17:20 Navan

Saturday 8 September 2018

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Sequence Events Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 9.43s

(3)

Head Turner²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S Foley| T: P A Fahy| OR: 61

10/1

Placed twice from five starts this term including when second over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe (yielding) in July. Mare should be suited by this longer trip having run well enough in both starts since. In the mix.

Form: 8-26253

(7)

Eight And Bob³⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 55

11/10

Just 1-16 on the Flat previously, win coming over 1m7f at Leopardstown on good to firm last summer. Modest maiden over jumps but runs for the first time since joining this training maestro and must be noted as such.

Form: 0/99104-

(10)

Fontainbleau¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: J J Lambe| OR: 54

10/1

Won a Flat stayers race over 2m at Musselburgh 10 days ago, rallying to earn the vote in the final strides. Races from only a pound higher and entitled to get involved again.

Form: 980-281

(5)

Whatever It Takes^t,v⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 54

25/1

Four-time Flat winner, though not since 2011. Out of form over hurdles recently but AW attempts at Dundalk over 1m4f earlier in the year would give him some squeak back on the Flat from a lower mark.

Form: 0/605-50

(15)

Mr Natural¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C O'Donoghue| T: W P Mullins| OR: 53

12/1

Finished down the field in three maiden starts on the Flat for trainer-Michael O'Callaghan last year and eased home last month in Killarney maiden hurdle on first run for champion jumps trainer. Has to find more from somewhere.

Form: 040-

(11)

Rocky Blue³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Halpin| T: T Mullins| OR: 62

5/1

Banging on the door lately, just failing at Down Royal and then Sligo over shorter trips, every chance of a breakthrough now upped in distance.

Form: 906222

(6)

Greengage^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D M Redmond⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 61

25/1

0-12 now, having failed to build on solid Killarney run over 1m3f (good) in July in two subsequent starts. Others make more appeal.

Form: 850399

(8)

Conquest^b⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 60

8/1

Continues to disappoint despite representing vaunted connections. Maiden after seven starts but did shape with more purpose four days ago at Naas upped to 1m4f and perhaps staying will be her thing.

Form: 6005-97

(4)

Comehere Hi²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Nash| OR: 49

16/1

Better known as a hurdler, hasn't managed a win since 2015. Beaten over 15L at Leopardstown in June over similar trip but did show improved form last month over timber.

Form: 0/677

(2)

Miraculum³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 55

14/1

0-6 on turf but had shaped better in two July starts at Leopardstown over this sort of distance. Perhaps best to forget tame effort at Sligo since when back down in trip. This more realistic on form.

Form: 080640

(12)

Lady Argentum^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T Gibney| OR: 45

25/1

Now a 30-race maiden, no impact in Ballinrobe claimer over 1m1½f last month before walking home in a 2m4f hurdles race at the same track. Easier to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 04-2005

(14)

Easkey Lad^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 52

33/1

Beaten 17L in a 1m4f Roscommon maiden already this week, positives in seven-race career have been few and far between.

Form: 675089

(1)

Loughcallow Lady¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 46

33/1

Filly by Big Bad Bob out of a Fantastic Light mare. Wide-margin defeats in three maidens so far, goes up in trip and calls for plenty more on handicap debut.

Form: 080

(9)

Sovereigns Rock²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 46

33/1

Seven-race maiden, yet to pose any sort of threat and very hard to imagine she's going to arrest the trends here. Passed over.

Form: 9-00765

Non-Runners

(13)

Mastermind¹¹⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Eight And Bob (11/10), Rocky Blue (5/1), Mastermind (5/1), Conquest (8/1), Fontainbleau (10/1), Head Turner (10/1), Mr Natural (12/1), Miraculum (14/1), Comehere Hi (16/1), Greengage (25/1), Lady Argentum (25/1), Whatever It Takes (25/1), Easkey Lad (33/1), Loughcallow Lady (33/1), Sovereigns Rock (33/1)

Eight And Bob has only scored once in 16 attempts on the Flat, though it was over this sort of trip at Leopardstown last summer. He has now relocated to the Willie Mullins yard and, on that basis alone, may prove popular here. He has claims but, after 391 days off, isn't overly appealing at cramped odds. Fontainbleau won at Musselburgh 10 days ago and can go well from just a pound higher here but HEAD TURNER is worth a speculative vote. The mare has twice made the frame in five starts on the level this summer and she could be well suited by this extra emphasis on stamina having won five races over jumps from 2m-2m4f.