15:50 Navan

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Newgrange Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 3.59s

(5)

Inflection Point¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: K P Cotter| OR: 85| D

5/1

Winner at Bellewstown in July. 12/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Unreliable.

Form: 416520

(2)

Tide Of Time^b1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 85| CD

7/2

C&D winner in July. Below form thirteenth of 22 in valuable handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Yard in good form. Blinkers on 1st time. Good claims in easier race.

Form: 517230

(3)

Illetas⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 81| CD

15/2

C&D winner in June. Sixteenth of 18 on handicap debut at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 22/1) 89 days ago. 5 lb drop in the weights will help his cause.

Form: 7-210

(7)

Stanhope⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 81| CD

18/1

C&D winner in July. Out of sorts in 3 runs subsequently, latest just 5 days ago.

Form: 0-71898

(9)

The Peckhampouncer^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad| OR: 80| D

25/1

Has some strong 2-y-o form (won a small-field Tipperary 5f nursery). Well held in 3 good races earlier this season and has sights lowered on first run for 110 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 317-000

(4)

Silver Service^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 78| D

5/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Cork (7f, 16/1) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Out of sorts this season but usually goes well when the mud is flying.

Form: 36-5090

(8)

Miacomet^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 77| D

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 32 days ago. That race has worked out well and she has leading claims.

Form: 504242

(6)

Truth Prevails¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 71| CD

13/2

Winner here in August. Well-beaten last of 11 to Ventura Rebel in Renaissance Stakes (100/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 11 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 39-5510

Non-Runners

(1)

Boughtinthedark¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Miacomet (3/1), Tide Of Time (7/2), Inflection Point (5/1), Silver Service (5/1), Boughtinthedark (6/1), Truth Prevails (13/2), Illetas (15/2), Stanhope (18/1), The Peckhampouncer (25/1)

THE PECKHAMPOUNCER didn't fire in stronger races earlier this season but has dropped in the weights ahead of this first start for 110 days and could be worth chancing in a first-time tongue tie. Tide of Time and Miacomet are a couple of the more obvious contenders on paper.