16:30 Naas
Saturday 8 July 2017
All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05
Irish Risk Management Centre Handicap
- 3YO plus | 1m 2f | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 2m 13.78s
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Modest form on the AW in two starts this year but both wins have come on turf. Pulled up with burst blood vessels when last seen at Clomel in May.
Fifth of nine, last time out in a Leopardstown rated race over 1m2f, beaten 4¾L, behind Poitin in the middle of last month.
Two starts over hurdles in May/June realised a 3L at Tramore in a 6k hurdle over 2m. In decent form on the Flat earlier this year winning at Dundalk in April, over 1m2½. Last seen at Bath over 1m2f when second of six, behind Glens Wobbly.
Two wins from 12 starts and down to a lenient handicap mark now based on solid efforts over 1m1f at Gowran Park and a second of eight beaten 3½L at Limerick on good to firm over 1m3½f.
Shown nothing on five hurdle starts for current handler, no impression and well beaten a total of 113L on last four starts.
Maiden winner at Leopardstown in June 2016 (1m good), but expensive to follow since then, admittedly mixing it at Group level against the likes of Churchill and Capri. Finished a couple of places ahead of Sir Edwin Landseer when third to Tilly's Chilli at Navan in June and 12L second of five to Khudha a month ago.
Well held on handicap debut over 1m at Gowran Park (yielding to soft) a month ago, before finishing last of 10 over 7f in a Naas handicap at the end of last month.
Handicapper seemed to give him a chance last time out at Cork, but only managed to finish third of 16, 3¾L behind Light That and raised 2lb for his efforts.
Showed a bit of ability at Gowran Park in November when finishing midfield, and far from disgraced on the Flat recently, before finishing fourth of 11, beaten 6¾L on good ground in a Down Royal handicap hurdle over 2m.
Losing streak goes back to November 2014 but posted solid effort 1m at the Curragh on good ground in May, before finishing sixth of 13, beaten 4½L in a Tipperary handicap over 1m1f on good ground.
Started the season on a mark of 75 and has slowly slipped down the handicap, now on career-low mark and 'handy' 3lb claimer in the plate.
Finished fifth on all three starts to date in April over 7f at Cork on heavy ground earlier this month. and when last seen in a Limerick maiden on good ground over 7f.
Steady improvement of late in tackling longer trips, beaten less than 2L at Fairyhouse last month on good ground., before an encouraging second of 19, 1½L behind Zeftan at Curragh on Friday.
Flopped on jumps debut at Navan in April but had previously recorded back-to-back AW wins at Dundalk, before showing little encouragement on last two starts at Navan, over hurdles and Curragh when 12th of 19 behind Zeftan.
Non-Runners
12
(6)
Nevsky11
Weight: 9-4| Age: 4
T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden
WD
16
(3)
Claregate Street10
Weight: 8-9| Age: 3
T: M Halford J: S Foley
NR
17
Dysios76
Weight: 8-13| Age: 9
T: D Cullen J: Reserve 1
NR
18
Logarithm3
Weight: 8-8| Age: 4
T: Miss A Mooney J: Reserve 2
NR
19
King Of Aran213
Weight: 8-6| Age: 10
T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Eagle Spirit (9/2), Claregate Street (11/2), Serefeli (7/1), Archer's Up (7/1), Slaney Street (8/1), Roibeard (9/1), The Invisible Dog (9/1), Mandarin Monarch (9/1), Shamad (10/1), Shes An Art (11/1), Camellia Japonica (16/1), Sharjah (16/1), So Sensible (16/1), Nevsky (16/1), Evie Be Kool (33/1), Birthplace (33/1), Logarithm (150/1), Dysios (200/1), King Of Aran (200/1)
Plenty of pace on here with any of Sharjah, Birthplace, Slaney Street, Dysios (reserve) or ROIBEARD, willing to make the running in the past. The selection was second of eight beaten 3½L at Limerick on good to firm over 1m3½f, last time out. Slaney Street, second of 19, 1½L behind Zeftan at Curragh on Friday, and Claregate Street who will be doing some late work, are taken to grab a place.
- Roibeard
- Slaney Street
- Claregate Street
Prize Money
1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,137.004th: €512.005th: €200.00
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