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Monday 29 April 2024

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Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 16.8s

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(8)

Goal Exceeded³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: R P Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 86| CD

15/8

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 4/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Cork (5f, heavy) 30 days ago, keeping on well. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 551-4

(13)

Glamorously^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 82| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy, 33/1) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 25115-0

(12)

Clarita¹³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G F Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 81

5/1

9/4, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f), driven out. Off 136 days and she merits respect up 5 lb.

Form: 036421-

(14)

Elinor Dashwood²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 6 in nursery (7/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft), unsuited by step up in trip. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Ryan. Others have achieved more.

Form: 41046-

(11)

Heavenly Being^v1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79| BF

9/2

Winner at Navan in October. 11/4, creditable third of 9 in minor event at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 9 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 6441-83

(10)

Gentileschi³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Purtill⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Halley| OR: 78

100/1

Last of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy, 125/1) 36 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 36349-0

(3)

She's Smart¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving David Evans when tenth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 20/1) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to raise her game.

Form: 436-0

(2)

Lively Set¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D McMonagle| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 74

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in maiden (9/2) at Gowran (8.3f, heavy), ridden too aggressively. Off 6 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. McCreery. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 460-

(7)

Velvet Skies²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73

15/2

Creditable second of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (6f) 24 days ago, no match for winner. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4270-22

(9)

Barley Cove¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: W M Lordan| T: E Lynam| OR: 66

14/1

Eighth of 11 in nursery at Galway (7f, heavy, 11/1). Off 6 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 587348-

(1)

Au Lait^v¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N M Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 65

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, good third of 6 in maiden at this C&D (heavy, 7/2). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut and more needed.

Form: 8403-

(4)

Tai Tam Bay¹⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C D Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 63

6/1

6/1, fourth of 5 in nursery at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy). Off 6 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 933344-

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(6)

Branding²⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: M O'Callaghan J: L F Roche

(5)

Valentino Express¹⁸⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: D J Bunyan J: D P McDonogh

Forecasts

Goal Exceeded (15/8), Heavenly Being (9/2), Clarita (5/1), Tai Tam Bay (6/1), Velvet Skies (15/2), Branding (10/1), Barley Cove (14/1), Au Lait (18/1), Elinor Dashwood (20/1), Valentino Express (25/1), Glamorously (28/1), Lively Set (33/1), She's Smart (80/1), Gentileschi (100/1)

GOAL EXCEEDED landed a C&D maiden on the third of this three starts at 2 yrs and shaped well when fourth on his handicap debut over 5f at Cork last month. He is entitled to come on for that run and makes plenty of appeal off the same mark back at 6f. Next on the list is Velvet Skies, who has found just one too good on each of his two starts on the all-weather this season. Clarita, off the mark at Dundalk when last seen in December, is best of the rest.