17:00 Navan

Wednesday 24 October 2018

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Come Racing Again Sunday 11th November Maiden

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 53.53s

(1)

Baratheon²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Unplaced on both starts in bumpers before finishing down the field on Flat debut at Naas recently. Looks limited on early evidence.

Form: 0

(11)

Foza^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Byrne

66/1

Soundly beaten in bumpers at Listowel and Roscommon in recent times, and makes no appeal starting out in new discipline.

Form:

(10)

Scaglietti¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Closely related to connections' Ebor winner Sesenta, and won well on racecourse debut in a Listowel bumper. Well held in listed event last time, but this is more realistic.

Form:

(9)

Talsara^b,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 60

8/1

Just a modest handicapper under both codes, but ran well on balance of her form when fourth to Neverushacon in a 1m6f handicap at Gowran last time. Plenty more required back in maiden company, however.

Form: 746354

(5)

Foreign Secretary^b1¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| BF

2/1

Hasn't lived up to stellar pedigree in two starts to date, and clearly no star, but still looked to be learning when fourth at the Curragh in June, and likely to improve for fitting of blinkers now.

Form: 0-5

(7)

Frankincense^b1,t⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 73

4/1

Has disappointed since a promising debut at Navan in April, and tongue tie tried last time without success. Blinkers reached for now, and there's still hope that he will turn the corner.

Form: 467

(4)

Make The Switch^b1¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

5/2

First-time blinkers fitted following promising debut performance in a Leopardstown maiden in May won by Southern France. Ought to do better, and that form has worked out very well.

Form: 6

(3)

Curley Sue⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: Mrs A Mooney

100/1

Tailed off on sole start for Patrick Martin, and hard to envisage her getting involved on that evidence.

Form: 0

(6)

Paula's Prayer²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Dwyer

50/1

Beaten a long way on both starts in maidens at up to 1m4f, and it will be in low-grade handicaps that she makes an impact, if at all.

Form: 08

(8)

Shes Gold⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 63

22/1

Only narrowly beaten on debut at Killarney in July, but has taken backward steps on both starts since, and hard to recommend on latest poor showing.

Form: 360

Non-Runners

(2)

May Peace Prevail

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R P McNamara J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Foreign Secretary (2/1), Make The Switch (5/2), Frankincense (4/1), Scaglietti (9/2), Talsara (8/1), Shes Gold (22/1), May Peace Prevail (33/1), Paula's Prayer (50/1), Baratheon (50/1), Foza (66/1), Curley Sue (100/1)

MAKE THE SWITCH had little chance in retrospect in a Leopardstown maiden won by Southern France in May, but he's sure to improve on that and ought to go close in first-time blinkers. Foreign Secretary is the pick of a pair from the Aidan O'Brien yard, and also has headgear on, which could help. Scaglietti won a bumper on her racecourse bow, but is bred for this sort of test, being closely related to the same connections' Ebor winner Sesenta.