18:25 Fairyhouse

Monday 21 September 2020

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Off time: 18:27 | Winning time: 1m 17.25s

(5)

Bellick^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63| D

5/1

Won 18-runner handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 16 days ago, keeping on well. 5 lb rise tolerable, but shade more needed in order to follow up here.

Form: 348931

(7)

With Virtue²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 12/1). Off 6 months ahead of this debut for new yard, but she's a likely improver.

Form: 053-4

(6)

Too Hard To Hold⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 59

7/1

14/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Minor place money is probably the best his connections can hope for.

Form: 8-78877

(4)

Above Us Only Sky²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S F Magee| OR: 56

13/2

Temperamental sort. Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. Last of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 25 days ago. Down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 252549

(1)

Sestriere^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 56

5/2

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Bit below form third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 15/2) 37 days ago. Still, she's clearly not short of ability and should again be in the thick of things.

Form: 0-23923

(11)

Pillar⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 50| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 053460

(2)

Cappella Liath⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 50

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 125/1) 57 days ago. Will need to leave that form well behind if he's to play a leading role on this handicap debut.

Form: 900

(3)

Hee Haw^p,t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 48| D

14/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Eleventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 33/1) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 02-0700

(9)

My Good Brother^p⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: T G McCourt| OR: 46| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Down another 1 lb and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 088794

(10)

Iseebreeze³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 45

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 37 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 550680

(8)

Realtin Fantasy³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 45

40/1

Thirteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 50/1) 38 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 00567-0

Non-Runners

(12)

Praying Mantis²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Sestriere (5/2), Bellick (5/1), Pillar (6/1), Above Us Only Sky (13/2), Too Hard To Hold (7/1), Cappella Liath (9/1), My Good Brother (9/1), Praying Mantis (12/1), Hee Haw (14/1), With Virtue (25/1), Iseebreeze (28/1), Realtin Fantasy (40/1)

A chance is taken on WITH VIRTUE, who wasn't beaten far on handicap debut at Wolverhampton when last seen in March and may have more to offer for her new connections. Stable companion Pillar is not without hope either, but bigger threats may be posed by the 11-y-o My Good Brother, who has slipped to a potentially handy mark, and consistent maiden Sestriere.