17:10 Navan

Saturday 8 June 2019

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Racing Again At Navan July 13th Handicap (60-90)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 13.35s

(8)

Canary Row^v⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Oxx| OR: 90

13/2

Winner of a Galway handicap last season (1m, soft) but hasn't threatened in two starts this season, including a never-nearer fifth at Limerick in April. Is on a 3lb higher mark than his Galway success and all wins have been over shorter trips.

Form: 6413-85

(1)

Onlyhuman⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85

5/4

Improved on promising stable debut to land Limerick handicap (1m3f, soft), beating Canary Row in the process. Up 6lb for that win, but the trip and forecast conditions will be no problem and can continue to progress. .

Form: 4258-21

(7)

Contrapposto¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea| OR: 83

16/1

One win from 11 starts but bounced back to form when third of seven at Gowran Park ten days ago. Burst blood vessels during the race but kept on well to suggest he will get the trip. Likely to run on for a place.

Form: 000-073

(4)

Jewel Maker⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 82

12/1

Lightly raced out of a powerful stable, but has shown little promise since landing a Cork maiden last season. Blinkers didn't seem to work last time and runs for the first since being gelded. Needs to improve to be competitive.

Form: 2/1-070

(2)

Magnetic North⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 81

7/1

Made a promising return from a lengthy absence at Cork two starts ago, but weakened to finish fifth of nine at Gowran Park over the extended 1m1f trip five days ago. Quick return but needs to prove he stays the trip. .

Form: 9/214-55

(6)

Cacique Royale²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 78

10/1

Winner of two handicaps (1m4f) in 2018 and wasn't disgraced when fourth of 15 at Naas (1m4f, Good) on final start of 2018. Returning from a lengthy absence but 1lb lower than his last run and dropped back in trip. Interesting contender.

Form: 564114-

(5)

Art Of America^b,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 77

8/1

Ran well on seasonal reappearance at Cork in May (1m2f, Good) but faded tamely when sixth of 10 at Sligo 11 days later. 12lb higher than his last winning mark and unlikely to land a blow.

Form: 0110-36

(3)

Happy Company¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 67| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner nearly two years ago and has been in good form this season. Ran a career best to finish second at Sligo (1m2f, good) last time out and another one is required here. Solid place claims on this season's performances.

Form: 02-5422

Forecasts

Onlyhuman (5/4), Happy Company (11/2), Canary Row (13/2), Magnetic North (7/1), Art Of America (8/1), Cacique Royale (10/1), Jewel Maker (12/1), Contrapposto (16/1)

An intriguing affair full of a variety of seasoned and progressive handicappers, it'll be interesting to see how Cacique Royale fares on his seasonal debut after showing good handicap form towards the end of last season and the drop in trip can be treated as a positive. Happy Company has progressed with every run this despite not being able to get his head in front and is likely to be prominent at the finish, but preference in this contest is for ONLYHUMAN. He looks to have improved greatly since switching to Jessica Harrington's yard and has a good opportunity to continue to climb the handicap ladder.

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