17:15 Naas

Wednesday 22 July 2020

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Facilit8 Property Maintenance Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 59.97s

(9)

Zippity^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 63| D

14/1

AW winner over this trip in February, when 8lb lower, and ran well to be 1½L second from today's mark back there next time. Hasn't transferred that form back to turf on two starts since, giving her a bit to prove now.

Form: 60-1207

(20)

Ty Rock Brandy¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 62| D

17/2

Multiple AW winner over this trip who is 3lb higher than the most recent of her successes at Wolverhampton in October. Back in better form on turf at Navan last time and should again be competitive after a 1lb drop.

Form: 2125-83

(19)

Early Call^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 61| D

14/1

Triple winner at up to 5½f on good/good to firm ground. Back on the same mark as his last win, so we may see more than he has shown recently, but it isn't easy to be confident about that.

Form: 256706

(11)

Bellick^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59

20/1

Triple 6f AW winner who has scored over 5½f (good) on turf. Held from today's mark on his last two handicap starts, so looks in need of a favour from the assessor.

Form: 316348

(2)

Athas An Bhean^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kinsella| OR: 57| D

18/1

Without a win in 19 starts since her debut success at Cork in 2015 (5f, soft). Has been reasonably competitive in two of her last three starts, since joining this trainer, and a further 2lb drop suggests she should not be written off.

Form: 080/304

(5)

Mr Shelby^p³³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: S Donohoe| OR: 57

40/1

Dual 6f winner who returns from an 11-month absence today. 3lb higher than when scoring at Ayr last August (heavy) and has yet to win when fresh or over this trip. Bit to prove.

Form: 330017-

(8)

Pretty Smart¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C P Hoban| T: P Martin| OR: 57| D

10/1

Dropped back to 5f successfully last time out when recording her first turf win at Navan (yld/soft). Handicapper hasn't missed that, raising her a stiff looking 7lb. However, that was a career-best, so can't rule out another here.

Form: 47-9381

(1)

Sestriere^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 57| BF

7/1

16-race maiden who went close to breaking her duck on her penultimate start at Tipperary (5f, yld) last month. Beaten favourite at Navan last time, and now attempts to get back on track from a 1lb higher mark.

Form: 030-239

(13)

Doonard Prince^b¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 56| C| D

10/1

Veteran who has won 9-88 starts, but none since October 2017. Isn't dropping in the handicap, as he remains competitive from this mark, but will probably find a couple too good again here.

Form: 05-2424

(7)

Pillar¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 55| D

14/1

Multiple winner over 5f-6½f who acts on most going on turf. Comfortably held on both recent starts on this surface, and looks in need of a further slide in the handicap before he wins again.

Form: 566504

(4)

Hee Haw^t¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 54| D

33/1

Multiple 6f winner on turf whose most recent success was over 5f on Dundalk's AW circuit. On a lengthy losing run since then, however and much more needed here than we have seen recently.

Form: 9002-07

(10)

Teddy Boy¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 53| D

9/2

Broke his duck at the 17th attempt at Navan (5f, yld/soft) last October, when 2lb lower. Has not been too far off that level of form here over 5f/6f on his last two starts, and it would be no surprise if he goes very close.

Form: 751-033

(14)

A Step Too Far³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 50

9/2

13-race maiden but has gone close on her last two starts at Kempton (6f, AW) in February and Tipperary (5f, yld) last month. Back up 2lb for the latter effort, but clearly worth consideration given this apparent purple patch.

Form: 6768-22

(6)

Ever Rock¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ms N A Kane⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 50| D

28/1

3-27, having earned all three wins from 5f-5½f when trained by Stan Moore. Has been well held in all starts for about a year now, and not easy to see that changing despite a very useful 10lb being claimed.

Form: 4580-77

(16)

It's All A Joke^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 46| D

33/1

Multiple AW winner who is 0-17 on turf. Plummeting in the weights now, but has produced nothing in his last five starts that make him interesting as a betting proposition at the moment.

Form: 70-6080

(17)

Hot Stuff^t¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 45| D

100/1

AW winner who is 0-10 on turf and only 1-31 in his career. Went close when third at Dundalk last November, but that was a rare recent high point, and he is hard to fancy returning from a break.

Form: 0/803-07

(15)

Indiana Grey^t1⁴⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Killian Leonard| T: P Martin| OR: 45

40/1

0-6 on AW, where she has raced exclusively at Dundalk so far, over 6f-1m. Returns from a 15-month absence and looks best watched as a result. Tongue-tie goes on.

Form: 7/00586-

(21)

Jackmel^b,t⁶²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Smith| OR: 45| BF

25/1

Hasn't come close to winning on turf, but did so on AW at Dundalk over 7f in November 2018. Has raced only once since then and it is hard to know what to expect on his reappearance, although this trip may be plenty sharp enough.

Form: 700312/

Non-Runners

(18)

Polly Douglas¹³

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: K P Cotter J: Reserve 1

(3)

Dance Alone¹⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: K P Cotter J: Reserve 2

(12)

Snow Patch³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

A Step Too Far (9/2), Teddy Boy (9/2), Sestriere (7/1), Ty Rock Brandy (17/2), Doonard Prince (10/1), Pretty Smart (10/1), Polly Douglas (10/1), Pillar (14/1), Early Call (14/1), Zippity (14/1), Athas An Bhean (18/1), Bellick (20/1), Jackmel (25/1), Ever Rock (28/1), Hee Haw (33/1), It's All A Joke (33/1), Dance Alone (33/1), Snow Patch (33/1), Indiana Grey (40/1), Mr Shelby (40/1), Hot Stuff (100/1)

The old boy Doonard Prince could again have as say here, but he looks likely to find a couple too strong for him, and preference is for TEDDY BOY, who arrives in good form. A Step Too Far looks a likely danger, while Pretty Smart and Ty Rock Brandy are respected.