18:45 Bellewstown

Friday 5 July 2019

All17:1017:4518:1518:4519:2019:5020:2520:55

Meath Farm Machinery Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 1m 1.35s

1^st

(11)

Sweetest Taboo

88-11

10/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Nathan Crosse (7)

Close up, led under 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on best closing stages op 9/1

2^nd

(14)

Associate Rock

38-4

20/1

T: T ClearyJ: Rory Cleary

Soon narrow leader, headed under 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner closing stages tchd 25/1

3^rd

1 ½

(16)

Paved Paradise

49-5

16/1

T: E P HartyJ: M A Gallagher

Prominent, soon raced in 3rd, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong op 20/1

4^th

(2)

Gopsies Daughter

89-8

8/1

T: D HoganJ: Seamie Heffernan

Soon raced in 9th, headway and effort from 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 9/1

5^th

1 ½

(12)

Guiding Star

58-10

16/1

T: P J McKennaJ: A J Farragher (7)

Uneasy in stalls, dwelt, soon raced in 11th, headway behind horses 2f out, soon not much room, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 14/1

6^th

(8)

Early Call

49-9

7/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Gary Carroll

Soon raced in 7th towards outer, headway and effort from 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 13/2

7^th

(3)

Bahlwan

49-2

14/1

T: D HoganJ: Killian Leonard

Bumped with rival early, tracked leaders, switched right under 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

8^th

1 ¼

(9)

Downtown Diva

48-9

14/1

T: A KeatleyJ: Leigh Roche

Soon raced in 8th on outer, headway and effort from 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 16/1

9^th

(1)

Ty Rock Brandy

49-12

9/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: Colin Keane

Tracked leaders, effort from 2f out, one pace 1f out tchd 5/1

10^th

(4)

Pillar

69-8

16/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Shane Foley

Dwelt and bumped early, soon raced in 12th on inner, not much room 1 1/2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on without threatening

11^th

2 ½

(7)

Dance Alone

69-8

4/1f

T: D EnglishJ: Chris Hayes

Soon raced in 10th, headway and effort from 2f out, one pace 1f out op 13/2

12^th

1 ¾

(13)

Irregardless

38-4

66/1

T: D KinsellaJ: C G O'Dwyer (10)

Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, no extra 1f out

13^th

4 ¾

(6)

Wild Bob Cat

39-7

9/1

T: H De BromheadJ: N G McCullagh

Bumped early, soon raced in 13th, no extra from under 2f out op 11/1

14^th

(15)

Captain Power

79-8

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: Gary Halpin

Uneasy in stalls, reared up coming out and reluctant to race, completed the course behind op 8/1

15^th

(5)

Blue Suede

58-9

33/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Alan Persse (7)

Refused to jump off with the rest of the field, completed the course completely tailed off

Non-Runners

(10)

Idalia²⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: T Collins J: Ross Coakley

(17)

Gillabbey Rock¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: E O'Connell J: Andrew Slattery

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.80Pl:€2.00, €8.30, €9.80EX:€415.70Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€3,206.15SF:€209.54

Forecasts

Dance Alone (4/1), Ty Rock Brandy (9/2), Early Call (7/1), Gopsies Daughter (8/1), Wild Bob Cat (9/1), Sweetest Taboo (10/1), Captain Power (10/1), Idalia (12/1), Bahlwan (14/1), Downtown Diva (14/1), Paved Paradise (16/1), Guiding Star (16/1), Pillar (16/1), Associate Rock (20/1), Gillabbey Rock (25/1), Blue Suede (33/1), Irregardless (66/1)

This may come down to a couple of C&D winners with the time off the track possibly putting paid to the chances of the Ado McGuinness-trained, Pillar as the Rock Of Gibraltar gelding may have to give way to the winner of this contest 12 months ago, SWEETEST TABOO. The Willie McCreery-trained eight-year-old won on her most recent start at Tipperary last month and can get the better of the likes of Ty Rock Brandy, Wild Bob Cat and the Denis Hogan-trained, Gopsies Daughter.