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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	14	Amiata (G) Usually patiently ridden of late and overcame traffic issues when winning handicap at Naas in April. Also landed 12-runner contest at the Curragh (5f) in June but can have a line put through his late…	418148	Colin Keane G M Lyons	3	63.5kg	5 4/1
8th	2	9	Alfred Tennyson (G) B Put back-to-back good efforts together for a change in doubling his career tally under a well-judged ride in 12-runner event at Gowran earlier in the month. Possibly found the race coming a bit too s…	603158	Sam Coen D Hogan	4	62.6kg	6 5/1
4th	3	8	Back Down Under (M) P Showed benefit of return when fourth of 22 at the Curragh in May and shaped as if still in good form with cheekpieces added when fifth of 16 there the following month. Not so good from 2 lb out of th…	645042	Reese Holohan P Roche	5	61.2kg	5 4/1
—	4	2	Cool Azul (G) Upped his game when getting off the mark at the fifth attempt in 13-runner maiden over C&D early last month, digging deep. Took another step forward in first-time cheekpieces when second of 14 in han…	237120	Billy Lee A Oliver	3	60.8kg	5.50 9/2 Betfa… 2.25 Paddy… 2.25 Sky B… 2.25
2nd	5	10	By The Lake (F) H Made the perfect start at Naas last summer and improved when landing 10-runner minor event at Dundalk (5f) in September. Unable to get competitive after blowing the start in listed event at latter tr…	1619-2	Shane Foley Derek McCormack	3	60.3kg	29 28/1
3rd	6	11	Gotta Catch'em All (G) FAV B Has reacted well to blinkers, winning handicaps over C&D and at Naas last month. Good second of 11 back at Naas earlier in the month but found that run of good form coming to a halt at the Curragh (6…	129356	Siobhan Rutledge H Rogers	6	59.9kg	4.50 7/2
—	7	4	Jon Riggens (G) T Ended long losing run in 9-runner event over C&D by short head from Alfred Tennyson when last seen at the beginning of June. Things went right that day but he remains well treated on old form.	671300	Ben Coen E Lynam	8	59.9kg	5 4/1 Paddy… 7.50 Sky B… 7.50 Betfa… 7
9th	8	12	Sovereign Cry (G) P Back to form with a vengeance when winning 12-runner event at Naas early last month. On the back foot early after an unusually tardy start but shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 14 at the…	849980	Terry Casey Daniel Murphy	3	59.9kg	5.50 9/2
6th	9	6	Sporting Hero (G) B Three wins from 11 runs this year, the latest at this track in April. Has well and truly gone off the boil though, latest after 12 weeks off at Leopardstown recently (went without usual headgear). Bl…	610006	Jamie Orr W Durkan	6	59.9kg	34 33/1
7th	10	3	Smoke Them Out (G) All 3 career victories over 6f, the latest at the Curragh in March. Form has been mixed since but had track position as an excuse when last of 11 at Naas (6f, good) earlier in the month. Hard to pred…	077132	Sadhbh Tormey T G McCourt	4	59.4kg	11 10/1
—	11	13	Tornado Kiss (F) Landed 5f Cork maiden last September. Yet to fire in her 3 runs this season, 5¾ lengths ninth of 12 to Amiata in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good) back in June. Plenty more is required.	215-469	Andrew Slattery A Slattery	3	59.4kg	11 10/1 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21
5th	12	7	Mary Shoelaces (M) Hadn't been at her best earlier this season but returned to form from out of the blue to notch a third Curragh success in an 18-runner event last month. Ran to a similar level from 6 lb higher when f…	671459	Jessica O'Gorman E & P Harty	5	58.5kg	17 16/1
—	13	1	All The Girls (F) P Won 7f maiden at Dundalk as a 2-y-o but hasn't advanced her form in turf handicaps this year. Ran a cracker from 7 lb out of the handicap and looked full value for the improvement when second of 12 b…	638254	James Ryan T G McCourt	3	57.2kg	11 10/1 Sky B… 9 Betfa… 9 Paddy… 9
—	14	5	Flaming Rib (G) V Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Fared no better in first-time visor at Naas (6f, good) earlier in the month and looks an easy swerve.	0-54877	Adam Caffrey A McGuinness	7	57.2kg	26 25/1 Sky B… 13 Betfa… 13 Paddy… 13

Betting forecast: Gotta Catch'em All (7/2), Amiata (4/1), Back Down Under (4/1), Jon Riggens (4/1), Sovereign Cry (9/2), Cool Azul (9/2), Alfred Tennyson (5/1), Smoke Them Out (10/1), Tornado Kiss (10/1), All The Girls (10/1), Mary Shoelaces (16/1), Flaming Rib (25/1), By The Lake (28/1), Sporting Hero (33/1)