16:40 Listowel
Sunday 4 June 2017
All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:40
St. John's Literary Centre Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | 1m | Good | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 42.43s
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Relatively lightly-raced filly who failed to justify short priced favouritism two starts ago and now has a hood applied, after actually running a better race last time out at a much bigger price. On the same mark compared to that handicap debut and is up in trip once again on ground that should suit.
Yet to win a race but is on quickly sinking handicap mark and returns to 1m, which across his starts so far has looked to be his ideal trip. Could hit the frame once again.
Has been unlucky not to get his head in front recently, having gone very close on two of his last three runs. He is now 5lb higher than at the time of the first of those two efforts, which is hardly ideal, but he is in better form that most of the rest of the field.
Won at Navan three starts ago (1m, yielding to soft), and hasn't run badly with the extra weight on two starts since. No obvious reason for her to overcome that now but the return to this trip may help.
Seemed to relish this trip and ground last time, putting in one of the best performances of her short career so far. Some doubts as to whether she can win this off only 1lb lower, but it would be disappointing not to see her go well.
No win since moving to Ireland and joining his current trainer in July last year, which is a concern, though he has run some nice races since, but these have mostly come on the all-weather.
Is capable of running a nice race when she wants to, but has also proven herself a little inconsistent and has only managed to place once so far in her career. Not one to rely on.
Still yet to get off the mark and that looked no more likely on her most recent start at Dundalk, which came in February. Has to overcome that absence and still looks to be too high in the weights.
Showed no more on handicap debut last time than in a series of moderate performances in maidens, and 4lb worth of assistance is unlikely to prove enough to make a meaningful difference.
Slightly outran her odds on stable debut in a Naas maiden last time when sent off at 100/1, and now steps back up in trip to return to handicap company. Back down her career low mark now with her apprentice jockey claiming 3lb, but is probably looking at a place at the very best.
Has seemed generally regressive recently despite a decreasing mark, and would need to return to his very best form to have even a chance in a competitive handicap of this nature.
Ran well over this trip on similar ground at Cork last October, and that was far and away his best recent performance (beaten only by a runaway leader), so not impossible he could find some improvement here.
Won over C&D off 1lb higher than this last June and though she hasn't been able to build on that, this could be the first time since that she truly has the conditions she wants.
Won at Tipperary last July and is now back to that winning mark, but has it all to prove on his form since, which has been largely very poor.
0/20 across his career for three different trainers and has never looked like he is waiting to win a race. Reserve.
Non-Runners
8
(8)
Truly Genius12
Weight: 9-3| Age: 9
T: C P Donoghue J: N G McCullagh
NR
14
(16)
Art Scene44
Weight: 8-8| Age: 7
T: P J Flynn J: D E Sheehy
NR
Forecasts
Laburnum Park (3/1), Initially (5/1), Multiviz (5/1), Vocal Experience (7/1), Song Of The Sky (8/1), Voyageofdiscovery (12/1), Busy Bush (14/1), Spartan's Queen (14/1), Art Scene (16/1), Serendib's Glory (20/1), Stadius (20/1), Prince Jock (25/1), Dottie Lottie (25/1), Truly Genius (25/1), Hard Times (33/1), Cantsayrightly (33/1), Scobias (50/1)
This is a competitive, if not quality handicap and it will probably pay to look near the top of the weights. INITIALLY ran a good race at a big price last time, and with a hood applied and a return to 1m sure to suit, she could get off the mark at the sixth time of asking. Laburnum Park has been in the most consistent form recently and so has to combat a gradually rising handicap mark but is still feared most, ahead of the potentially well-handicapped Vocal Experience.
- Initially
- Laburnum Park
- Vocal Experience
Prize Money
1st: €6,468.002nd: €2,005.003rd: €956.004th: €431.005th: €168.00
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