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Thursday 24 August 2023

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 43.07s

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(10)

Fastman^p⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| BF| D

12/1

7/2, ninth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 88-2359

(2)

Relevant Range^p,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 68| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 37 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Needs considering.

Form: 210078

(12)

Rock Etoile^v⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 67| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Unseated rider soon after the start in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 13/2) 4 days ago. Visor refitted and can bounce back.

Form: 31754U

(7)

Dazzling Spirit¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 66| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Fair eighth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Galway (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 0-03558

(16)

Allo Arry⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64

22/1

Solid third of 15 to Great Blasket in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 50/1) 8 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 55-9903

(9)

Darkened^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 64

16/1

Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Creditable fifth of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.5f, good to soft, 9/2) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 767305

(3)

Golden Warrior⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P A Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 64

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Only fourteenth of 15 to Great Blasket in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 20/1) 8 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 00-9060

(4)

Rockbury Lad^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 63| BF

11/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 7/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 7 days ago. Stable in good form. Blinkers on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 404334

(11)

Simply Sideways⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Doyle| OR: 63| D

13/2

Latest win at Naas in July. Good third of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 9/2) 8 days ago, conceding first run. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 463413

(13)

Ha Long Bay³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 62| D

100/1

100/1, first run since leaving Adrian Keatley when thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (11.2f, good) 36 days ago. Back down in trip. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 50600-0

(5)

Status Green³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 66

13/2

5/2, good third of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 086043

(14)

Great Blasket⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 64

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1, career best when cosily winning 15-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 8 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 980-1

(6)

Drop The Dip¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 63| D

6/1

Winner at Listowel in June. Creditable fifth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good, 13/2) 11 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 0-80145

(1)

Night Moon¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M P Sheehy| T: D Marnane| OR: 59| BF

20/1

Good second of 4 in handicap at Ffos Las (10f, heavy, 8/11) 16 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 009042

(15)

Kodihill^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 54

50/1

Very good second of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 125/1) 8 days ago, well drawn. Tongue strap back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 59-0902

Non-Runners

(8)

Hell Left Loose²⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: Vincent Carroll J: Reserve 1

(17)

Irresistible You⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Great Blasket (11/2), Rockbury Lad (11/2), Rock Etoile (6/1), Drop The Dip (6/1), Simply Sideways (13/2), Status Green (13/2), Dazzling Spirit (11/1), Fastman (12/1), Hell Left Loose (14/1), Relevant Range (16/1), Darkened (16/1), Night Moon (20/1), Allo Arry (22/1), Kodihill (50/1), Golden Warrior (50/1), Irresistible You (66/1), Ha Long Bay (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. SIMPLY SIDEWAYS shaped well when third at Gowran last time having conceded first run so is fancied to quickly resume winning ways off an unchanged mark. Status Green is feared most on the back of his good Ballinrobe third with few miles still on the clock too. Gowran-scorer Great Blasket and C&D winner Dazzling Spirit also need factoring into a competitve handicap.