19:50 Tramore

Saturday 19 August 2017

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BoyleSports Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 3m 46.8s

Face Value^p¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| C| D

7/1

Dropped 2lb for 6L defeat last time out at the Galway festival. 8lb lower than last win now and solid enough on going, track, distance and, especially, field size.

Form: 52-0886

Torquay²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: E J McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 63

50/1

Well beaten on all three starts this season, behind a total of 136L and nothing on paper that suggests any improvement here.

Form: 329-990

Auld Brig^t,v1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 55| D

33/1

Spin over hurdles recently brought about a 124L defeat. Well beaten on last two Flat starts and no indication that first-time visor will help.

Form: 4700-50

Runyon Rattler¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 55| D

8/1

Never nearer fourth of 13 at the Galway festival and dropped 1lb for that run. Decent figures on going, over distance and in a big field, could have him fighting for a place here.

Form: 0-065

Shamiran¹¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Nolan| OR: 55| D

33/1

Veteran who is one from 27 on the Flat. Last seen on the Flat at Dundalk in September 2015, beaten over 13L. Hard to envisage stable debut will make any difference.

Form: 600539/

Rubenesque^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J J Murphy| OR: 54

5/2

Placed on the ground and over the distance but has struggled in fields of this size in the past. Decent form in last two starts including last time out in Killarney handicap. Up a harsh 2lb for the second place.

Form: 902P22

Spirit Of The Rain³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 54

25/1

Beaten a total of 125L in three starts in July over hurdels and on the Flat last time out in Killarney handicap and well beaten in two races in a field of this size.

Form: 766-5

Lord Erskine^t1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 52

9/1

Nought from four on the Flat, well beaten last twice and pulled-up last time out over hurdles. Hard to see what improvement first-time tongue-tie will bring and best passed over today.

Form: 078-80

Oighear Dubh^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 52| D

13/2

Yard not renowned for winners at this meeting and this gelding has not been seen on the Flat since May 2014 when with Patrick Flynn. A check in the betting is advised.

Form: 8886/

Silken Thomas^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: C R King| T: N Meade| OR: 52| D

13/2

Ha spin over hurdles at the Galway festival, following a 4¼L defeat over 1m5f in Navan handicap. Ground and distance not a problem here, but has failed to place in five starts in big fields.

Form: 378/958

Ondamoura^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L F Roche| T: G Elliott| OR: 51

5/1

No better than 10th of 17 last time out in a Fairyhouse handicap over 1m4f. The gelding has solid place figures on the ground, here at the track, over the distance and has placed in fields of this size. Trainer/jockey combo to be noted here.

Form: 082-700

Zig Zag^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: M C Hussey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 63| D

14/1

First Reserve: Just one win from 13 starts, the once 72-rated gelding is now on a career low mark here.

Form: 7515-00

Bad Cigar¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 45

25/1

Second Reserve: Reappeared earlier in July when eighth of 24 in Cork handicap hurdle at 33/1 following four-year break, before well beaten 43L at the Galway festival.

Form: 079690/

Non-Runners

Adarenna²⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: R Coakley

King's Wharf⁴²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Ronan Whelan

Oromo²⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rubenesque (5/2), King's Wharf (4/1), Ondamoura (5/1), Oighear Dubh (13/2), Silken Thomas (13/2), Face Value (7/1), Runyon Rattler (8/1), Lord Erskine (9/1), Oromo (12/1), Zig Zag (14/1), Adarenna (14/1), Bad Cigar (25/1), Spirit Of The Rain (25/1), Shamiran (33/1), Auld Brig (33/1), Torquay (50/1)

Face Value and Lord Erskine could be left to make the running here, with possibly Kings Wharfe, Adarenna and Runyon Rattler, travelling in behind. It must be advised to check weather Oromo or Zig Zag make the race, but preference is for ONDAMOURA, solid place figures on the ground, here at the track, over the distance and has placed in fields of this size, with Kings Wharfe and Runyon Rattler for the minors.