17:50 Navan

Sunday 22 April 2018

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Come To The Family Day May 19th Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 5.95s

(2)

Byron Beauty¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 75| D

33/1

Back down to her last winning mark but with good reason having finished off 2017 with a poor run of form and she was tailed off last on reappearance here last time out. Hard to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 70536-8

(4)

Prospectus⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: K J Manning| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 75| CD

2/1

Useful dual purpose performer and still looks on a reasonable mark in this sphere given the marks he's been competing off over jumps.

Form: 518/42-1

(6)

Boom Or Bush¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 68

12/1

Winner of just one of his 15 starts but he's capable off this mark. The trip and the absnece would be the concerns here.

Form: 41S226-

(3)

Bringthehousedown¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: A Oliver| OR: 68

10/1

Placed in a maiden at Dundalk last time but will need more improvement if he's to compete in handicaps.

Form: 0/605-2

(10)

Hareth^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: C Byrnes| OR: 66| BF| C

13/8

Consistent sort on an upward curve over hurdles last year. On a workable mark it would seem returned to this sphere.

Form: 6219/

(9)

Theophilus^b,t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: D McDonogh| OR: 66

20/1

Not won since all the way back in 2014 and not in much form on the Flat when last seen in this sphere. Hard to fancy.

Form: 347068

(7)

Bibliotheca¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: W P Browne| OR: 60

22/1

Still a maiden but showed she may be capable of getting her head in front off this sort of mark with a couple of placed efforts at Ballinrobe last season. Market can reveal expectations on return.

Form: 223400-

(5)

Athenry Boy^t¹⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J T Gorman| OR: 58

25/1

Winner at last year's Galway Festival but that's his only win in 24 starts and still above that winning mark. Fresh could be the time to catch though so hard to put a line through.

Form: 0/81007-

(8)

Shamar^h,t⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: C P Hoban| T: R K Watson| OR: 54

50/1

Well beaten on seven of his last eight starts and only moderate promise when fifth of 13 at Catterick in September. Not won since 2015 and hard to fancy.

Form: 05000-0

(1)

Vocal Resurgence¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: D P Davis⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 51

11/2

Still a maiden but has run well on a couple of occasions, including on heavy ground at Roscommon in September. Interesting connections persist with him and could be more to come.

Form: 902027-

Non-Runners

(11)

He's Our Man³⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 13

T: A McCann J: G M Ryan

Forecasts

Hareth (13/8), Prospectus (2/1), Vocal Resurgence (11/2), Bringthehousedown (10/1), Boom Or Bush (12/1), Theophilus (20/1), He's Our Man (20/1), Bibliotheca (22/1), Athenry Boy (25/1), Byron Beauty (33/1), Shamar (50/1)

Hareth and PROSPECTUS both look on workable handicap marks back in this sphere with preference for the latter given the form he's been in of late. Vocal Resurgence brings a different profile in than most and there may be more to come.