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Monday 15 June 2020

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Ratoath Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 2m 36.29s

(16)

Mister Blue Sky^h1¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 84| C

7/1

Useful handicap hurdler; won a Grade 2 hurdle in 2019 though slightly below best last season; interesting contender having first run on the Flat for almost three years; suited by fast ground.

Form: 617713/

(15)

Pearl Warrior²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| BF| D

10/1

Switch to front running has been the making of him and completed hat-trick when gamely making all in the mud at Listowel in September; struggled behind Melburnian last time.

Form: 541110-

(19)

Cape Islay¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 79| D

40/1

Can race off a 3lb lower mark than when winning over similar trip at Chester this time last year; needs to put a couple of poor runs over hurdles behind her.

Form: 676630-

(7)

Narynkol¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 78| D

14/1

Justifiably off the mark at the ninth time of asking when landing a 6K maiden over this trip in February; two fair races in defeat since and looks one for the shortlist.

Form: 42-4154

(11)

Contrapposto²³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea| OR: 77

40/1

Not the most consistent and rarely looks like winning a race (has only ever won one contest); starting to look attractively handicapped but is not one to reply upon.

Form: 944008-

(14)

Guinevere¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 77| D

14/1

Still looking for her first win on turf but is a distance winner on the AW at Dundalk; won as recently as January; interesting contender but possibly in handicapper's grip.

Form: 4525-15

(4)

Le Vagabond²⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: R Coakley| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 77

16/1

Put some indifferent runs behind him to run one of his better races last time at Punchestown over hurdles; previous Flat form was poor and on that basis can't be recommended.

Form: 009/200-

(1)

Politicise^p¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77

6/1

Sole win was on second start as 2yo but he's pretty reliable and came third in handicaps at Dundalk in February on last two outings, a close one over 2m latest; each-way contender.

Form: 4760-33

(8)

Cautious Approach⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76| D

14/1

Dundalk regular; had been in decent nick before the lockdown and if able to translate that form to turf then the mare has a fair chance of success.

Form: 16-713V

(17)

Moktamel²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76| BF| D

11/4

Very reliable gelding who rarely finishes too far away from the winner over a variety of trips and surfaces; win ratio is not the best but should run his race and excellent place claims at the very least.

Form: 424232-

(2)

Share The Honour^t¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 75| BF| D

17/2

Won a handicap hurdle at Tipperary in October; needs to raise his game on the Flat to defy his current mark; suited by fast surface.

Form: 16/3895-

(12)

Falak^t²⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: R P Downey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74

66/1

Dual-purpose gelding formerly with trainers Roger Varian and Gordon Elliott; no real show on stable debut at the Curragh in September; market should gauge stable confidence.

Form: 010/478-

(6)

Maricruz^h,t¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74| D

33/1

Has decent win ratio on the Flat; has not won since last year but is now close to that handicap mark; fair chance if running up to her best.

Form: 5155-09

(3)

Utah²⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Lambe| OR: 74

33/1

Not won since his two-year-old days and series of poor runs in 2019 suggest him a regressive sort so best avoided again until we see some glimmer of hope.

Form: 747990-

(18)

Ciao^b¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 72

17/2

Has enough form and experience to put up a good account of herself if allowed to compete.

Form: 5863-35

Non-Runners

(10)

Melburnian²³³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: N G McCullagh

(5)

Causey Arch⁸⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: C A McBratney J: E J McNamara

(13)

Severus Alexander²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(9)

Spelga¹⁸⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: M Halford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Moktamel (11/4), Politicise (6/1), Melburnian (6/1), Mister Blue Sky (7/1), Severus Alexander (15/2), Share The Honour (17/2), Ciao (17/2), Pearl Warrior (10/1), Guinevere (14/1), Cautious Approach (14/1), Narynkol (14/1), Causey Arch (14/1), Le Vagabond (16/1), Spelga (25/1), Utah (33/1), Maricruz (33/1), Cape Islay (40/1), Contrapposto (40/1), Falak (66/1)

Topweight Melburnian can run a big race here with conditions set to suit. She was fairly impressive winning last time out at Leopardstown and despite a hike in the weights, she may prove too strong for her rivals. Moktamel is a very game and consistent performer who should run his race and the gelding has definite place chances. A cautious approach should be taken with Cautious Approach because the mare's best form has come on the AW but if able to translate it to turf, she could run a big race.