the Curragh last time and edges the vote from Fair Taxes who also wasn't seen to ideal effect when sixth at the Curragh. Velvet Skies and Penny Mountain need factoring in too.