17:00 Cork

Sunday 16 August 2020

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:30

Fermoy Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 19.32s

(10)

Mardle²⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A Lee| OR: 67

100/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, seventh of 8 in claimer at Chelmsford City (7f, 8/1). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke.

Form: 285877-

(18)

Musalsal²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 67

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (3/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. 5 lb rise perfectly fair.

Form: 935141

(1)

New Vocation^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| D

8/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 220345

(12)

Pempie^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 66| D

9/1

9/1, thirteenth of 15 in minor event at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, not clear run. Back up in trip.

Form: 76-2250

(17)

Gatsby Cap^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 64

16/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 889-940

(9)

Loingseoir¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 61

12/1

33/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10f, good to soft) 13 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 06-0086

(3)

Lady Arona³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Crosse| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60

12/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 9/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 58-0020

(20)

Tio Esteban^e/s1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 60

25/1

80/1 and hood on, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 39 days ago. Eyeshields on first time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 816040

(5)

Throwaway Line⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: J G Murphy| OR: 57

10/1

10/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 4 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000-480

(11)

Is Fantastic⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 56

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. First run since leaving Gordon Elliott when eleventh of 17 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 80/1) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7078-0

(16)

Tomahawk Kid^h⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Katelyn Young⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Young| OR: 56| D

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 50/1) 9 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 8050-00

(15)

Arctic Blaze³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

20/1

12 lengths tenth of 12 to Musalsal in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 33/1) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of Keane a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0670-80

(2)

Harvey Specter³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 51

11/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Improved on reappearance to win 13-runner handicap (8/1) at Killarney (11.2f, good) 32 days ago, driven clear.

Form: 5327-51

(4)

Rememberthetitans¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M A Enright| T: Miss S A Finn| OR: 48

22/1

Eighth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 0/970-58

(13)

Vita Veritas^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 48

11/1

25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 27 days ago, hampered. Stable having good spell. Engaged 5.45 Tramore Saturday.

Form: 0773-04

(19)

Blackstone Cliff^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

5/1

Good fourth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm, 5/1) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 1838-54

(7)

Wakita²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J P Fahey| OR: 45

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago, possibly amiss. Up in trip.

Form: 0000-0

Non-Runners

(14)

Mother's Approach¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: C D Maxwell

(8)

Der Mc²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 1

(6)

Slainte And Thanks¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 8

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Musalsal (5/1), Blackstone Cliff (5/1), Harvey Specter (11/2), New Vocation (8/1), Pempie (9/1), Throwaway Line (10/1), Vita Veritas (11/1), Loingseoir (12/1), Lady Arona (12/1), Gatsby Cap (16/1), Arctic Blaze (20/1), Mother's Approach (20/1), Slainte And Thanks (20/1), Rememberthetitans (22/1), Tio Esteban (25/1), Is Fantastic (33/1), Der Mc (33/1), Tomahawk Kid (50/1), Wakita (100/1), Mardle (100/1)

MUSALSAL arrives in top form, displaying a willing attitude for victory number 2 at Gowran 3 weeks ago and a subsequent 5 lb rise ought not to prevent another very bold bid. Blackstone Cliff isn't straightforward but he is dangerous from his basement mark, with Harvey Specter another to consider.