18:50 Tramore

Saturday 18 August 2018

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Assembly Techniques Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 3m 44.20s

Tornado Watch²^{(ex 6)}

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins| OR: 81| CD

5/2

Justified favouritism when winning a 2m maiden on good ground here on Thursday. One for the shortlist under top weight in this contest.

Form: 22271

St Lawrence Gap^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 86| CD

6/1

Winner in this sphere earlier this year and placed over hurdles at Limerick last month Not beaten far in that sphere at Galway (2m, yielding-to-soft) subsequently and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 193-186

You Can't Catch Me^t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 78

25/1

Winner of a 2m1f handicap at Limerick (good-to-firm) in June. Decent fourth over hurdles subsequently and interesting off a mark 5lb higher than for that Limerick victory.

Form: 170-71

Water Sprite^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: G Elliott| OR: 76| CD

10/1

Winner of this race 12 months ago and returning from a break when finishing well beaten on soft-to-heavy ground at Galway earlier this month. More needed this time around.

Form: 3211-70

Deor^v1²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: J E Kiely| OR: 75| D

10/1

Out of form over hurdles this season including when unseating early on at Ballinrobe (good) last month. Wears a visor for the first time on his return to the Flat.

Form: 4132/0-5

Awayinthewest¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P A Fahy| OR: 74| D

5/1

Placed in a 1m5f Ballinrobe (good) maiden in June. Faller over hurdles at Galway subsequently and of interest on handicap debut.

Form: 85-43

Small Bit Of Love^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 72

9/2

Victorious over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe (yielding) in July. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day retained when finishing a good fourth at Leopardstown (1m7f, good-to-firm) recently and she is one for the shortlist once more.

Form: 460-614

Boom Or Bush¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 69

16/1

Placed behind Small Bit Of Love at Ballinrobe (yielding) last month. Struggled at Galway subsequently. Worth a check in the market on this occasion.

Form: 6-54236

Shadagann²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 69| D

20/1

Returned to form with a third at The Curragh (2m1f, good-to-firm) last time out. Races off the same mark here and has a promising apprentice in the saddle.

Form: 334803

Like An Open Book¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J M Burke| OR: 68| D

10/1

Winner of a Roscommon maiden over 1m4f on soft ground in May. Decent form over hurdles subsequently and interesting to see how she fares on handicap debut.

Form: 31

Minnie Dahill⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 67| D

12/1

Impressive 6L winner of an amateur riders contest at Bellewstown (2m1f, good-to-firm) last month. Good efforts in defeat in two subsequent outings and worth a check in the market.

Form: 5-25167

Forecasts

Tornado Watch (5/2), Small Bit Of Love (9/2), Awayinthewest (5/1), St Lawrence Gap (6/1), Like An Open Book (10/1), Deor (10/1), Water Sprite (10/1), Minnie Dahill (12/1), Boom Or Bush (16/1), Shadagann (20/1), You Can't Catch Me (25/1)

TORNADO WATCH has won both previous starts (one Flat and one hurdles) at this venue and he can maintain his unbeaten record by defying a penalty to take this competitive staying handicap. Small Bit Of Love remains open to improvement and having shown good form of late she can take second ahead of You Can't Catch Me who was a winner on his most recent appearance in this sphere.