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Friday 11 September 2020

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King John's Castle Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 1m 29.99s

(11)

Scherzando^t²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 64| BF

13/8

5/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 2 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 050742

(12)

Angel Palanas^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 61| D

13/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft, 18/1) 8 days ago, met some trouble. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6-43400

(7)

Sunset Nova⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 61

10/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 6 days ago.

Form: 060584

(3)

Rattling Jewel^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Hassett| OR: 60| D

22/1

Ran poorly when 7¾ lengths sixteenth of 19 to It's All A Joke in handicap at Naas (6f, soft, 12/1) 19 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 670040

(6)

Enter The Red^b⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 58| D

17/2

Bit below form eighth of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 6 days ago but is starting to look well handicapped on last year's form.

Form: 0635-88

(2)

Cactus Tree^p1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 57

18/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 33/1, respectable seventh of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 036047

(16)

Lizbuncon^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L F Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 52

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 18 in handicap (28/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00-2007

(13)

Coill Na Sionainne⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 50

20/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 45 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 357470

(17)

Born Invincible^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 49

18/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 65/00-05

(5)

It's All A Joke^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 48

11/1

Latest win at Naas in August. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap (12/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. One of the more likely types.

Form: 040168

(15)

Adapt To Dan^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 45| BF

11/2

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs but has been thereabouts in handicaps this term and perhaps this can finally be his day.

Form: 437-534

(1)

Procurator^t,v²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: T P Madden| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 45| D

80/1

20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 080-009

(14)

Max's Dandy^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 46

80/1

Form: 00-9

(4)

Valquinto^h,t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 46

18/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Bellewstown (1m, heavy) 15 days ago. Placed off higher mark last month. Not discounted.

Form: 005357

Non-Runners

(10)

Seanjohnsilver⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(9)

Agent Zero¹¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

(8)

Tooclosetocall²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Scherzando (13/8), Agent Zero (4/1), Adapt To Dan (11/2), Angel Palanas (13/2), Enter The Red (17/2), Sunset Nova (10/1), It's All A Joke (11/1), Born Invincible (18/1), Cactus Tree (18/1), Valquinto (18/1), Coill Na Sionainne (20/1), Lizbuncon (22/1), Rattling Jewel (22/1), Seanjohnsilver (25/1), Tooclosetocall (25/1), Max's Dandy (80/1), Procurator (80/1)

ADAPT TO DAN has been threatening to shed his maiden tag this season and may belatedly get off the mark here. It's All A Joke is respected as a recent winner, while Valquinto has been competitive on all 4 handicap starts and could have a say. The selection's stablemate Agent Zero would also enter the reckoning if getting a run.