16:50 Tramore

Saturday 18 August 2018

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Perennial Freight Rated Race

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 2m 39.10s

Moktamel⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 74

11/4

Placed on his last three starts most recently over 1m4f at The Curragh (good-to-firm) in June. Returning from a break and a leading contender in this contest.

Form: 0-45323

Remmy D^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74| D

10/1

Victorious off a mark of 69 at The Curragh (1m4f, good-to-firm) in June. Finished behind Moktamel at the same venue later that month.

Form: 721583

Maze Runner¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 72| BF

11/4

Placed twice over 1m at two and ran well when fourth on handicap debut at Galway (yielding) last month. Struggled last time out however. Represents a leading stable.

Form: 325-549

Smiling Eliza¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: G Elliott| OR: 72

10/1

Put a disappointing effort behind her when finishing 2L second in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon (good) earlier this month. Bit to find with Moktamel on running at The Curragh in June.

Form: 661447

Maricruz^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

9/2

Broke her maiden when winning a handicap over an extended 1m2f off a mark of 60 at Sligo (good). Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 64-3451

Timiniya⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld| OR: 66

11/2

Placed in a heavy ground maiden at Clonmel 91m2f) in May. Fair fifth over an extended 1m1f at Goweran Park (good-to-firm) subsequently and remains open to improvement.

Form: 535

Big Bad Sal^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 65

33/1

14 race maiden and well beaten over an extended 1m at Galway (soft) earlier this month. Cheekpieces worn for the first time that day are retained stepping up in distance.

Form: 6-08549

Havingagoodtime³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 39

50/1

Maiden after six starts and held fifth over 1m3f at Killarney (good) last time out. Likely to struggle on these terms.

Form: 007865

Lustful^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 65

14/1

Beaten 7L in first time cheekpieces (retained) at Fairyhouse (1m4f, good-to-firm) last month. Worth a check in the market returning from a short break.

Form: 034-55

Now Say Yes⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Davison| OR: 60

50/1

Failed to win in four starts for previous yard and beaten 77L at Doncaster (1m, good-to-firm) in June. Probably best watched stepping up in distance on debut for this yard.

Form: 75-80

Forecasts

Moktamel (11/4), Maze Runner (11/4), Maricruz (9/2), Timiniya (11/2), Smiling Eliza (10/1), Remmy D (10/1), Lustful (14/1), Big Bad Sal (33/1), Havingagoodtime (50/1), Now Say Yes (50/1)

Trainer Kevin Prendergast has his string in good form at present (2/6) and his MOKTAMEL can register a first victory in this competitive rated contest. Maze Runner hails from a top yard and is taken to finish runner-up ahead of Smiling Eliza who ran well on hurdling debut last time out and has run well in this sphere in the past.