15:40 Navan

Saturday 13 July 2019

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Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 10.61s

(9)

Buzz Killington⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: N Meade

33/1

Slow to start on debut at Bellewstown last weekend and made only modest ground before fading near the finish. Needs to step on that by quite some way.

Form: 7

(6)

Captainofthebounty^b⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 78

6/1

Made the frame three times last year but is yet to justify his $1,450,000 price tag as a foal. Was eased when his chance had gone last time and dropped 6lb since. Might do better when back in handicaps. Officially sets the standard here.

Form: 5322-70

(2)

Dee Sprinter⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 67

9/1

Three starts have produced little to write home about so far but he's nicely bred and could still have an impact somewhere along the time. Never raced over this trip before though.

Form: 879

(11)

Grufalo^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford

80/1

Poor form posted in all four starts up to press (three at this course) and was too bad to be true when he faded to finish last in his latest assignment. Plenty to prove now.

Form: 0900

(7)

Selaron Steps^t1⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery

66/1

Not finished in front of many rivals in two outings and not hard to overlook given his tame effort at The Curragh when last seen (in May).

Form: 00

(18)

Sun Sign¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 67

5/1

Raced once as a juvenile for Andre Fabre in France but shown promise in two starts for her current yard this term. Wasn't beaten far over C&D latest and not much to find to be in the thick of the action again.

Form: 4/43

(3)

Sunset Nova⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 70

7/2

A consistent gelding who has more experience than most. However, he's now 0-10 on turf (0-12) in total and could be running out of friends if his fortunes don't change. Gets on well with Andrew Slattery so might be worth one more throw of the dice.

Form: 632232

(5)

Wild Mustang

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: M Halford

20/1

An Invincible Spirit colt out of a Sadler's Wells mare, he cost €55,000 as a yearling and is a brother to Group-placed Shagah, as well as Porth Swtan, who won at 7f and 1m2f; yard going well so merits a betting check.

Form:

(12)

Ban Og

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

16/1

Cost 70,000 gns as a yearling and is a sister to 5f-6f winner Riskit For A Biscuit; there are plenty of other winners that are closely related but a 5f trip would be on the sharp side for a few. The betting can help here.

Form:

(14)

Countess Matilda⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith

66/1

Well held in all four starts so far and plenty to find with Sunset Nova judging by their encounter at Bellewestown last weekend.

Form: 000-6

(10)

Dear Dilly

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott

25/1

A stoutly bred filly whose dam won over 1m3f on the Fibresand and Polytrack for David O'Meara; makes limited appeal in being introduced over the minimum distance.

Form:

(8)

Designation^v1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 68

10/1

Taken time to get the hang of things but ran with the promise of more to come when third at Tipperary nine days ago; the drop in trip has to be a concern now.

Form: 76383

(4)

Dream Angle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

A half-sister to modest handicapper Pixie Spirit who proved to be effective over this trip; her dam was placed in Listed company as a youngster, so some appeal on pedigree. Interesting that a 5lb claimer is booked for her racecourse debut.

Form:

(17)

Emma's Girl¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P B Beggy| T: A Murray

66/1

Not shown much in either of her previous starts and hard to recommend her as a filly to follow after she was well beaten at Naas last month.

Form: 9-0

(13)

Eunoia¹⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: T F Shaw

66/1

A modest effort on debut was backed up by an even worse display when she weakened to finish last at Dundalk when she was last seen in action (in January). Another who is probably best just watched.

Form: 0-0

(16)

Lon Dubh¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 64

7/1

Some promise last time out but still has form to reverse with Sun Sign and has improvement to find. She did meet trouble in running that time, so might be dangerous to underestimate. Needs a betting check.

Form: 856

(1)

Miacomet⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 63| BF

7/1

Shown some promise since her seasonal debut and been kept very busy with seven starts since April; holds solid place claims on the pick of those efforts but was a disappointing favourite here last time out and needs to banish that memory quickly.

Form: 604220

(15)

Quintana Roo¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard| T: Miss Miss J Ellis| OR: 44

66/1

Poor form shown when with Jo Hughes and was much the same on debut for her current yard last time out. Others are far more appealing.

Form: 96006-0

Forecasts

Sunset Nova (7/2), Sun Sign (5/1), Captainofthebounty (6/1), Miacomet (7/1), Lon Dubh (7/1), Dee Sprinter (9/1), Designation (10/1), Ban Og (16/1), Wild Mustang (20/1), Dream Angle (20/1), Dear Dilly (25/1), Buzz Killington (33/1), Selaron Steps (66/1), Countess Matilda (66/1), Emma's Girl (66/1), Eunoia (66/1), Quintana Roo (66/1), Grufalo (80/1)

Quite a few of these are inconsistent and carry risk for win only punting. The likes Sun Sign and Lon Dubh are closely matched and are worth a betting check at least, while Captainofthebounty, who is obviously no superstar but sets the standard on the official figures, has to also enter the calculations. However, there are solid ground for siding with the consistent SUNSET NOVA, as he went close under today's rider last time out and will be a big player if the partnership can find a little extra this time. Ban Og and Dream Angle are a couple of others for the notebook this time.