15:50 Limerick

Friday 11 September 2020

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Thomond Bridge Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 2m 43.10s

(4)

Advanced Virgo²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 68

10/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 14/1, good third of 6 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. Enters calculations.

Form: 60511/

(14)

Loingseoir²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68

5/1

12/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at Cork (10f, heavy) 26 days ago, keeping on well. Respected.

Form: 6-00861

(9)

Sayesse^v¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: O J Orr| T: N C Kelly| OR: 68

50/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 100/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Navan (8f, heavy) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly back up in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 371000

(1)

L'Empathie²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 67

16/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Killarney (14f, heavy) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 7100-79

(10)

Pak Army^b⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: J R Barry| OR: 67| D

16/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft, 3/1) 55 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run.

Form: 252535

(18)

Call Me Dolly^p1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 63

4/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Roscommon (12f, heavy) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 600-265

(15)

Happy Company^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 62| D

16/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in August. 11/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 972310

(3)

Emerald Green^b1⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 67

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good, 15/2) 58 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 7-000

(19)

Liars Corner^p,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59

14/1

Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Roscommon (12f, heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 252-096

(11)

Bare With Me^t⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 58

9/1

Form: 4-59

(6)

Capablanca³¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 58

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in maiden at Naas (11.8f, heavy, 66/1). Off 10 months. Makes handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 797-

(13)

Easca Peasca¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 65

15/2

9/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago, doing too much too soon. Stable in good form. Merits consideration.

Form: 00-5734

(12)

Nightly Wailing¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Cleary| OR: 58

80/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 0/V4000

(16)

Grey Serge^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

9/1

20/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 6-05456

(17)

Brilliant Question^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 60

33/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft, 13/2) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 077-036

(8)

Shadow Wind^p1⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 59

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (10f, good to soft) 81 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 900-0

Non-Runners

(5)

Swiss Cottage¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 1

(7)

Han Solo³⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: A Leahy J: Reserve 2

(2)

Muyam Spirit³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Call Me Dolly (4/1), Emerald Green (4/1), Loingseoir (5/1), Han Solo (5/1), Easca Peasca (15/2), Bare With Me (9/1), Grey Serge (9/1), Advanced Virgo (10/1), Liars Corner (14/1), Muyam Spirit (14/1), Pak Army (16/1), Happy Company (16/1), L'Empathie (16/1), Brilliant Question (33/1), Capablanca (50/1), Sayesse (50/1), Swiss Cottage (66/1), Nightly Wailing (80/1), Shadow Wind (80/1)

ADVANCED VIRGO is potentially on a good mark back on the Flat given what he has achieved over hurdles for this yard so could be the answer. Easca Peasca and Call Me Dolly head the dangers.