16:40 Navan

Saturday 5 September 2020

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Racing Again 10th September Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 14.74s

(8)

Happy Company^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 62| C

11/1

Course winner. 4/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 30 days ago. No reason why he won't go well again.

Form: 0-97231

(3)

Molly Kaye^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: S M Duffy| OR: 58

18/1

10/1, 11½ lengths ninth of 11 to Red Vermillion in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces again the headgear of choice.

Form: 175-059

(15)

Thefaithfulindian⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: A A Howard| OR: 56

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 5 days ago, well drawn. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 329-451

(11)

A Place Apart⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 55

5/1

10/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at this course (13f, heavy) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 238/303

(19)

Border Battle^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D J Hickey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 55

50/1

33/1, last of 12 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Hard to fancy on recent exploits.

Form: 2400-50

(10)

Red Vermillion²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: E J McNamara| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 54| D

14/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (14/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago, digging deep under pressure. Low-mileage 5-y-o who is fancied be in the mix again.

Form: 610501

(7)

Teodora De Urbina^t1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T P Madden| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 54

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft, 50/1) 36 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 68-40

(17)

Mastermind¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 51

14/1

Fifth of 11 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17.5f) in February, shaping as if needing the run. Absent again since and he remains a maiden in this sphere.

Form: 4/23043-

(18)

Walkabout^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 48

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 17 days ago, keeping on. Step up to 14f worth exploring on that evidence.

Form: 70-9485

(6)

Yamato^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

11/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.2f, heavy, 14/1) 11 days ago. Fair on the all weather, creditable on last Flat run.

Form: 2-40545

(14)

Arcland¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H Rogers| OR: 46| BF

11/2

7/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 17 days ago, not much room 2f out and eased off. Had previously been shaping up okay and not one to write off.

Form: 630-340

(9)

Paistiul^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 46

14/1

16/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Yard in good form. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-33570

(4)

Beat Of The Sea¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: S Fahey| OR: 45

12/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Kilbeggan (18.2f, soft) 15 days ago, keeping on well. Modest on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 0094-07

(5)

Indian Eye¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 45

33/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft, 22/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 09-8886

(1)

Liam Eile^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 45

20/1

66/1, length third of 11 to Red Vermillion in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Now his task is to back that up.

Form: 600/0-93

(2)

Miraculum^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 45

11/2

17/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft) 31 days ago, seemingly stretched by the longer trip. No forlorn hope back on the level. Engaged 6.10 Kilbeggan Friday.

Form: 297/0-03

Non-Runners

(13)

Muyam Spirit¹⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

(16)

Nightly Wailing⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 2

(12)

Allora Yeats³⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: Miss K Brown J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Thefaithfulindian (5/1), A Place Apart (5/1), Arcland (11/2), Miraculum (11/2), Allora Yeats (10/1), Yamato (11/1), Happy Company (11/1), Walkabout (11/1), Beat Of The Sea (12/1), Paistiul (14/1), Red Vermillion (14/1), Mastermind (14/1), Molly Kaye (18/1), Liam Eile (20/1), Muyam Spirit (20/1), Indian Eye (33/1), Border Battle (50/1), Nightly Wailing (66/1), Teodora De Urbina (80/1)

A typically wide-open staying handicap with the nrrow vote in favour of A PLACE APART. Each of his two victories have come over hurdles/fences but he ran well when a close-up third on the Flat here latest and he can go well again. Happy Company, Walkabout and Arcland head up the dangers.