19:50 Roscommon

Monday 2 September 2019

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Roscommon Racecourse Handicap (50-70)

Off time: 19:52 | Winning time: 2m 51.38s

(12)

Vitudurum^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 69| D

6/1

Distance winner on debut but yet to follow that up. First time hood made little impact here last month and the Choisir gelding has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 104-805

(4)

Firlinfeu¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D N Curran⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 68| D

10/1

Well beaten in three starts this term before coming back to form at Gowran Park last month finishing third of 15 beaten 3L. More needed but not one to rule out.

Form: 71-0003

(2)

Griffyndor^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

25/1

10-race maiden without a win in six Flat starts on turf. Hints of a revival on stable debut when last seen in July and will need to raise overall profile to play a role here.

Form: 4666-04

(15)

Khudha^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 66| D

16/1

Yet to win since scoring on the Flat at the Curragh in 2017. Well beaten and no impression on latest start at Ballinrobe in July, hard to fancy and plenty to prove.

Form: 631/6-29

(3)

Tomahawk Kid¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Katelyn Young⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Young| OR: 66

28/1

Winner of three of his 23 Flat starts on turf. Two dismal efforts at Tipperary and here over a similar trip last month. Well below-par form looks set to continue.

Form: 0-P5588

(1)

Greenpanda^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64| CD

7/1

Solid and consistent C&D winner, running well in defeat in a number of starts since returning to action in June. Another bold show likely and deserves a change in fortunes.

Form: 452222

(6)

Grinn¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 71

25/1

Five-race maiden, well beaten and never nearer on each occasion running over a variety of trips. Slipping in the weights but still opposable.

Form: 08266

(11)

Franklyn³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 70

5/1

Resurgent form when winning a couple of handicaps at Killarney and Leopardstown over 1m3f and 1m. Running 12lb higher than first win but should be a leading contender in this company.

Form: 0-6011

(16)

Liars Corner^p,t²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Colin Keane| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52| D

9/4

Sole win on the Flat came on a British raid at Hamilton Park 12 months ago off a 2lb higher mark. Running well recently over hurdles and when second of 13 beaten 2½L in a Down Royal 1m4½f handicap on Saturday. One to consider.

Form: 165-042

(13)

Cliara^h,t1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59

16/1

Backed as if defeat was out of the question at Ballinrobe in June only to be beaten over 11L. Well down the field again on latest start at the Curragh last month and hard to place any faith in.

Form: 5-08449

(8)

Fassbender^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 59

25/1

Four-race maiden well held in three Flat starts on turf. Overall record casts doubt on his ability to get competitive here.

Form: 080-

(5)

Final Endeavour⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 56

8/1

Career best effort when posting a solid run on his handicap debut at Naas in July looks a little of a one-off given the number of heavy defeats overall. Liable to find a couple stronger.

Form: 0-0040

(10)

Ben Alexander³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H Rogers| OR: 55

25/1

Six-race maiden, well beaten and never nearer in three dismal handicap efforts since April. Still looking no closer to breakthrough success.

Form: 047-000

(9)

Katie's Reign²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: C P Hoban| T: D K Weld| OR: 54

20/1

Hard to make a case for on handicap debut based on little signs of ability in three career efforts to date including a 25L defeat in a Tipperary maiden earlier this month.

Form: 879

(7)

Morph^t⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: A J Martin| OR: 53

33/1

Nothing of note in a couple of season efforts at the Curragh and when last seen over 7f at Fairyhouse in July. Out of sorts and this looks a tough ask.

Form: 0-00

Non-Runners

(14)

Musalsal¹⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Andrew Slattery

Forecasts

Liars Corner (9/4), Franklyn (5/1), Vitudurum (6/1), Greenpanda (7/1), Final Endeavour (8/1), Firlinfeu (10/1), Cliara (16/1), Khudha (16/1), Katie's Reign (20/1), Musalsal (20/1), Ben Alexander (25/1), Griffyndor (25/1), Grinn (25/1), Fassbender (25/1), Tomahawk Kid (28/1), Morph (33/1)

In a race where the majority of the field struggle to hit the frame, the Archipenko gelding, FRANKLYN can land a hat-trick of wins in the closing contest. The three-year-old can add to wins at Killarney and Leopardstown to win for the third time ahead of the tough and genuine mare, Greenpanda who is sure to give yet another good account of herself. The John McConnell-trained and recent Down Royal runner-up, Liars Corner can battle for remaining prize money with the Dermot Weld pair, Musalsal and Katie's Reign.