17:15 Cork

Sunday 12 July 2020

All14:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1517:45

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Habitat' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 40.02s

(9)

San Andreas²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 99| D

16/1

Winner of one of his 10 career starts on turf. Met trouble in running in a Navan 1m Listed contest on return to the track but slightly below par last time; needs a bounce back.

Form: 3-21173

(11)

Jassaar³⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: D K Weld| OR: 98| D

14/1

Made it three wins for last year's campaign when landing a valuable handicap at the Curragh on penultimate start; possible excuses on final start of last season at Leopardstown; excellent chance.

Form: 112010-

(8)

Nebo^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T Hogan| OR: 96

50/1

Hasn't won since landing a Newbury Group 3 in 2017; seemingly not the easiest to train and has been out of sorts on latest start including recent outing with first-time cheekpieces at the Curragh.

Form: 86260-9

(7)

Settle For Bay²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: G M Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 96| D

20/1

Formerly a smart handicapper and has six wins from 18 runs; on a downward curve however and needs to find more after poor run at Meydan (1m) in the spring and on recent reappearance run at Leopardstown.

Form: 8408-00

(15)

Lord Rapscallion¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ms N A Kane⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 95| D

13/2

Winner of a couple of 1m handicaps on the AW at Dundalk over the winter. Ran well in defeat at Leopardstown last month over a similar trip before scoring at Bellewstown last week; in good form and should go well.

Form: 11-3031

(12)

On A Session^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: A Fogarty| OR: 95

33/1

French import scored at Listowel (6½f, yielding) a year ago on second start for this yard, some tough assignments in handicaps afterwards; will have needed recent run at the Curragh and can get closer here.

Form: 00200-0

(6)

Tauran Shaman^t1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95| D

5/1

Winner on debut and on second start at Killarney and the Curragh this time last year. Lightly raced since, ran well on seasonal return last month over 1m beaten 4½L in a 17-runner handicap but below par last week at Navan.

Form: 115-70

(16)

Bucky Larson³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| D

9/2

Well backed to win for the third time in his career when landing the spoils in a Dundalk 1m handicap on the AW in February and followed up last month at Gowran Park; could still be progressive and one to note.

Form: 23/7-311

(4)

Colfer Me^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Enright| T: K J Condon| OR: 90| D

33/1

Losing run is mounting up and has produced two contrasting performances this season at Curragh - producing a fine second place finish then struggling off same mark next; hard to assess.

Form: 4080-20

(14)

Bobby Boy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A McNamara| OR: 89| D

100/1

Last three racecourse appearances have been woeful efforts over hurdles; does have some fair form on the Flat and while an unlikely winner cannot be totally ruled out.

Form: 143/10-

(5)

Allegio^t1³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 88| CD

40/1

Hasn't won since 2018 when he twice scored on heavy ground at this track (1m½f/1m2f); hugely below that standard since including only beating one home last time at the Curragh; now back on last winning mark.

Form: 0/7000-0

(13)

Equitant²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 86| D

9/1

Much improved run for new connections last time out at Leopardstown in June finishing second of 16 over seven furlongs; upped in the weights for that effort but could still be competitive.

Form: 20097-2

(10)

Mutadaawel^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 85| D

33/1

Followed up a win on the AW at Dundalk in March by landing the odds on return to action at Navan over 1m last month off a 5lb lower mark; struggled last time at Bellestown but is capable on his day.

Form: 89-4110

(1)

Turbine^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 85| C

15/2

Disqualified (positive sample) after winning a handicap over seven furlongs here three starts ago in May 2019; excellent effort after long absence to win recently at Leopardstown; up in the weights and hard to win with but has fair chance.

Form: 306/10-1

(3)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: K J Condon| OR: 84| BF

6/1

Very consistent but last win came back in 2018; handicapper seems to be one step ahead of him and also needs to bounce back from uncharacteristic bad run last time.

Form: 2343-40

(2)

Aussie Valentine^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: T P Madden| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| D

14/1

Formerly useful handicapper who has been slipping down the ladder lately, but has posted three decent efforts this season including only faltering close home at the Curragh; respected.

Form: 20-9593

Forecasts

Bucky Larson (9/2), Tauran Shaman (5/1), Ice Cold In Alex (6/1), Lord Rapscallion (13/2), Turbine (15/2), Equitant (9/1), Jassaar (14/1), Aussie Valentine (14/1), San Andreas (16/1), Settle For Bay (20/1), On A Session (33/1), Colfer Me (33/1), Mutadaawel (33/1), Allegio (40/1), Nebo (50/1), Bobby Boy (100/1)

EQUITANT finished behind the front-running Turbine at Leopardstown last month but should be able to turn the tables on the second start for new connections. The gelding has been raised a few pounds but has every chance of going one better. The winner that day took advantage of a soft lead and his jockey was allowed to dictate the pace. It's unlikely he will be allowed to do that again. Bucky Larson will have to pull out another career best performance to land his hat-trick but the manner of his latest win at Gowran Park suggests that could be a possibility. Allegio is interesting off his current mark and in first-time tongue tie.