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Wednesday 6 October 2021

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Slane Nursery Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 4.75s

(10)

Benevolent²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73| C

11/1

Winner here (5.7f) in August. Bit below form eighth of 14 in valuable sales race at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 24 days ago. This more suitable back down in trip.

Form: 506518

(11)

Caleta Sunrise⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 7 in nursery at Tipperary (5f, soft, 5/1) 61 days ago. No reason why she won't go well again.

Form: 98323

(9)

Areille²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 71

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable 2 lengths eighth of 13 to Rhythm of Zain in nursery at Naas (5f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 41968

(5)

Keel Bay^t¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 71

9/2

Promising individual. Excellent third of 15 in nursery (20/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 11 days ago, running on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 7743

(12)

Memory Motel^b²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 71

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, nose second of 13 to Rhythm of Zain in nursery at Naas (5f, good) 20 days ago, just failing. Stable having good spell. Respected.

Form: 8632

(4)

Rhythm Of Zain^b¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 71| D

4/1

Off the mark at Naas (5f) in September. Creditable fourth of 10 in nursery (9/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 16 days ago, fading final 1f. Return to the minimum trip rates a plus on that evidence.

Form: 57914

(6)

Go Razzmatazz¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: J Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 69

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 100/1) 10 days ago, never nearer. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 774

(3)

Mary Pickersgill^p²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 69

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 2 lengths seventh of 13 to Rhythm of Zain in nursery at Naas (5f, good) 20 days ago, not clear run. Yard in good form.

Form: 6577

(8)

It Might Be You¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 68

11/1

Eleventh of 15 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good, 10/1) 11 days ago. Best efforts have come over 5f so return to the minimum trip is a positive.

Form: 305340

(2)

Cherry Bloom^v1¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 66| D

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fifth of 10 in nursery (16/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 445895

(1)

Invincible Ourse²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D Budds| OR: 55

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 1¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Rhythm of Zain in nursery (80/1) at Naas (5f, good) 20 days ago, never nearer. Needs to build on that again to figure.

Form: 9806

(7)

Victory Lantern^t¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: C P Hoban| T: E Lynam| OR: 54

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good, 66/1) 11 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 7600

Forecasts

Rhythm Of Zain (4/1), Keel Bay (9/2), Memory Motel (6/1), Caleta Sunrise (13/2), Areille (10/1), Invincible Ourse (10/1), Go Razzmatazz (11/1), It Might Be You (11/1), Benevolent (11/1), Cherry Bloom (16/1), Mary Pickersgill (18/1), Victory Lantern (100/1)

KEEL BAY arrives having produced her best effort yet when just failing to get up in a Curragh nursery 11 days ago and, with further progress likely in the offing, she's fancied to produce another bold bid here. Memory Motel, Rhythm of Zain and Go Razzmatazz are others fancied to feature.