18:50 Tramore

Saturday 19 August 2017

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Strand Inn Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 2m 44.50s

St Stephens Green¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins| OR: 79| BF

11/10

Winner on the Flat at Dundalk and over hurdles in Killarney handicap in May. Four place runs from five starts in good ground.

Form: 13

Shadagann³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: M Halford| OR: 78| D

6/1

Last four starts have been at Curragh over 2m, beaten just ¾L last time out in a competitive handicap. The gelding is three from 16 on good ground, while he is a dual distance winner.

Form: 77-5003

Coolfighter^b²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 76| CD

13/2

C&D winner around this time last year from a similar mark, but form this season nowhere near as good. Fifth of 10, beaten over 13L here on Thursday.

Form: 46514-0

Jan Van Eyck^b,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G O'Leary| OR: 72| CD

13/2

CD winner and jockey among the winners this week. The gelding also has a win on the ground and two successes in fields of this size.

Form: 3D-4719

Grainne's Dream¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: W P Mullins| OR: 70

9/2

Had two spins at the Galway festival when soundly beaten over 7f on both occasions. Last won at Killarney in July and is still 5lb higher than that win today.

Form: 554-186

Alamgiyr^b,t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 63

20/1

Still a maiden in both codes after 19 starts, eight of which have come on the Flat. Stable does ready a winner or two at this meeting.

Form: 0200-09

Silent Dreamer⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M P Sunderland| OR: 60

33/1

Maiden after 10 starts but ran well for a long way over 1m4f at Tipperary on debut for this yard in April. Difficult to make a case for the filly here.

Form: 376/8-68

Non-Runners

Zanjabeel²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

St Stephens Green (11/10), Zanjabeel (11/4), Grainne's Dream (9/2), Shadagann (6/1), Jan Van Eyck (13/2), Coolfighter (13/2), Alamgiyr (20/1), Silent Dreamer (33/1)

A race that has historical advantage for those ridden up with the pace, which brings in to play the chances of Grainne's Dream. Shadagann, is three from 16 on good ground, whilst he is also a dual distance winner. The selection, ST STEPHENS GREEN, is a useful hurdler who went well at Galway and will relish the forecast conditions..