17:10 Navan

Saturday 5 September 2020

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Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 2m 15.64s

(6)

Assam⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 63

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.5f, good) 47 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 66/08

(8)

Rockview Roman⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62

9/2

5/1, good second of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Looks competitive on form from same mark.

Form: 8-64422

(2)

Lady De Vesci¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 61

9/1

20/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 10 days ago, not clear run. Yard in good form.

Form: 424549

(15)

L'Un Deux Trois^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: O McKiernan| OR: 61

12/1

Tongue strap on, below form seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.7f, heavy, 11/2) 11 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 84860-2

(13)

Mater Matuta^h,t1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Scott McCullagh⁽²⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 60

22/1

Hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy, 33/1) 9 days ago, not clear run. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 008074

(11)

Dream Point^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

11/2

Latest win at Tramore in August. 14/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 70-3525

(12)

Clifftop²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽²⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 56

9/2

9/1, creditable third of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 23 days ago. Should be competitive with a repeat.

Form: 760-353

(17)

King Lenox⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: W Ross| OR: 60

40/1

Form: 4006-66

(5)

Arctic Blaze²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D E Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 53

11/2

Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 20/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 670-805

(7)

Clueless Hill¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁴⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 52

10/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft, 14/1) 17 days ago. Merits consideration back in trip.

Form: 803547

(10)

Palabres⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 49

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Leopardstown in June. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (4/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 51 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7660-15

(3)

Rince Deireanach^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 46

11/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. 22/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 260778

(9)

Eyeoweyou^b,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 45

16/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 25/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 10 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 080094

(18)

King Con^t²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 45

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 20/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving A. L. T. Moore.

Form: 590/009-

(16)

Wakita^b1,t1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 45

80/1

100/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 20 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0000-00

(1)

Valley Of Dreams³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 45

125/1

Last of 16 in handicap (100/1) at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 008000

Non-Runners

(4)

Shadow Wind⁷⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

(19)

Special Memento⁶⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: T Collins J: Reserve 2

(14)

Alice Milligan²⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Clifftop (9/2), Rockview Roman (9/2), Arctic Blaze (11/2), Dream Point (11/2), Lady De Vesci (9/1), Clueless Hill (10/1), Rince Deireanach (11/1), L'Un Deux Trois (12/1), Palabres (14/1), Eyeoweyou (16/1), Alice Milligan (20/1), Mater Matuta (22/1), King Lenox (40/1), King Con (40/1), Assam (50/1), Special Memento (50/1), Shadow Wind (50/1), Wakita (80/1), Valley Of Dreams (125/1)

ROCKVIEW ROMAN has been knocking on the door in handicaps this summer and he could be the answer from an unchanged mark following a narrow defeat at Gowran. Palabres and Clifftop have more going for them than most in this.