16:15 Dundalk

Saturday 15 August 2020

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Red God' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 2m 17.61s

(14)

Mirann³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 102

5/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Second of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good to soft, 7/2) 36 days ago, not ideally placed. Down in trip. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 215-12

(3)

Verimli³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100| BF

9/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good to soft, 15/8) 36 days ago, needing stiffer test. Down in trip. Remains open to progress.

Form: 1112-84

(5)

Bold Approach^p⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 99| C

20/1

Course winner. 10/1, 1¼ lengths third of 5 to Oriental Eagle in listed race at Limerick (12.5f, good) 59 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 4310-43

(4)

Charcor^t1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 96| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 16/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 141-280

(9)

Freescape^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 95| C

14/1

Course winner who bounced back to his best when second of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 33/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 765002

(17)

Tandem¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 92| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Nine wins from 27 Flat runs. Latest win at Leopardstown in July. 12/1, good second of 5 in minor event at Galway (13.8f, soft) 13 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 97-4312

(15)

Yulong Warrior^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 91

22/1

17/2, stepped up on recent run when eighth of 12 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good) 8 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 839468

(12)

Winner Takes Itall²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88| BF

4/1

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Good fourth of 13 in handicap (9/4) at the Curragh (10f) 20 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Remains capable of better.

Form: 34/14

(16)

Magnetic North¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 86

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Good fourth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft, 14/1) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 8-09454

(2)

Major Reward²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 84| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 20 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0-74043

(13)

The Rain King¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 92

8/1

Thrice-raced winner. 15/8, won 16-runner maiden at Galway (8.3f, soft) 14 days ago, readily. Up in trip for handicap debut, and open to further improvement.

Form: 371

(11)

Baby Zeus²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Down Royal (12.7f, good to soft) 22 days ago, needing lesser test. Stable in good form. Remains with potential.

Form: 12-43

(7)

Sky Seven^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 83| C

14/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 220-556

(10)

Mythologic⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 89| C

10/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 6 days ago, finishing well. Significantly up in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 142374

Non-Runners

(6)

Akhlaaq²⁰

Weight: 8-6| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

(1)

Excelcius¹⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

(8)

Spruce Meadows¹⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 7

T: J Feane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Baby Zeus (7/2), Winner Takes Itall (4/1), Mirann (5/1), The Rain King (8/1), Verimli (9/1), Mythologic (10/1), Excelcius (12/1), Sky Seven (14/1), Freescape (14/1), Bold Approach (20/1), Akhlaaq (20/1), Yulong Warrior (22/1), Spruce Meadows (25/1), Charcor (28/1), Major Reward (28/1), Magnetic North (40/1), Tandem (66/1)

WINNER TAKES ITALL fared best of those from off the pace at the Curragh 20 days ago, and undoubtedly has a bigger effort in his locker, so he's an appealing candidate. Baby Zeus moved through the race as if on a good mark at Down Royal and remains with potential, while Mirann and Verimli are others to note.