16:40 Tramore

Sunday 18 August 2019

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Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 4m 3.2s

Linger¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109| D

8/15

Three-race maiden over the larger obstacles but comes here on the back of a 6½L win over Eight And Bob at the Galway festival last month. Repeat of recent efforts should she him in the hunt for more prize money.

Form: 78757-1

Dark Outsider^p⁹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 107| C| D

14/1

Veteran, winner of six of his 36 starts over fences. Has hit the frame over C&D previously but has something to find in this contest on the balance of his recent efforts since April.

Form: 04282-4

Generalisation^p1,t³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97

6/1

Posted a career best effort over fences finishing fourth of seven on his most recent start over C&D on Thursday. Claims, but appears to have stiffer opposition in this contest.

Form: 7-4F504

Athloman Cottage³⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 95| CD

20/1

Course winner that has also won over this trip. Encouraging third of eight beaten 8½L in a Wexford handicap chase over a similar trip when last seen in September. Possibly best watched on return to action.

Form: 746093-

Indian Music²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Burke| T: W J Burke| OR: 91

14/1

14-race maiden who is still searching for her breakthrough win over the larger obstacles in seven starts. Has shown little or no aptitude in recent starts to be considered in this company.

Form: 330-8U6

Fairymount Boy¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 90| D

10/1

A solid season last summer has appeared to have leveled out this time around and needs a sizable improvement to mix it here.

Form: 4-P6459

Ballyfinboy^t²⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 79| CD

16/1

Winner over C&D who hit the frame on a further three occasions over the combination. Racing 12lb lower than last winning mark and difficult to see where the improvement is coming from at his age.

Form: PP-UU8P

Captain Cobajay^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 79

33/1

16-race maiden who has failed to hit the frame in seven starts over the larger obstacles. Overall form does not warrant support here.

Form: 0-P5FPF

Hard Bought⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 9-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 79| D

8/1

Gallant veteran who is still running well in defeat despite coming up against much younger opposition. Hard to fancy running 18lb lower than his last winning mark.

Form: 344420

Non-Runners

Ballybrowney Walk²⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: J J Mangan J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Linger (8/15), Generalisation (6/1), Hard Bought (8/1), Fairymount Boy (10/1), Indian Music (14/1), Dark Outsider (14/1), Ballybrowney Walk (14/1), Ballyfinboy (16/1), Athloman Cottage (20/1), Captain Cobajay (33/1)

The six-year-old, LINGER had been running well on the Flat and over hurdles this term before winning at the Galway festival earlier this month over 1m6f, beating the Willie Mullins-trained Eight And Bob in the process. The gelding can win over fences at the fourth time of asking here at the expense of the Gigginstown House Stud representative, Generalisation. In what looks like a pretty ordinary bunch, Athloman Cottage could possibly grab a place.