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Thursday 10 September 2020

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Abbey Road Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 49.1s

(9)

Munfallet^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: R Coakley| T: D P Coakley| OR: 62| D

20/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in July. 16/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Likely to bounce back.

Form: 879170

(5)

Sienna Lady²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 64| BF

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 13 in handicap (3/1) at Dundalk (8f) 26 days ago. Excellent claims of going one better in a decidedly weak contest.

Form: 08-042

(1)

Chateau Musar²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 62

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 100/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 8800

(3)

The Lady's Bid^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P M Rogers| OR: 57| C

17/2

Course winner. Latest win at Gowran in June. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 5-16800

(2)

Gregory's Gift¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 61

9/1

10/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 967048

(18)

Foreign Legion^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 53| D

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Naas (6f, soft, 40/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2600-00

(4)

Basrah Breeze^b,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 51

22/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 40/1) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Looks out of sorts.

Form: 490608

(17)

Nakakande^b⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: K Thornton| OR: 50

40/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Last of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (7f) 60 days ago. Blinkers back on. Hard to fancy.

Form: 6-00870

(16)

Slade Runner^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 55

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when ninth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 14 days ago, not clear run. Hard to rule out.

Form: 664009

(13)

Rockview Empress^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy, 18/1) 14 days ago. Lightly raced and may well do better still.

Form: 0-5674

(19)

Gormanston^h1,t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 48

25/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 16/1) 33 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 000-350

(15)

Rince Deireanach^v1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J J Lambe| OR: 46| D

11/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft, 11/1) 5 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 607789

(7)

Ben Alexander^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 45

12/1

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft, 18/1) 15 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Tongue strap back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 068-094

(21)

Crafty Hugo^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 45| D

28/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 9/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 8-80077

(10)

Crest Of A Wave^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: C O'Brien| OR: 45

12/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 12/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 605506

(14)

Neyland^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 45

13/2

7/1, creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 16 to Munfallet in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 49 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 882554

(8)

Slade Express³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 48

20/1

Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft, 40/1) 39 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 808-607

(20)

Ahaziah¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 47

22/1

18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 80-0076

Non-Runners

(11)

Dani's Boy⁴⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: P A Fahy J: Declan McDonogh

(12)

Lady Savanah²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: T G McCourt J: D E Sheehy

(6)

Botanical Lady²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 9

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sienna Lady (5/2), Neyland (13/2), Dani's Boy (8/1), The Lady's Bid (17/2), Gregory's Gift (9/1), Rockview Empress (10/1), Lady Savanah (10/1), Rince Deireanach (11/1), Ben Alexander (12/1), Crest Of A Wave (12/1), Botanical Lady (14/1), Munfallet (20/1), Slade Express (20/1), Ahaziah (22/1), Basrah Breeze (22/1), Gormanston (25/1), Crafty Hugo (28/1), Foreign Legion (33/1), Chateau Musar (33/1), Nakakande (40/1), Slade Runner (50/1)

SIENNA LADY produced an improved showing when runner-up at Dundalk and, in a race where the bulk of her rivals are out of sorts, she boasts excellent claims of going one better. Fellow 3yo filly Rockview Empress also arrives on the back of a promising appeal, so she makes most appeal of the others.