18:20 Bellewstown

Saturday 7 July 2018

All16:4517:1517:5018:2018:5019:2019:50

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Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 3m 55.30s

1^st

Monarch

511-3

3/1j

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, mistake 5 out, closer in 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, soon ridden, disputed lead after last, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home op 7/2

2^nd

Stormey

810-8

25/1

T: S J MahonJ: R T Dunne

Towards rear headway on outer 4 out, improved to lead and ridden 2 out, strongly pressed at last, joined early run-in, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

3^rd

1 ¼

Dixie Lee

710-11

3/1j

T: D A McLoughlinJ: M A Enright

In rear, headway 4 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 3rd at last, kept on well without reaching leaders inside final furlong op 11/4

4^th

6 ¼

Play The Game

510-9

8/1

T: T GibneyJ: J M Moore

Tracked leaders, improved to lead 3 out, soon ridden and headed next, 4th at last, no extra op 7/1

5^th

Niven

510-9

8/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression

6^th

Flaviana

810-2

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression

7^th

1 ¾

Icario

510-9

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Soon rear of mid-division and pushed along early, ridden in 9th 3 out, no impression

8^th

1 ½

Mezajy

69-10

7/1

T: D HoganJ: Rachael Blackmore

Led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened op 10/1

9^th

3 ¾

Veinard

910-11

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan

Always towards rear, ridden in 8th 3 out, no impression

10^th

Yaha Fizz

811-10

8/1

T: E D DelanyJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden before 3 out, weakened tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

The Plan Man³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: Paul Townend

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.40Pl:€1.40, €4.70, €1.30EX:€102.80Trifecta:€597.20Tricast:€249.86SF:€72.13

Forecasts

Monarch (3/1), Dixie Lee (3/1), Mezajy (7/1), Play The Game (8/1), Niven (8/1), Yaha Fizz (8/1), The Plan Man (10/1), Icario (12/1), Flaviana (14/1), Veinard (16/1), Stormey (25/1)

MONARCH was impressive last time out and an 8lb rise could underestimate his ability. Flaviana should appreciate the return of a tongue-strap and can run well again while Niven looked a shade unlucky last time out.

Monarch
Flaviana
Niven

Previous Winners

2017

Timiyan

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 6

J: D N Russell | T: G Elliott

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €18,450.002nd: €5,700.003rd: €2,700.004th: €1,200.005th: €450.00