16:45 Navan

Sunday 28 April 2019

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Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 12.85s

(6)

Third World^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 84

6/1

Blinkers are added after good effort in third last time at Leopardstown (1m2f, soft). Bit more required this time.

Form: 461-53

(2)

Loughmore¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 78

8/1

Fair form so far, goes handicapping for the first time and likely has a bit more to offer, worth a betting check.

Form: 434-

(1)

Conor Hogan²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 77

9/2

Fifth on reappearance at Leopardstown over 1m2f recently, now reverts to handicaps for the first time and can be competitive.

Form: 58-5

(13)

Blenheim Palace²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 76

5/1

Early traffic problems no help on handicap debut at Leopardstown earlier in the month and wasn't given a hard time. Should do better.

Form: 074-8

(16)

King's Vow^b,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76

7/2

Caught the eye late on when fourth at Leopardstown recently on handicap debut, should be suited by stiff finish here and can go well.

Form: 70021-4

(8)

Pulse Of Shanghai¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

20/1

Needs to find a chunk of improvement for this step up in distance on reappearance. Others seem more likely to be to the fore.

Form: 4557-

(10)

Isosceles^b1⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 72| BF

14/1

Beaten favourite last time out, finished lame. Up in trip here and blinkers are added first time. Could have a bit more to offer.

Form: 7-17

(7)

Joshadam¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff| OR: 72

33/1

Not that much promise shown in three starts, including when well held over this trip on comeback run at Naas. Needs to improve now handicapping.

Form: 93-7

(17)

Crimson King²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 71

16/1

Behind a couple of these last time at Leopardstown in sixth spot and no apparent reason for turnaround in that form.

Form: 9463-6

(3)

Majority Share¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Oliver| OR: 66

16/1

Better effort when fourth in maiden company at Clonmel (1m1½, yielding) recently, previously well beaten here however and high enough in ratings for what he has achieved.

Form: 479-04

(12)

Muntahez²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 66

10/1

Solid run at Cork over extended-mile on return to action (finished fourth) and possible improver now upped in trip.

Form: 0740-4

(11)

Only The Brave^b⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lynam| OR: 66

33/1

Landed a claimer at Fairyhouse in September (7f, good to yielding) but has question to answer over new trip and didn't run well on reappearance at Cork this month.

Form: 44415-0

(4)

Tony's Rocket²⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 66| BF

33/1

Failed to beat a rival home in a Curragh nursery when last spotted, back from layoff here and far from certain to get this new trip. Watching brief.

Form: 4950-

(5)

Lady Cedar⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 65

25/1

Has gone close in maiden company at Dundalk over a mile but ran with the choke out on reappearance at Cork and will need to be more efficient here to see out new trip.

Form: 97-20

(14)

Raffaello¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: L F Roche| T: W McCreery| OR: 65

33/1

Well-held so far and goes up in distance for first start in handicap company. Doesn't appear to have been cut any slack by the assessor from opening mark.

Form: 0-99

(15)

Red Gerry¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: N Meade| OR: 65

12/1

Ran well in fourth over 1m2f on AW at Dundalk last time, with rider losing whip entering the final furlong. Should have a bit more to offer yet.

Form: 09-94

Non-Runners

(9)

Millswyn¹⁸³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: J A Heffernan

Forecasts

King's Vow (7/2), Conor Hogan (9/2), Blenheim Palace (5/1), Third World (6/1), Loughmore (8/1), Millswyn (8/1), Muntahez (10/1), Red Gerry (12/1), Isosceles (14/1), Crimson King (16/1), Majority Share (16/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (20/1), Lady Cedar (25/1), Only The Brave (33/1), Raffaello (33/1), Tony's Rocket (33/1), Joshadam (33/1)

King's Vow made a decent fist of things at Leopardstown having encountered some traffic and may come out best in his rematch with Third World and Blenheim Palace this afternoon. Loughmore looks the type to do better now handicapping but he was only fourth in the Gowran Park maiden won last season by MILLSWYN and Joseph O'Brien's charge can get off to a quick start in handicaps having unsurprisingly found it tough in a Group 3 on this final start last term. Isosceles and Conor Hogan are others worthy of consideration.