16:15 Thurles

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Littleton Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 54.75s

(3)

Rebel Ruler²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 65

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut with plenty to prove..

Form: 00009

(9)

Capablanca¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 57

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, unsuited by drop in trip when eighth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 19 days ago, Back up to 12f now so not ruled out.

Form: 797-68

(15)

Empire Street⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip but easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8070

(7)

Brilliant Question^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 61

16/1

33/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, heavy) 27 days ago. Can make her presence felt again in search of first victory.

Form: 77-0363

(16)

Kasmiyra³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 61

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Stable in good form but she needs to show lot more.

Form: 7670

(11)

Clonard Abbey^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 52

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. Headgear retained so she's not dismissed lightly in search of her first victory.

Form: 364302

(13)

Hidden Spark^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 52

10/1

On a long losing run but in good form until only eighth of 12 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, good) 9 days ago. Blinkers back on now and player if stamina holds out over this much longer trip.

Form: 233448

(4)

Mastermind³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 50

16/1

Off 7 months before last of 16 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft, 14/1) 33 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 23043-0

(8)

Drummer^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 48

13/2

In decent form without winning until modest ninth of 13 in handicap at Cork (12f, good) 22 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 642649

(6)

Franno^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: James J Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 45

11/4

Arrives in excellent form, second of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, soft, 14/1) 7 days ago. Up 2 lb but maiden holds very good claims.

Form: 067332

(1)

Miss Dancealot⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 45

25/1

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 83 days ago. Takes big step up in trip now and others appeal more.

Form: 080-546

(14)

Vivalicious¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: P F McEnery| OR: 46

16/1

50/1 and hooded for 1st time, below-form sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive. RESERVE

Form: 90-6966

(2)

Call Me Dolly²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 63| BF

9/2

Fair maiden who arrives in decent form, cheekpieces on when fourth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, heavy, 4/1) 27 days ago. Not taken lightly. RESERVE

Form: 00-2654

Non-Runners

(5)

L'Empathie²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

(12)

Prime Chief²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: J P Fahey J: Sam Ewing

(10)

Joe's Joy¹³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Franno (11/4), Call Me Dolly (9/2), Drummer (13/2), Clonard Abbey (7/1), Capablanca (10/1), Hidden Spark (10/1), Prime Chief (10/1), Empire Street (14/1), Mastermind (16/1), Brilliant Question (16/1), Vivalicious (16/1), L'Empathie (20/1), Miss Dancealot (25/1), Joe's Joy (25/1), Kasmiyra (28/1), Rebel Ruler (125/1)

FRANNO has been knocking on the door and looks to have been found a good opportunity to finally open her account here. Hidden Spark has the potential to play a big part if her staying power lasts for this extended 12f trip and Clonard Abbey is another who may well have a part to play.