18:40 Roscommon

Monday 31 August 2020

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Roscommon Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 2m 39.44s

(8)

Firstman³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 76

20/1

Ex-French 10f winner who has beaten only one rival in two runs for new yard this summer. Easily opposed.

Form: 73-1159

(14)

Inside Intel²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 69

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Naas (10f, good to soft) 28 days ago, not ideally placed. Shortlisted.

Form: 8-3087

(12)

Custers Mistake³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 68

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut with fair bit to find.

Form: 770

(2)

Easca Peasca¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 67

9/1

13/2, very good third of 9 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Yard in good form so solid claims of recording his first success off 1 lb lower mark here.

Form: 000-573

(6)

Merroir¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 66

5/1

Fair maiden but below-form third of 9 in maiden (14/1) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Needs bit more.

Form: 989-533

(5)

Paso Doble³²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 66

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, last of 7 in nursery at Thurles (8f, soft) when last seen out 10 months ago. Yard in good form but faces uphill task on his return.

Form: 8857-

(1)

Pure Nature¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, creditable tenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 15 days ago, left with lot to do. Enters calculations.

Form: 8080

(7)

Grey Serge^b1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65

20/1

Still without a win, and (16/1) below-form fifth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 6 days ago. Blinkers on now with something to prove.

Form: 56-0545

(10)

Kasmiyra²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 65

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Below-form seventh of 10 in maiden (33/1) at Galway (11.8f, soft) 29 days ago. Yard having good spell so could easily bounce back on her handicap debut.

Form: 767

(3)

Isaiah²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J M Oxx| OR: 58

11/1

28/1, very good ninth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 25 days ago, faring best of those held up. Stable having good spell so well worth considering.

Form: 009609

(9)

Canford Light¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: T Mullins| OR: 57

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 15 days ago, nearest finish. In the mix dropped 1 lb.

Form: 09-055

(15)

Toughari¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 57

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 900-05

(4)

Joan Of Pimlico^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke| OR: 55

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip with cheekpieces fitted but hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-870

(13)

Dame Rapide¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 46

40/1

66/1, below-form seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip but lot more needed if she's to open her account.

Form: 86-7997

Non-Runners

(11)

Rock Chica⁶⁰

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Canford Light (5/2), Merroir (5/1), Inside Intel (13/2), Custers Mistake (8/1), Easca Peasca (9/1), Isaiah (11/1), Pure Nature (12/1), Toughari (14/1), Grey Serge (20/1), Firstman (20/1), Rock Chica (25/1), Kasmiyra (28/1), Paso Doble (40/1), Dame Rapide (40/1), Joan Of Pimlico (100/1)

EASCA PEASCA still has few miles on the clock so is fancied to build on an excellent recent third at Killarney and gain his first victory. Stable companion Isaiah is a similar type so feared most, although the Thomas Mullins-trained duo Canford Light and Toughari are worth a second look too in an open handicap.