15:35 Listowel

Wednesday 13 September 2017

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Seamus Mulvaney Handicap

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 2m 7.53s

(6)

Full Court Press^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 80

7/1

Winner at Ballinrobe in July, since been well held over 1m4f at Chepstow, drops in trip here and needs to up game to win.

Form: 900164

(7)

Newcross^v1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 76

2/1

Fine run last time in Ballinrobe maiden latest over 1m2f, makes handicap bow in this sporting a first-time visor for trainer/jockey that have been amongst the winners here this week and goes on the shortlist.

Form: 62-2

(5)

Total Demolition^p1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 74

14/1

No win since the 2016 Galway Festival, well beaten off back at that venue last month. Sports first-time cheekpieces here and will need to be on best behaviour. Others more likely.

Form: 733800

(1)

Lean And Keen¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: S Byrne| OR: 71| C| D

6/1

Three win on turf, but nothing since July 2015, has been in poor form chasing this year and a long while since he's shown his best stuff.

Form: 067-007

(8)

Kandahari^b1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Killian Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| D

11/2

Filly won last month at Gowran Park over this sort of trip on soft ground, needs a career-best to score again now having been well held in two runs since off this rating.

Form: 5-87187

(4)

Nannys Well^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 58| C

7/2

Only success came at this track in a 1m maiden a year ago, only found one too good at Roscommon last month off this mark over 1m4f and enters calculations for place money at the least now.

Form: 733-002

(3)

Hurricane Twister²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: V Clifford| OR: 53| C

16/1

Comes here off the back of four very heavy defeats and is best watched from 3lb out of the handicap.

Form: 670-000

(2)

Why Me⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 52

16/1

Only moderate form on the Flat, which a recent change of stables hasn't managed to rectify, beaten a total of 67L on two starts for the yard.

Form: 43/00-00

Forecasts

Newcross (2/1), Nannys Well (7/2), Kandahari (11/2), Lean And Keen (6/1), Full Court Press (7/1), Total Demolition (14/1), Hurricane Twister (16/1), Why Me (16/1)

The Weld/Smullen unleashed a handicap debutant to winning effect here yesterday and there's every chance of another in NEWCROSS, second last time at Ballinrobe and with a good shot at going one better with new head gear on. Nannys Well won her maiden at this track a year ago and took second last month at Roscommon behind a facile winner, she looks capable of a good run while Kandahari might prove best of what looks a moderate field elsewhere.