16:15 Navan

Saturday 28 August 2021

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Kilberry Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 5.35s

(5)

Sea Sessions⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 66

15/2

5/2, career best when winning 9-runner claimer at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 52 days ago, kept up to work. Significantly up in trip. This is much tougher.

Form: 763-721

(3)

Many Words¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 61

9/2

Good third of 11 in minor event at Tramore (12f, soft, 9/2) 14 days ago. Going the right way and warrants respect.

Form: 00-8043

(6)

Racy Lacey¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 61

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 21 in maiden (80/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to firm). Off 133 days. Very much one to note now upped in trip for handicap debut.

Form: 7-90

(12)

Celestial Horizon^b⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 59

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (12.8f, good) 44 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 08075

(11)

Tenroundqueen¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Rourke| OR: 57

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 5 in maiden at Tramore (12f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 06085

(9)

Calvados¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

2/1

10/3, career best when winning 13-runner juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago, forging clear. Looks potentially well treated returning to this sphere.

Form: 07-0084

(2)

Go Large^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: W Durkan| OR: 55

22/1

8/1, last of 12 in handicap at Sligo (12.5f, good) 24 days ago. Good third on penultimate outing, so not out of it if he's able to bounce back.

Form: 706730

(7)

Slay The Dragon¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 54

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in maiden (400/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others preferred.

Form: 000

(1)

Madeline Hayes⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 51

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1,ninth of 11 in handicap at Limerick (11.5f, good) 77 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of Hayes a plus. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 900-09

(10)

Queen Amanirenas¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J M Barrett| OR: 49

33/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 846260

(4)

Itsnoteasyhi²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: G Keane| OR: 48

16/1

22/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000958

(8)

Pat Costello^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 47

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in minor event at Tramore (12f, soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Needs to do a bit more if he's to feature.

Form: 890-59

Forecasts

Calvados (2/1), Celestial Horizon (4/1), Many Words (9/2), Racy Lacey (6/1), Sea Sessions (15/2), Itsnoteasyhi (16/1), Tenroundqueen (16/1), Pat Costello (20/1), Go Large (22/1), Queen Amanirenas (33/1), Madeline Hayes (50/1), Slay The Dragon (150/1)

CALVADOS is unexposed on turf and showed fair form when landing a Ballinrobe juvenile hurdle 19 days ago, so there's every chance that he can prove himself better than a mark of 55 returning to this discipline. Celestial Horizon is also lightly raced and promises to be well suited by the step up in trip, so he's regarded as the main threat in front of handicap debutant Racy Lacy.