14:30 Naas

Sunday 18 October 2020

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Foran Equine Irish EBF Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 15.96s

(4)

Wood Ranger³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 75

15/8

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/4, third of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 343

(10)

Slan Tamall^p1³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 72

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (40/1) at Cork (8f, good to firm) 39 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 860

(7)

Barretstown^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 70| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fifth of 15 in nursery (7/2) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 22 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 66525

(3)

Dreams Delivered^b¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 70| D

11/2

Winner at Fairyhouse in September. Good fourth of 11 in nursery at Dundalk (7f, 12/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 496184

(6)

Fine Distraction^b,t1²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 70

22/1

28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0645

(2)

Brosna Empress^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

5/1

Failed to fire at the Curragh last time but big player on her Cork second prior to that. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 98520

(8)

Helvic Princess²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 63

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, respectable tenth of 16 in nursery at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago, hampered. Back down in trip.

Form: 3090

(1)

King Wasp^h²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 58

28/1

Has looked only modest so far. 25/1, fourteenth of 15 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, soft) 22 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 86740

(5)

Viv Vance^t¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Nash| OR: 54| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fourth of 8 in nursery at Navan (5f, soft, 15/8) 11 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00034

(9)

Rockin Jack^t¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 49

50/1

Modest form. 14/1, fifth of 8 in nursery at Navan (5f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 0505

Forecasts

Wood Ranger (15/8), Helvic Princess (4/1), Brosna Empress (5/1), Dreams Delivered (11/2), Barretstown (10/1), Viv Vance (12/1), Slan Tamall (16/1), Fine Distraction (22/1), King Wasp (28/1), Rockin Jack (50/1)

It may pay to forgive BROSNA EMPRESS a lesser run last time as she continues to look well treated on the form she showed when narrowly denied at Cork and she can strike in first-time cheekpieces. Barretstown is another who sports cheekpieces for the first time and he's also respected despite appearing to find this trip a little on the sharp side last time. Dreams Delivered is next best.