14:55 Navan

Saturday 2 September 2017

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:45

Sequence Events Handicap

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 1m 11.93s

(5)

Enjoy Life⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 76| D

4/1

Finished a close second to Related on her final start for Kevin Ryan at Nottingham in July (6f), and has joined new connections for 70,000 gns.

Form: 445652

(2)

Meetyouatthemoon²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 78| D

12/1

Back to form with a fair third to Ducky Mallon at The Curragh (6f good) early last month, and after just seven career starts might still have not reached her peak.

Form: 351-583

(13)

Split The Atom^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 75| D

12/1

A seven time winner on synthetics, but 0 from 18 on turf. However, holds reasonable claims from the same mark as when finishing a narrow second over C&D to Peticoatgovernment in April.

Form: 212894

(16)

Blairmayne⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: N Lupini| OR: 74| BF| D

12/1

Disappointing when joint favourite and upped to 7f at Fairyhouse in June. However, her earlier form over 5f in May suggests that if back to her best she can be thereabouts.

Form: 20-9440

(7)

Lily's Prince^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: G Donnelly| OR: 72| D

16/1

Has raced mainly over longer trips since winning over 6f at Dundalk in late March. Needs to do more now back to a more suitable trip, but has been helpfully dropped a few pounds in the weights.

Form: 418306

(19)

Independence Day^t1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Donohoe| OR: 69

33/1

Not won since 2015 when with David Wachman and makes little appeal despite wearing the first time tongue tie on what he's shown since joining this stable from Robert Cowell in June.

Form: 767940

(10)

Twist Of Magic^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: J Feane| OR: 71| BF

15/2

7f winner at Down Royal in September 2016, who was narrowly denied over that same trip with cut at Galway in June. Possibly found her stamina stretched when a beaten favourite latest and likely to race to the fore today. First time cheek-pieces.

Form: 26-0624

(14)

Zeeyalater²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 70| D

16/1

Going the right way and duly won a Leopardstown handicap (6f, good to firm) in early August. Up 5lb which will make life tougher.

Form: 460741

(22)

Night Law¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D A Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Barry J Murphy| OR: 69

40/1

Ex Richard Fahey trained, and picked up last month for £13,000 at Goffs in Doncaster. No show on stable debut at The Curragh recently, but might have found the ground too soft on that occasion.

Form: 445850

(21)

Brave Display^v⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 68| BF| D

12/1

Put in some fair efforts over this sort of trip in three turf runs in June and now down in the weights having run poorly on the AW. Also beaten just a head here by Ken's Sam's in April, and a definite chance on that showing.

Form: 235536

(9)

Buddha Boy³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T M Reilly| OR: 68| D

25/1

Lost his way a shade after a promising start to the turf season (continuation from the AW), but back down to a similar mark as when second to Nothing To Lose at Fairyhouse (6f) in mid June.

Form: 225700

(17)

Duncan Of Scotland^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 63| D

16/1

Regular Ayr raider who holds few secrets from the handicapper, but was beaten just under 2L in a 6f Class 5 handicap in Scotland latest.

Form: 732253

(20)

Doonard Prince^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 60| D

12/1

Took full advantage of a lowly mark to record back to back 6f successes at The Curragh last backend, and ran well from this mark when edged out by One Boy over C&D thereafter. Solid in 2017 without winning, but respected.

Form: 055258

(1)

A Likely Story¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 59| BF

3/1

20 race maiden who keeps on climbing the weights. Has posted some solid efforts of late, and was only headed close home over a slightly longer trip at The Curragh last month (beaten 1L by Handsome Maverick).

Form: 906272

(4)

Feeling Easy⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: A Mulholland| OR: 59| D

18/1

Did well initially last term when switching from England (with Robbert Eddery), winning over 7f at The Curragh in September from an 8lb higher mark. Not so sharp this year, but falling in the weights, and down in trip.

Form: 3-00070

(3)

Only Spoofing¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: L F Roche| T: W McCreery| OR: 61

12/1

Seven race maiden (twice a runner up), and absent since filling that position behind A Little Bit Me at Cork in early May (6f good to firm).

Form: 872-002

(11)

Nora Batt²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C P Hoban| T: J W Nicholson| OR: 54

33/1

Left David Evans after a dismal effort at Newcastle in March, but fared little better on recent stable bow at Tipperary (7f+) last month.

Form: 008400

(18)

Calm Bay^b³

Age: 11| Weight: 8-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 53| C

20/1

Veteran who is an eight time winner (twice over 5f at this track), but hasn't looked a winner in waiting on the strength of his latest efforts.

Form: 002309

(8)

Bluesbreaker^t,v²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 52| C| D

14/1

A winner over 5f here in August 2016, but a couple of July efforts aside has largely proved disappointing since. However, his mark is undoubtedly a fair one nowadays, and has just a little too find to reverse placings with Doonard Prince from Naas.

Form: 008430

Non-Runners

(6)

Captain Cullen¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: Joseph Murray J: R Coakley

(12)

Dierama¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: E Lynam J: Wayne Lordan

(15)

Rag Tatter⁹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: A Mulholland J: C O'Donoghue

Forecasts

A Likely Story (3/1), Enjoy Life (4/1), Twist Of Magic (15/2), Doonard Prince (12/1), Brave Display (12/1), Blairmayne (12/1), Only Spoofing (12/1), Split The Atom (12/1), Meetyouatthemoon (12/1), Captain Cullen (12/1), Bluesbreaker (14/1), Dierama (14/1), Lily's Prince (16/1), Duncan Of Scotland (16/1), Zeeyalater (16/1), Rag Tatter (16/1), Feeling Easy (18/1), Calm Bay (20/1), Buddha Boy (25/1), Independence Day (33/1), Nora Batt (33/1), Night Law (40/1)

The first massive field handicap on today's card, and predictably, there are plenty to consider. A Likely Story inches up the weights whilst remaining a maiden, but this marginal drop in trip will help, whilst Doonard Prince will surely go close if able to reproduce his best form from last back-end which includes a narrow C&D defeat by One Boy. However, with similar strong C&D form in the book for both Brave Display and Split The Atom, punters could equally argue a similar case for either of those horses. So a chance is taken on the least exposed runner in the line up; DIERAMA. She has struggled in handicaps (with plausible excuses) since winning a C&D maiden in May, and might well be able to return to her best at this track.