16:30 Tipperary

Monday 14 September 2020

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Junction Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 38.46s

(18)

Cracking Name^b,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 65| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Respectable third of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 25 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 70-6383

(17)

Emphatic^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 61

9/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 33/1) 25 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 60-7977

(12)

Majeski Man^t1⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 63

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (125/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 87 days ago. Tongue strap on for handicap debut with plenty to prove.

Form: 60-0

(3)

Summer's Dream¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 58| D

7/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 17 days ago. Easily opposed.

Form: 10-2039

(13)

Youceeyouceecee^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: Miss S A Finn| OR: 57| CD

6/1

Latest win at Cork in August but only seventh of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, heavy, 7/1) 24 days ago. C&D winner though so not ruled out.

Form: 49-0167

(15)

Kasbah^b⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 55

80/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Denis Hogan when eleventh of 16 in handicap at Naas (6f, good to soft, 50/1) 42 days ago. Back up in trip but hard to make a case for.

Form: 60909-0

(1)

Kudbegood^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54

18/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Ninth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Killarney (8.2f, heavy) 24 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 5204-99

(6)

Hidden Spark³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 53| BF| D

4/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019 but creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 33 days ago. fading late one. Back down in trip so merits consideration.

Form: 432334

(10)

Agent Zero¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 56

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 runs but arrives on back of good second of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 000552

(9)

Autumn Mist⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 50

20/1

Still a maiden, and only eleventh of 13 in handicap at Galway (7.1f, heavy, 3/1) 6 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0046-50

(7)

Burning Lake⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 49| D

22/1

Winless since 2018, and modest eighth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 88 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 7047-68

(14)

Callmejango⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 47

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 17 in maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut with lots to find.

Form: 00098

(2)

Royal Red Persian^b1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Fahey| OR: 50

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, first run since leaving John Oxx when below-form seventh of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft) 11 days ago. Blinkers reached for with plenty to prove.

Form: 090-7

(16)

Havana Breeze^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 45

10/1

Remains a maiden after 20 runs. 16/1, below-form fifth of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f) 5 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-76675

(4)

Nakakande^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: K Thornton| OR: 50| D

10/1

One win from 27 runs. 40/1, respectable fifth of 18 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 4 days ago. Not ruled out. RESERVE

Form: 008705

Non-Runners

(11)

Longoddson²⁸¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: A Leahy J: M A Enright

(8)

Guanabara Bay⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

(5)

Popsicle⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: J Larkin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hidden Spark (4/1), Cracking Name (5/1), Youceeyouceecee (6/1), Summer's Dream (7/1), Agent Zero (15/2), Guanabara Bay (15/2), Emphatic (9/1), Havana Breeze (10/1), Nakakande (10/1), Kudbegood (18/1), Autumn Mist (20/1), Longoddson (20/1), Burning Lake (22/1), Popsicle (25/1), Majeski Man (28/1), Royal Red Persian (33/1), Callmejango (50/1), Kasbah (80/1)

AGENT ZERO arrives at the top of his game so is taken to finally open his account at the chief expense of Hidden Spark, who should benefit from dropping back in trip. Cracking Name is always to be respected round here so appeals as a solid place prospect.