Athlone Handicap (Div 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	4	Personified (F) FAV Resumed progress to open her account in 10-runner claimer at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 3 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Carries 7 lb penalty and fancied to be in the mix back down in tri…	853412	Shay Wallace J P O'Brien	3	64.9kg	3 2/1
10th	2	8	Zermatt Star (F) Showed encouragement in a Punchestown maiden (1m) on debut in September but below that level on both subsequent starts, tailed off on return at Cork last month. Can get back on track now handicapping…	65-004	Shane Foley Mrs J Harrington	3	64kg	12 11/1
5th	3	6	Coincidental Glory (G) H Winner of Dundalk nursery over 7f in December. Below form in handicap (13/2) at Naas (6f, good) a fortnight ago. Back up in trip and could do with settling better (vulnerable to unexposed types).	046329	Sam Coen A McGuinness	3	63.5kg	6 5/1
3rd	4	5	Girl Bear (F) Showed plenty on Rules debut when third in 7-runner maiden at Galway in September. Tailed off in a couple of similar events in recent weeks and needs to show much more now handicapping.	3-79378	Luke McAteer Jack Foley	3	63.5kg	34 33/1
11th	5	7	Thirsty Owl (G) P Seemingly being brought along with handicaps in mind judged on his 3 Dundalk efforts this winter. Has since left Gavin Cromwell and first-time cheekpieces go on for his handicap bow.	48-40	Scott McCullagh Daniel McLoughlin	3	61.7kg	10 9/1
9th	6	12	Dont Get Me Wrong (G) Didn't need to improve to get off the mark in Dundalk claimer in November. Ran to a similar level on first outing since leaving Kevin Thomas Coleman when 4¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Coincidental Glory…	0518-97	Siobhan Rutledge Gerard O'Leary	3	60.8kg	29 28/1
8th	7	3	Merry Blacksmith (F) T Looks to have been brought along with handicaps in mind, sixth of 11 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy) 37 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly back up in trip.	58-680	Adam Browne-Souza A Slattery	3	59.9kg	29 28/1
12th	8	14	Gold Inn (F) Mid-field in a couple of 7f maidens at Dundalk last year but offered little making turf debut after 4 months off at Bellewstown recently. More needed now handicapping.	56-8	Jimmy Dalton A Slattery	3	59kg	41 40/1
7th	9	11	Sweet Baby Zou (F) Well held in 3 quick-fire maidens over various trips in recent weeks. Can be expected to leave those efforts behind now handicapping.	007810	Dylan Browne McMonagle J P O'Brien	3	59kg	9 8/1
4th	10	2	Wicklow Gap (G) T Shown little in 5 starts, lit up in first-time blinkers when ninth of 14 in nursery at Dundalk (7f, 8/1) 6 months ago. First-time tongue tie applied for his return.	099-409	Gary Carroll G P Cromwell	3	59kg	11 10/1
13th	11	13	Only One Scobie (G) Made little impact when thirteenth of 15 on handicap debut at Limerick (1m, good to soft) 16 days ago.	600130	Leigh Roche P W Flynn	3	58.5kg	81 80/1
6th	12	1	Concaire (G) H Finished down the field in 3 maidens in recent weeks. This switch to a handicap could show him in a much better light.	708627	Billy Lee R O'Brien	3	57.6kg	10 9/1
1st	13	9	Cisterna (G) Form levelled off as a 2-y-o but turned in his best effort of the year when third of 10 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 10/1) 33 days ago, faring best of those held up. Every chance he can open his …	531755	Andrew Slattery A Slattery	3	56.7kg	8 7/1
14th	14	10	Moonlight Molly (F) PT Little form in 5 starts, including in a couple of handicaps this year.	009-00	Reese Holohan J G Coogan	3	55.8kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Personified (2/1), Coincidental Glory (5/1), Cisterna (7/1), Sweet Baby Zou (8/1), Concaire (9/1), Thirsty Owl (9/1), Wicklow Gap (10/1), Zermatt Star (11/1), Merry Blacksmith (28/1), Dont Get Me Wrong (28/1), Girl Bear (33/1), Gold Inn (40/1), Moonlight Molly (50/1), Only One Scobie (80/1)