September 05 / 17.15 Clonmel

17.15

Good

Suir Blueway Handicap

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 1m 1f 130y
  • 12 runners
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Suir Blueway Handicap

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 854743

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Has improved since switching to handicaps, beaten just 2l on handicap debut at Gowran in June and bounced back to something like her best when beaten under a length at Tipperary on Sunday (a head behind re-opposing Simple Endeavour); 1lb well in and should be in the mix again.
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6

(9)

21st Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

15:30 Gowran Park

Bizarre Dreams

9st 12lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Won over 1m1f at Clonmel last month but has been poor twice since and has to bounce back; seems to handle heavy ground.

16/1

12

(4)

13th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 84y

16:35 Naas

Bizarre Dreams

9st 4lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Not one of her better efforts at Gowran; has been generally reliable this season and deserved her Clonmel win on her penultimate start; visor now replaces cheekpieces.

7/1

6th

7

(10)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 100y

17:10 Gowran Park

Bizarre Dreams

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: J P Murtagh

in touch with leaders

11/4

11/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form: 5856

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Showed ability at Dundalk on debut in April but no progress on turf in three runs since; quicker ground and first-time visor could both help but others look more likely.
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3rd

12

(3)

8th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:50 Navan

Step To Somewhere

9st 6lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: D K Weld

Seven race maiden is 0-4 on turf; went close off 63 on handicap debut at Clonmel last September (9.5f, good), staying on well, and is 1lb lower now; returns from a break with her yard in form and the tongue tie worn last time at Dundalk is left off; considered.

16/1

3rd

12

(3)

8th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:50 Navan

Step To Somewhere

9st 6lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: D K Weld

Seven race maiden is 0-4 on turf; went close off 63 on handicap debut at Clonmel last September (9.5f, good), staying on well, and is 1lb lower now; returns from a break with her yard in form and the tongue tie worn last time at Dundalk is left off; considered.

16/1

14th

13

(2)

18th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:10 Dundalk (AW)

Step To Somewhere

9st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

First-time visor triggered an improved show when going close at Clonmel (1m1f, good) but then ran flat behind a couple of these over C&D; blinkers now replace visor.

12/1

3rd
7 (12)
Sweet Verona

6/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 980

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Minor promise on debut at Gowran (1m, good) but lesser form over shorter trips twice since; visor on for handicap debut and new trip could suit; market likely to be informative.
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17th

17

(6)

22nd Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 0y

15:45 Curragh

Sweet Verona

9st 1lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Finished third over 9.5f at Clonmel last month but was below that form over a mile at Bellewstown since; has a chance if bouncing back but unproven in these conditions.

22/1

3

(13)

3rd Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 195y

14:35 Bellewstown

Sweet Verona

9st 10lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Minor promise in maidens; big improvement in first-time visor up in trip when third at Clonmel on handicap debut; closely matched with Buckhead Betty on that run and holds every chance.

3/1

3rd

7

(12)

5th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 130y

17:15 Clonmel

Sweet Verona

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

soon prominent, pressed leader before halfway

6/1

10/1

Form: 079

Last run: 65 days

W: 10st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Left her debut behind when finishing roughly 5l back in a fillies' maiden at Gowran on her penultimate run; didn't progress at Roscommon since and doesn't look well treated on handicap debut here.
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2nd

3

(1)

7th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

17:50 Gowran Park

Fairy Wings

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Showed improved form in testing ground last autumn, winning 1m4f handicaps at Galway and this track; faster ground today on return and has a bit to find on ratings too.

18/1

2nd

3

(1)

7th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

17:50 Gowran Park

Fairy Wings

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Showed improved form in testing ground last autumn, winning 1m4f handicaps at Galway and this track; faster ground today on return and has a bit to find on ratings too.

18/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5-59

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Encouraging AW debut at Dundalk (7f) in December; hasn't progressed up in trip twice since and looks vulnerable on handicap debut here.
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12th

6

(11)

11th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Buckhead Betty

9st 8lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Unplaced in seven starts and hasn't found any improvement for the switch to handicaps; low-key yard debut over C&D 12 days ago.

16/1

12th

6

(11)

11th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Buckhead Betty

9st 8lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Unplaced in seven starts and hasn't found any improvement for the switch to handicaps; low-key yard debut over C&D 12 days ago.

16/1

9th

5

(17)

29th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Buckhead Betty

9st 8lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Promising fifth over 7f here on debut; has shown ability without hitting the frame in five subsequent runs; new yard (bought for 3,500eur) and doesn't look well treated on anything she's done so far.

20/1

20/1

Form: 068

Last run: 71 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Modest Flat efforts but has finished runner-up in her last two starts in maiden hurdles; might be up against it back in this sphere on handicap debut.
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12

(3)

25th Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 3f 190y

17:40 Limerick

Game Phoenix

9st 4lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Paul Power

awkward start, in rear when unseated soon after start

20/1

12

(3)

25th Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 3f 190y

17:40 Limerick

Game Phoenix

9st 4lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Paul Power

awkward start, in rear when unseated soon after start

20/1

2

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

14:17 Limerick

Game Phoenix

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Paul Power

Dual-purpose; 0-5 over hurdles and rated 102; runner-up in maidens at Killarney last August and Fairyhouse in November on nice ground; poor effort in first-time hood (retained) when last seen in November but ground was soft; place claims if fit for return.

13/2

Form: 0-0373

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Struggled in maidens before hitting the frame on handicap debut at Killarney; bounced back from a lesser run when a distant third back in a maiden last week; others might be better treated at present and she has the widest draw.
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7th

12

(11)

1st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Poppy Pimento

9st 1lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

never better than midfield, no extra from 1f out

15/2

7th

12

(11)

1st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Poppy Pimento

9st 1lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

never better than midfield, no extra from 1f out

15/2

7th

10

(17)

5th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 130y

17:15 Clonmel

Poppy Pimento

9st 5lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

held up in rear

20/1

Form: 3-3826

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Best effort when beaten a neck in a handicap at Ballrinobe in June; shaped like she would appreciate a step back up in trip when beaten 5l at Bellewstown since and not ruled out.
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12th

11

(17)

21st Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 75y

16:30 Gowran Park

Dolce Far Niente

9st 0lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Joseph G Murphy

Eleven-race maiden but has hit the frame on four occasions; handles soft ground and two of her best runs have come here over 7f; stays this far and the cheekpieces she wore for a below par run at Bellewstown last time are left off; considered.

16/1

10

(9)

3rd Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 195y

14:35 Bellewstown

Dolce Far Niente

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Best effort when beaten a neck in a Ballinrobe handicap (9.5f) in June but has work to do to reverse the form with Sweet Verona and Buckhead Betty judged on her most recent effort at Clonmel; first-time cheekpieces.

12/1

8th

13

(13)

5th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 130y

17:15 Clonmel

Dolce Far Niente

9st 3lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

in touch with leaders

16/1

Form: 600840

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Hasn't progressed in handicaps this year and well held at Dundalk three weeks ago; up against it at present.
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10th

14

(4)

20th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Dark Blue Diamond

8st 7lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

Best effort came over 1m5f on soft ground at Sligo but was well below that level twice since, including over C&D.

22/1

9th

14

(9)

5th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 130y

17:15 Clonmel

Dark Blue Diamond

8st 12lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

midfield, lost position after 1f

33/1

10th

14

(16)

15th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:40 Dundalk (AW)

Dark Blue Diamond

8st 7lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: John C McConnell

prominent on outer, went second after 1f, challenging 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

6/1

20/1

Form: 134216 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Has already had 24 starts, winning twice; latest success came over 1m4f on soft ground at Hamilton last month; lesser effort over 1m6f at Navan a week ago and might be on a high enough mark at present; back down in trip.
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11

(1)

12th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:05 Dundalk (AW)

Gregorina

9st 2lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Well drawn but recent form means a case is hard to make for her.

33/1

Form: -09440

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Showed ability for former yard but was tailed off over timber on yard debut and same story back on the Flat at the Galway festival; return to quicker ground should help and has come down a long way in the weights.
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2nd

11

(3)

13th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

18:50 Killarney

Saxon Kingdom

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Thomas Dowling

Longstanding maiden; Dundalk second early last month was promising; respectably run from 6lb out of the handicap when eighth in a 25-runner handicap at the Curragh last week; each-way chance in a race of this lesser standard.

8/1

2nd

11

(3)

13th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

18:50 Killarney

Saxon Kingdom

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Thomas Dowling

prominent

8/1

8th

25

(5)

5th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Saxon Kingdom

8st 7lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Thomas Dowling

midfield

20/1

Form: 0-55

Last run: 90 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Best of her three runs so far was an 8l defeat in a fillies' maiden at Down Royal two starts ago; hope on the dam's side of her pedigree that this new trip will suit and on a workable mark for handicap debut; off 90 days.
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12th

5

(10)

5th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 130y

17:15 Clonmel

Labhaoise

9st 11lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

slowly into stride

16/1

5th

14

(3)

7th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:10 Fairyhouse

Labhaoise

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Some progress from debut when an 8l fifth on last week's return but much more required here.

16/1

5th

7

(2)

31st May 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:00 Down Royal

Labhaoise

9st 3lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Prominent to a point before dropping out in a 7f Dundalk maiden in December; not that appealing after such a debut.

20/1

Non-runners

Hemight, Latin, Sobriety Blue, Simple Endeavour, Finsceal Annie

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Payout
Exacta €45.50
Straight Forecast €42.79
Tricast €346.63
Trifecta €353.80

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Game Phoenix

SPOTLIGHT:

Bizarre Dreams

POSTDATA:

Gregorina

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Dolce Far Niente