17:10 Fairyhouse

Thursday 1 October 2020

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Discover Boyne Valley Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 18.52s

(5)

Chilean^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: F F Da Silva| T: L Comer| OR: 88

100/1

100/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 34 days ago. Up in trip but has serious questions to answer at the moment.

Form: 84/09-00

(3)

Taramansour^v1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 92| D

12/1

Winner at Cork in July but only eighteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Visor on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 34-5210

(10)

Kipling¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 91| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced winner but arrives on back of below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap (11/4) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Stable in good form but others more persuasive.

Form: 25-410

(6)

Chiricahua⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced winner who posted creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (14f, soft) 43 days ago. Yard having good spell so he merits consideration.

Form: 22-018

(13)

French Rain^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88

28/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 8 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft) 28 days ago, never nearer. Stable in good nick so she must enter calculations.

Form: 95-7504

(14)

Gee Rex²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

13/2

6/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 29 days ago. Up 4 lb but remains unexposed at this trip so firmly in the frame.

Form: 215751

(12)

Layfayette³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 88| D

3/1

Promising type who recorded career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Naas (10f, soft) 39 days ago. Has more to offer so good claims.

Form: 12-9331

(15)

Magnetic North³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 83| D

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019, and came in last of 16 to Layfayette in handicap at Naas (10f, soft) 39 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 945400

(4)

Great Grey²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 80

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018 but he arrives on back of good third of 10 in minor event at Galway (8.6f, heavy) 23 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently so not ruled out.

Form: 200-953

(11)

Bring Us Paradise²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 77

14/1

Winless since the restart but continues in good form, fourth of 11 to Gee Rex in handicap (6/1) at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 29 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 31-0654

(2)

Out On Friday²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: P Byrne| OR: 75

12/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (4/1) at Galway (8.6f, heavy) 23 days ago. Hit with 11 lb hike so another step forward is needed if he's to follow up.

Form: 242101

(8)

Paso Doble³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75

9/2

40/1 but much improved after 11 months off when wide-margin winner of handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Hit with 9 lb rise but still weighted to go in again.

Form: 8857-1

Non-Runners

(7)

Longbourn¹⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: M A Gallagher

(9)

Theophile¹⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

(1)

First Flight²¹²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 9

T: M Kelly J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Layfayette (3/1), Paso Doble (9/2), Chiricahua (11/2), Kipling (11/2), Gee Rex (13/2), Theophile (13/2), Longbourn (10/1), Out On Friday (12/1), Taramansour (12/1), Bring Us Paradise (14/1), Great Grey (14/1), Magnetic North (28/1), French Rain (28/1), Chilean (100/1), First Flight (200/1)

PASO DOBLE returned in some style when spreadeagling his field at Roscommon so is taken to defy a 9 lb rise in the weights and follow up at the chief expense of Layfayette who also has better days ahead of him judged on his convincing Naas success. Gee Rex and Bring Us Paradise are two others sure to make their presence felt in an open handicap.