16:25 Bellewstown

Wednesday 2 October 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Byrne Marquees Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 1.37s

Settings

Selected odds by:

(1)

Mickey The Steel^p,t¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: S Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 81| CD

18/5

14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 156 days ago. Won this from 1 lb higher last year and likely contender back from a break.

Form: 15-6978

(2)

Never Cry Never^b1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75

9/1

Won at Dundalk in November. Hooded for 1st time, off 9 months and first run since leaving J. A. Stack when fourteenth of 17 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 6551-0

(6)

Escaping Thejungle¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C T Keane| T: E D Delany| OR: 72| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 28/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at Laytown (6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 225-094

(4)

Only Spoofing¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: G F Carroll| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 71| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9½ lengths last of 8 to Inishmot Prince in handicap (11/2) at Navan (5f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 200548

(7)

Rathbranchurch¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 69| CD

7/2

C&D winner. ½-length fifth of 8 to Inishmot Prince in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 11/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 080875

(5)

Inishmot Prince^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 67| D

13/2

Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap (9/1) at Navan (5f, good) 11 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 204791

(3)

Distillate^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Cork in September. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 10/1) 12 days ago, running on. Back down in trip.

Form: 400014

Forecasts

Escaping Thejungle (5/2), Rathbranchurch (7/2), Mickey The Steel (18/5), Inishmot Prince (13/2), Distillate (13/2), Never Cry Never (9/1), Only Spoofing (12/1)

Last year's winner MICKEY THE STEEL could be geared up for a big run back from a break and 1 lb lower than for that success. Navan winner Inishmot Prince and Distillate are feared.