15:45 Thurles

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Moyne Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 1m 49.77s

(16)

Foreign Legion^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: J Larkin| OR: 59| D

4/1

9/2, won 14-runner handicap at Listowel (8f, soft) 14 days ago, well positioned. Clearly in rude health at present and claims in follow-up bid.

Form: 004421

(1)

Blankiedoodie^h,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| D

11/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form 6¾ lengths sixth of 14 to Adapt To Dan in handicap (5/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 732026

(2)

Porterinthejungle⁴¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 58

25/1

Below form eleventh of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (10f) when last seen in summer 2019. Probably best watched unless market vibes suggest otherwise.

Form: 568/830-

(4)

Legal Thriller^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59

4/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 13 in handicap (7/1) at Cork (8.2f, good) 9 days ago. That was his best effort to date and possibilities if able to back that up here.

Form: 408732

(8)

Adapt To Dan^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 53| D

9/2

Winner at Gowran in September. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, good, 7/2) 9 days ago. Another who should continue to give a good account.

Form: 534413

(7)

Tommy The Hat^p1⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad| OR: 55

50/1

Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 12 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) on NH debut 59 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 636840

(15)

Accessory²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: P J Flynn| OR: 53

11/2

Good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 6/1) 20 days ago. Remains relatively low-mileage in handicaps and present mark clearly a workable one.

Form: 867072

(14)

No Way Jack^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 47| D

11/1

Two wins from 69 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 9/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, good) 9 days ago, not much room. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7-56240

(9)

Regal Eagle^b,t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 50

22/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft, 22/1) 35 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 609507

(13)

Havana Breeze^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 46

11/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Good third of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 766753

(12)

Ocean Air^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 46| D

33/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (8f) 20 days ago. Now his task is to build on that effort.

Form: 16-6007

(3)

Acari¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 61| D

9/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 11 days ago. Mark is easing all the time but he needs to step up to feature. Reserve 3.

Form: 00-0660

Non-Runners

(6)

Scherzando⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(10)

Guiding⁵⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: S Nolan J: C P Hoban

(5)

Knock Flyer²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: D J Barry J: Reserve 1

(11)

Cobb And Co¹¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Scherzando (7/2), Foreign Legion (4/1), Legal Thriller (4/1), Adapt To Dan (9/2), Accessory (11/2), Acari (9/1), Blankiedoodie (11/1), No Way Jack (11/1), Havana Breeze (11/1), Regal Eagle (22/1), Porterinthejungle (25/1), Ocean Air (33/1), Knock Flyer (33/1), Cobb And Co (33/1), Tommy The Hat (50/1), Guiding (50/1)

LEGAL THRILLER has dropped to a handy mark and returned to form when runner-up at Cork (8.2f) 9 days ago, only edged out close home. She earns the vote to confirm the promise of that run and shed the maiden tag. Last-time-out winners Scherzando and Foreign Legion are also expected to be firmly in the mix.