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Monday 15 June 2020

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Meath Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 37.11s

(10)

Take A Turn²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Elliott| OR: 65

7/1

122-rated hurdler, finished second of 12 beaten ¾L in a Leopardstown 1m4f handicap in May 2019; mixed bag since on the Flat and over hurdles.

Form: 357/230-

(13)

Charle Brune¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Shanahan| OR: 63

66/1

Well beaten on all his starts since the turn of the year over a variety of trips; plenty to prove at present and easily opposed once again.

Form: 0050

(19)

Aneczka^p1²⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Madden| T: C Cannon| OR: 60

80/1

Off the mark at the sixth attempt winning a 1m2½f handicap on the AW at Dundalk in May 2019; has only beaten one horse home in four subsequent starts; easy to dismiss.

Form: 016060-

(6)

Griffyndor^t¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 57

14/1

16-race maiden though has some placed form to his name; ran over similar trip at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Form: 8098-04

(14)

Ilikehim^b1⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Downey| T: W Durkan| OR: 56

17/2

Good second over similar trip at Leopardstown in August, and not disgraced on next two starts at Navan. No show over hurdles twice this year, but on a fair mark if blinkers spark him back to form

Form: 602578-

(18)

Talsara^b,t⁵⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Killian Leonard| T: T Foley| OR: 55

40/1

Just a modest handicapper under both codes; difficult to see her being able to get competitive based on most recent form.

Form: 463544/

(5)

Walkabout^p²⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 55

8/1

Returned from 19-months off to gain first ever Flat success getting off the mark at the ninth time of asking in April 2019; did show better form on the Flat rather than hurdles subsequently but looks vulnerable off current mark.

Form: 0/12370-

(11)

Drummer⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 53

7/1

Still a maiden but put in some consistent performances at Dundalk since the turn of the year; should run his race but lack of a win is a slight worry.

Form: 7-03526

(8)

El Chico Mejor^b¹⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 53

11/1

Has been fairly underwhelming on the whole on the Flat and over hurdles; only chink of light was slightly improved performance at Dundalk last time on retained first-time blinkers.

Form: 700084-

(9)

Eyeoweyou^t⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 53

25/1

Overall form does not inspire confidence with two third places the best he has managed from 15 career starts; needs to bounce back from finishing last of 11 when last seen stepping up in trip at Dundalk in March.

Form: 55000-0

(3)

Fontainbleau³⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 52

28/1

Has better form on the Flat than over hurdles and managed to win a two-mile contest off a mark of 53; below that mark now but trip may be on the short side.

Form: 802814/

(7)

Ingleby Mackenzie^p,t¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: E Doyle| OR: 50| D

5/1

Wins his fair share of races and is usually reliable; latest form is not the best but is starting to look very well handicapped; ground should suit.

Form: 050656-

(1)

De Mazzaro^h¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: T G McCourt| OR: 45

5/2

Finished 6th in this contest last season; has been campaigned mainly of hurdles since and won a valuable contest at Galway in October; could struggle from out of the handicap.

Form: 800/653-

(12)

Make Good^t¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60

20/1

Won over slightly further than this at Nottingham last season; has been campaigned at much shorter than this of late.

Form: 159-400

Non-Runners

(4)

Shoulda Lied³³²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Gavin Ryan

(17)

Walking On Glass¹⁵⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: P Roche J: Gary Halpin

(16)

Ostaiocht³⁸⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: P Downey J: Sean Davis

(2)

Appian Way¹²⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Reserve 1

(15)

Hinemoa⁸⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: M A Cahill J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

De Mazzaro (5/2), Ingleby Mackenzie (5/1), Walking On Glass (6/1), Take A Turn (7/1), Drummer (7/1), Shoulda Lied (7/1), Appian Way (15/2), Walkabout (8/1), Ilikehim (17/2), El Chico Mejor (11/1), Griffyndor (14/1), Ostaiocht (16/1), Make Good (20/1), Eyeoweyou (25/1), Fontainbleau (28/1), Talsara (40/1), Charle Brune (66/1), Aneczka (80/1), Hinemoa (100/1)

SHOULDA LIED probably boasts the best recent form in the line-up and if not inconvenienced by this drop in trip then he definitely deserves closer examination in a line-up that does not include many likely winners. Ingleby Mackenzie is not the most reliable these days but he is capable of putting in some useful performances when on song. He is also starting to look well handicapped. Walking On Glass has the level of consistency to suggest a handicap of this class is within his grasp.