18:30 Killarney

Friday 24 August 2018

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Plaza Hotel Handicap

Off time: 18:33 | Winning time: 3m 16.26s

(6)

Erinyes²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C P McNamara⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 74

33/1

72-rated handicapper for trainer Archie Watson and not seen since finishing runner up in a Southwell handicap in January. Likely to need the run on stable debut.

Form: 1046-72

(10)

Deor^v⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 73

7/1

One Flat win from 18 starts on turf with sole win over 12-months ago off a 2lb lower mark. Beaten over 5L over 2m at Tramore last week and holds place claims at best here.

Form: 132/0-57

(5)

Ibsen^p,t³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 73| BF

12/1

Hurdling recently well beaten on each occasion. Last win on the Flat came 12-months ago off a 5lb lower mark so can be expected to struggle here in current form.

Form: 31/1203-

(14)

Hurricane Sky¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 72| D

16/1

Winner of a 1m5f Leopardstown handicap in June but generally well held in five starts since. Will need to raise overall performance to play a role here.

Form: 719555

(1)

Here For The Craic^p¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: K J Manning| T: D Budds| OR: 71| D

12/1

Won a 1m4½f Ladies race at Tipperary earlier this month off a 3lb lower mark and may find this a tall order in this company.

Form: 205301

(2)

National Wealth^t1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

9/2

Solid and consistent in a number of starts since June without winning and deserves a change of luck. First-time tongue-tie sure to assist.

Form: 43223

(12)

All's Quiet^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| BF

10/1

Beaten favourite in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle when last seen in July. One from six on the Flat and entitled to make the shortlist here.

Form: 154-065

(3)

Boom Or Bush⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 69

7/1

Dependable sort who will always runs his race but frequently finds one or two better handicapped types lurking in the field.

Form: 542364

(4)

Crafted Jewel^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

25/1

Cork maiden winner in 2016, and halted a slide in form when 1½ lengths third of 13 to Admodum at Gowran Park in May. Beaten since and appears to need some relief from the handicapper.

Form: 7-73648

(7)

Lucca¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: J P Fahey| OR: 67| C| D

7/1

Course winner that has also won over this trip. Well held in two starts since June and others hold stronger profiles.

Form: 319-390

(9)

Touch Of Gold^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Kennedy| OR: 63| C

10/1

Runner-up in her most recent starts at Kilarney and over hurdles at the Galway festival earlier this month. Could well appreciate the return to the Flat.

Form: 57-4022

(13)

Paperback Writer^p1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 70

25/1

Well held when finishing down the field in four starts this season and first-time cheekpieces unlikely to bring a change in fortunes here.

Form: 6-6750

(11)

Runyon Rattler²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 54| BF

5/1

Hurdling recently at the Galway festival and beaten favourite when last seen on the Flat in a 2m Clonmel handicap in May finishing second of 14. Capable of running a big race.

Form: 0657-32

Non-Runners

(8)

Maid In Manhattan¹⁰¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: O J Orr

Forecasts

National Wealth (9/2), Runyon Rattler (5/1), Boom Or Bush (7/1), Deor (7/1), Lucca (7/1), Touch Of Gold (10/1), All's Quiet (10/1), Here For The Craic (12/1), Ibsen (12/1), Hurricane Sky (16/1), Maid In Manhattan (16/1), Crafted Jewel (25/1), Paperback Writer (25/1), Erinyes (33/1)

First-time tongue-tie is hoping to assist the Joseph O'Brien-trained NATIONAL WEALTH get off the mark for connections at the sixth time of asking following up on some solid efforts earlier this month. The three-year-old can hold off the attentions of the more experienced pair of Runyon Rattler and Here For The Craic, while All's Quiet and Lucca should not be easily dismissed.