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Wednesday 7 July 2021

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Discover Boyne Valley Handicap

Off time: 18:58 | Winning time: 1m 28.19s

(2)

Wonder Elzaam^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Niall Egan| OR: 99| D

10/1

Latest win at Naas in March. Respectable 4 lengths ninth of 16 to Romantic Proposal in listed race (33/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 11 days ago. Return to handicaps rates a likely plus.

Form: 319409

(5)

San Andreas²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 98| CD

14/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 4/1, won 5-runner minor event at this C&D (good to firm) 26 days ago, driven out. Doesn't look an obvious follow-up candidate.

Form: 0-12491

(11)

Nebo^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: T Hogan| OR: 94| D

33/1

66/1, stepped up on reappearance run when creditable seventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 11 days ago. Is now operating 2 lb below last winning mark and not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 0689-07

(12)

Spanish Tenor³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| D

33/1

4/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner claimer at Tipperary (7.5f, good) 36 days ago, always holding on. Has since switched yards and another good showing not ruled out.

Form: 385-001

(13)

Sh Boom^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| D

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 12/1) 24 days ago, getting on top in the dying strides. 3 lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run under Colin Keane.

Form: 039-081

(9)

Big Gossey^h1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: M C Hussey| T: C O'Brien| OR: 89

66/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm, 28/1) 10 days ago, hampered. Hood on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 412950

(1)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| D

9/2

14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 26-runner handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 009741

(10)

Juyush¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: S Lynam| OR: 84| D

20/1

33/1, respectable tenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 111-690

(7)

Harriet's Force¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 83

100/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f), not ideally placed. Off 145 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2826-68

(6)

Sindhia¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 83| D

7/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at the Curragh (7f, good, 8/1) 11 days ago. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 125-831

(8)

Godhead^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 80| D

11/1

14/1, 5½ lengths seventh of 26 to Ice Cold In Alex in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Mark continues to ease.

Form: 000647

(4)

Is That Love¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 5 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Roscommon in May. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 11/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 911155

(16)

Tresorier⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 75

33/1

10/1, fifteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (5.5f, soft) 46 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip.

Form: 3197-90

(14)

Huddle Up²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 82

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Good fourth of 14 in nursery at Naas (7f, heavy) in November. Very best efforts to date have come on heavy going and he encounters vastly different conditions here.

Form: 71464-

(15)

Malaysian^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 78

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 6 in handicap at Leopardstown (9.2f, good, 10/3) 27 days ago. Stable having good spell and drop back in trip a plus.

Form: 51-555

Non-Runners

(3)

Silverkode¹²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 7

T: J G Murphy J: Tom Kiely Marshall

Forecasts

Sindhia (7/2), Sh Boom (4/1), Ice Cold In Alex (9/2), Wonder Elzaam (10/1), Godhead (11/1), Is That Love (12/1), Malaysian (12/1), Huddle Up (12/1), San Andreas (14/1), Juyush (20/1), Silverkode (25/1), Nebo (33/1), Spanish Tenor (33/1), Tresorier (33/1), Big Gossey (66/1), Harriet's Force (100/1)

SH BOOM built on the promise of her Roscommon run when resuming winning ways at Gowran 24 days ago, deserving of extra credit having endured a wide trip. She gets the nod to come out on top again from a 3 lb higher mark, with Malaysian, back down in trip, and Sindhia a couple of others to consider.