18:15 Roscommon

Monday 30 August 2021

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Class Grass Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 31.27s

(6)

Big Baby Bull^p,t³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 85| D

9/4

Bit below form ninth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 18/1) 3 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 3-00029

(8)

Flying Scotsman⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

17/2

Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good, 3/1) 7 days ago, finding extra. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 099/011-

(5)

Geological⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: D English| OR: 81| D

11/1

Latest win at Down Royal in July. Ninth of 10 in handicap (13/2) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 6 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 747169

(2)

Apollinaire⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 80

14/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 7/1) 64 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip on first run for yard after leaving Ralph Beckett.

Form: 543361

(11)

Bringsty⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

11/1

Thrice-raced winner. Hooded for 1st time, won 7-runner minor event (4/1) at Haydock (7f, soft), suited by drop in trip. First run for yard after leaving David Simcock. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 251

(9)

Privilege^h1⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 83| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Tipperary in June. 10/3, last of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 53 days ago. Hood on 1st time. May well do better.

Form: 3-310

(4)

Stylistic Approach¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80

17/2

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 15-runner maiden at Gowran (8f, soft, 16/1), well positioned. Off 144 days. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0020-1

(1)

Trueba^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Beresford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| D

8/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 12/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 471754

(7)

Offiah¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 77

5/1

3/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 7-42027

(10)

Swiss Army Officer¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: James J Doyle| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 67

11/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. Good fourth of 15 in handicap (13/2) at this course (7.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 060154

Non-Runners

(3)

Punk Poet²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: S M Crosse

Forecasts

Big Baby Bull (9/4), Offiah (5/1), Trueba (8/1), Stylistic Approach (17/2), Flying Scotsman (17/2), Privilege (10/1), Swiss Army Officer (11/1), Geological (11/1), Bringsty (11/1), Apollinaire (14/1), Punk Poet (16/1)

PRIVILEGE clearly wasn't 100% when last of 10 on handicap debut at Leopardstown last month. He was progressive prior to that and is taken to get back on track with a first-time hood enlisted here. Fellow 3-y-o Bringsty, winner of a Haydock novice for David Simcock when last seen in May, is open to improvement and is feared, along with Gowran maiden winner Stylistic Approach and Flying Scotsman.