18:45 Fairyhouse

Thursday 18 June 2020

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Sobac Soil.ie Thank You To All Our Customers Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 28.13s

(5)

The Mpex Kid³³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 64

10/1

Four-race maiden by Tamayuz. Not disgraced in a number of starts between May and July last term. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 8306-

(2)

Billyfairplay^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 63

9/2

Solid efforts at Dundalk on the AW in a good number of runs since the turn of the year before an encouraging effort finishing fourth of 12-runners at Navan earlier this month. Steps up in trip.

Form: 731284

(12)

Silk Cravat⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 57| D

6/1

Four from 43 career start but is yet to chalk a win on turf from 23 starts. Best effort for sometime at Gowran Park on return to action earlier this month. Any market support could be significant.

Form: 80-3453

(13)

Burning Lake⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 53| D

13/2

Distance winner, shaped well on comeback run in a Gowran Park 7f handicap but was no match for Mulzamm or Above Us Only Sky in a stirring finish. Likely to come on for that effort and one for any shortlist.

Form: 27047-6

(6)

Little Camacho¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 52| D

8/1

Winner of two of her eight starts on turf proceeding to hit the frame on a further three occasions including when finishing second of 18 runners in July last year beaten a neck by Nakakande off a 3lb lower mark.

Form: 27700-8

(9)

Dance Alone⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 51| D

16/5

Stable stalwart for trainer David English since joining four years ago from Kevin Ryan registering a number of solid and consistent efforts on the AW at Dundalk. Will need to improve on a couple of starts February/March on debut for new connections.

Form: 489-307

(3)

Upwey⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 51

66/1

Well beaten on debut and has barely shown anything more in three efforts in claiming company on the AW at Dundalk between September/October last year. Well held at Gowran Park last week others hold stronger claims.

Form: 0070-0

(11)

A Likely Story^v¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 50| D

10/1

Mixed messages in a number of spins on the AW at Dundalk over the winter. The gelding has hit the frame on three of his five visits to this venue previously. No surprise to see a big run.

Form: 0922-00

(4)

Fair Game^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 45| D

16/1

Two wins from 44 starts and hasn't won a race since 2016. Currently racing 27lb lower than last winning mark and remains easy to oppose in this contest.

Form: 09090-0

(8)

Harry Speed^t²⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Sean Davis| T: G Donnelly| OR: 45| D

33/1

Regressive gelding. Losing run drifts back to 2017 and now races off a 10lb lower mark than his last taste of success. Profile suggests he is worth taking on again.

Form: 326900-

(1)

Neyland^t¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Martin| OR: 45

11/1

11-race maiden, yet to hit the frame in three starts on the AW and eight efforts on turf. Needs a chunk of improvement to play a role in the finish.

Form: 9700-88

(10)

Tom Dooley⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: F Costello| OR: 45| C| D

100/1

Veteran of 96 career starts, winning five of his 59 starts on turf. Last visited the winners enclosure in September 2017. Well behind a couple of these on return to action at Gowran Park earlier this month.

Form: 09079-0

Non-Runners

(7)

Minor Melody²⁴⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: P Downey J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Dance Alone (16/5), Billyfairplay (9/2), Silk Cravat (6/1), Burning Lake (13/2), Little Camacho (8/1), The Mpex Kid (10/1), A Likely Story (10/1), Neyland (11/1), Fair Game (16/1), Minor Melody (16/1), Harry Speed (33/1), Upwey (66/1), Tom Dooley (100/1)

The John Geoghegan-trained SILK CRAVAT can build on a pleasing return to action at Gowran Park earlier in the month by landing the spoils here. The seven-year-old can win for the first time on turf for connections at the 24th time of asking holding of the potential challenge of the solid and consistent Billyfairplay for the Denis Hogan yard, with the six-year-old running well in defeat on his return at Navan last week. The Edward O'Grady trained Fair Game and recent sixth of 14 behind Mulzamm on return at Gowran Park recently can compete for minor honours.