17:50 Tramore

Saturday 18 August 2018

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Strand Inn Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 39.50s

My Amazing One^h1⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 61

28/1

Placed on debut at Ballinrobe (1m2f, good) in July last year. Disappointing in the main since and others make more appeal.

Form: 2940-0

Cavelli¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: N Henley| OR: 59

16/1

Career best effort when finishing runner-up over 1m at Dundalk in February. Stepping back up in trip and interesting to see how she fares back in handicap company following a break.

Form: 24/78-72

Ineffable^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: R Sweeney| OR: 59| C| D

8/1

Not beaten far when fifth at Cork (1m2f, good) on his most recent Flat outing in May. Held over hurdles twice since but worth a check in the market.

Form: 6-01085

A Place Apart^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 58

6/1

18 race maiden has placed on his last two starts in this sphere. Beaten 4¼L over an extended 1m4f at Sligo (good) recently and is of interest once more.

Form: 427-423

Match My Fire^t,v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: R P Downey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

10/1

Maiden after 16 starts but running well in recent times. Placed in a claimer over an extended 1m2f at Sligo (good) recently and making his return to handicaps.

Form: 0-07252

Creative Talent^p⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 55

11/2

Not beaten far when finishing third over 1m4f at Fairyhouse (good) in June. Races off the same mark here and is a notable runner on his return from a short break.

Form: 0/05-503

Greengage^b1,t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: D M Redmond⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 64

6/1

Placed for the first time this year when finishing third in a 1m3f handicap at Killarney (good) last month. Wears blinkers for the first time on this occasion.

Form: 6-08503

Sbraase^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 54| BF| D

12/1

Made a winning debut for this yard when successful by a neck in a 1m4f handicap at Wolverhampton last month. Finished fifth in a claimer subsequently and races off a mark 3lb higher than for that Wolverhampton success.

Form: 609315

Dixie Highway¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: P J Flynn| OR: 51| D

5/1

Placed in a 1m4f handicap at Gowran Park (good-to-firm) in May. Struggled on two most recent starts (one Flat and one hurdle) however. Interesting to see how he performs.

Form: 325130

Loose Chippings^b1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: E J McNamara| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 49

33/1

16 race maiden has finished well beaten over hurdles in four starts in 2018. Probably best watched with blinkers applied for the first time on his return to the Flat.

Form: 039090-

Greanta¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 45| D

25/1

Well held in two starts since returning from a break. Beaten 13L at Sligo (good) last time out and probably best watched at present.

Form: 0009-95

A Few Bob Short^t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 49| BF

5/1

Placed on each of his last four starts including in a 1m2f handicap at Ballinrobe (yielding) last month. Races off a 2lb lower mark here and is a leading contender in this event.

Form: 903233

Let It Go Papa^t⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Keatley| OR: 47

25/1

Maiden after nine starts and struggled in two most recent appearances. More needed if he's to register a victory in this contest.

Form: 0-77406

Non-Runners

Molly Kaye¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: S M Duffy J: Reserve 1

Beat Of The Sea⁸¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

U S Navy Seal³²³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: J R Finn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

A Few Bob Short (5/1), Dixie Highway (5/1), Creative Talent (11/2), A Place Apart (6/1), Greengage (6/1), Ineffable (8/1), Match My Fire (10/1), Sbraase (12/1), Cavelli (16/1), Beat Of The Sea (16/1), Greanta (25/1), Let It Go Papa (25/1), Molly Kaye (25/1), U S Navy Seal (25/1), My Amazing One (28/1), Loose Chippings (33/1)

The consistent A FEW BOB SHORT can gain his first victory following some good efforts in recent starts. The selection has placed off a higher mark in the past and can see off A Place Apart who placed at Sligo earlier this month and has the forecast underfoot conditions to suit. Dixie Highway was in decent form earlier this year and can put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him by finishing third.