20:20 Cork

Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Racing Again June 16th Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 2m 10.84s

1^st

(18)

Khafaaq

89-10

15/2

T: A SlatteryJ: C Horgan (7)

In touch, 5th halfway, progress on outer 2 1/2f out, soon closed and led narrowly 2f out, ridden and kept on best under pressure final 150 yards, just held on op 12/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

(11)

No Hassle

68-12

12/1

T: S K RyderJ: J M Sheridan (3)

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, headway under 2f out, stayed on 1f out, closed final 150 yards, kept on well, just held op 28/1

3^rd

2 ½

(5)

Tastyee

58-13

5/1

T: D BuddsJ: Wayne Lordan

Prominent, soon closed, 2nd halfway, on terms 4f out, led narrowly over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace closing stages op 9/2

4^th

(2)

Evening Verse

69-8

11/1

T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: Andrew Slattery

Dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, headway on inner 3f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, kept on to 4th close home, never nearer op 9/1

5^th

(15)

Maricruz

89-4

16/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Donagh O'Connor

Disputed lead, led after 1 1/2f, headed before halfway, 3rd halfway, closed under 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, headed 2f out, dropped to 4th closing stages, lost 4th close home op 28/1

6^th

1 ¾

(17)

Romann

68-12

25/1

T: J F LevinsJ: Seamie Heffernan

In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, never on terms tchd 22/1

7^th

(16)

Kartayaz

69-9

28/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Mr C McConnell (7)

Rear, ran on inside final furlong, never on terms op 33/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

(21)

Shona Mea

69-11

4/1f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Scott McCullagh (3)

Disputed lead, headed after 1 1/2f, dropped to mid-division after 3f, 8th halfway, under pressure 2f out, no impression final furlong op 9/2 tchd 5/1

9^th

(7)

Magic Charm

79-5

13/2

T: M HassettJ: Wayne Hassett (10)

Soon close up, 4th halfway, under pressure and lost place 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, weakened closing stages op 5/1 tchd 7/1

10^th

(8)

Lissadell

49-0

33/1

T: M M McNiffJ: Ben Coen

Mid-division, 10th halfway, progress 2f out, no impression final furlong, no extra closing stages op 8/1

11^th

(6)

Gudrun Genberg

48-13

33/1

T: A A HowardJ: Chris Hayes

Dwelt, soon raced towards rear, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 25/1

12^th

(1)

Rockview Roman

79-6

13/2

T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (5)

In touch, progress after 2 1/2f, led before halfway, joined 4f out, headed over 3f out, lost place and under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1 tchd 6/1

13^th

(4)

Rock Dandy

58-12

20/1

T: P J F MurphyJ: Gavin Ryan

Prominent, soon closed, dropped to 6th halfway, lost place and under pressure over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 25/1

14^th

(14)

Kampala Beach

49-6

9/1

T: M Halford & T CollinsJ: Ronan Whelan

Towards rear, 11th halfway, effort under 2f out, no extra final furlong, weakened closing stages, never a factor op 7/1 tchd 10/1

15^th

(12)

Prince Of Abington

59-9

28/1

T: Miss Jennifer Anne LynchJ: M A Enright

Dwelt and reared slightly leaving stalls, raced in rear, no impression 2f out, no extra final furlong, never a factor op 22/1 tchd 16/1

Non-Runners

(10)

Fond Farewell²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

(19)

Blue Peak²⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 2

(3)

Cheeky Peek¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: P O'Callaghan J: Reserve 3

(9)

Barretstown³³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

(20)

Shining Aitch¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 1

(13)

Carslake³⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Aengus King J: Jessica O'Gorman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.50Pl:€2.20, €4.10, €1.90EX:€94.60Trifecta:€976.80Tricast:€506.49SF:€91.81

Forecasts

Shona Mea (4/1), Tastyee (5/1), Fond Farewell (6/1), Magic Charm (13/2), Rockview Roman (13/2), Khafaaq (15/2), Kampala Beach (9/1), Evening Verse (11/1), No Hassle (12/1), Barretstown (12/1), Cheeky Peek (14/1), Maricruz (16/1), Rock Dandy (20/1), Romann (25/1), Kartayaz (28/1), Prince Of Abington (28/1), Lissadell (33/1), Gudrun Genberg (33/1), Blue Peak (33/1), Shining Aitch (33/1), Carslake (33/1)

SHONA MEA has run well on both starts this year and was strong at the finish when second at Gowran last time, so she's marginally preferred to Khafaaq, who filled the same position at that track just a week ago. Rockview Roman is also worthy of consideration.