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Friday 23 July 2021

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Fermoy Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 12.09s

(2)

The Cola Kid^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Browne| OR: 65| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 11/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 20 days ago, staying on to lead close home. No reason why he won;t be thereabouts again with a repeat.

Form: 365601

(13)

Kuwait Direction^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: J McAuley| OR: 58

28/1

66/1, ninth of 12 in claimer at Limerick (6.7f, good) 35 days ago, never dangerous. Hard to be enthusiastic about given this year's exploits.

Form: 680009

(4)

But You Said¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 56

8/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (40/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 12 days ago, denied a run from 2f out and unable to recover. Not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 900030

(12)

She's In The Game⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Neve Bennett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 55

3/1

Good second of 17 in handicap (8/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 44 days ago. That was her best effort yet and possibilities with a repeat.

Form: 688-362

(9)

Tai Sing Yeh^p,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 55| D

9/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 16 days ago, collared by one coming from much further back. Claims in present groove.

Form: 654522

(5)

Jm Barrie^p1,h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: D Marnane| OR: 51| C

11/1

Sole success from 22 starts came here (7f) in May. 20/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 821089

(3)

Secret Road³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 55

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in maiden at Naas (7f, good, 200/1) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00-8

(10)

Aunty Ceily²⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: P J Flynn| OR: 52

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 150/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 080-

(8)

Coffeemeanscoffee²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 46| D

25/1

16/1, 14½ lengths tenth of 14 to The Cola Kid in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 20 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. J. Martin.

Form: 1009/0-0

(6)

Fascinating Spirit¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 45| C

7/1

Course winner. Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap (11/2) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) when last seen in April. Break needs to have perked him up.

Form: 5-07460

(7)

Jazz And Blues¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Barcoe| OR: 45

22/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 40/1) 13 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Best watched.

Form: 0-97060

(1)

I've Got Wings^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: James J Doyle| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 48

80/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (125/1) at Dundalk (7f) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time but hard to make a solid case for on achievements to date.

Form: 00-0069

Non-Runners

(11)

Strange Times²⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

The Cola Kid (3/1), She's In The Game (3/1), Tai Sing Yeh (9/2), Strange Times (11/2), Fascinating Spirit (7/1), But You Said (8/1), Jm Barrie (11/1), Secret Road (18/1), Jazz And Blues (22/1), Coffeemeanscoffee (25/1), Kuwait Direction (28/1), Aunty Ceily (40/1), I've Got Wings (80/1)

A low-grade sprint handicap with the vote in favour of TAI SING YEH. His losing run is a concern but he again found only one too good when collared late on at Fairyhouse 16 days ago and a repeat should see him firmly in the mix again. The Cola Kid and She's In The Game are others to consider, along with Strange Times.