14:55 Navan

Wednesday 6 October 2021

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Newgrange Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 14.03s

(10)

Inflection Point^b⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: K P Cotter| OR: 91| C| D

20/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. 10/1, last of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good) 75 days ago, effort best ignored. Can't be discounted.

Form: 4-05019

(8)

Aikido^t⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87| D

16/1

Unreliable type. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (6f) 52 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 21-1000

(2)

The Blue Panther^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 86| D

20/1

Latest win at Sligo in June. Last of 8 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 25/1) 18 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 166908

(4)

Tide Of Time⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| CD

7/2

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 11/5) 7 days ago, battling well. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 773521

(9)

Anjalawi³⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. 5/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (5f). Off 11 months and handicapper doesn't seem to have taken any chances with her opening mark.

Form: 36221-

(6)

Zephron²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 80| D

7/2

Latest win at the Curragh in May. 7/1, respectable third of 13 in handicap at Cork (6f, good) 28 days ago, never nearer. Enters calculations.

Form: 199343

(3)

Dragons Call⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 78| C| D

11/2

Unreliable individual. 6/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Cork 8 days ago, readily. Hit hard by the handicapper and hard to know if she'll turn up in the same form.

Form: 242381

(5)

Texas Rock^p⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 78| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 20/1) 59 days ago by head from Dragons Call, digging deep. Remains on a good mark.

Form: 080701

(11)

Bonnyrigg²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76| D

10/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, heavy, 15/2) 2 days ago. Can't be written off just yet.

Form: 553477

(7)

Gegenpressing^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 76

18/1

Winner at Limerick in June. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Cork (6f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 214955

(1)

Sounds Of Spring^t¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 70| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 3/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good), unsuited by way race developed. Off 127 days. Tongue strap back on. Step back up in trip should suit.

Form: 31-3428

Forecasts

Tide Of Time (7/2), Zephron (7/2), Dragons Call (11/2), Sounds Of Spring (13/2), Anjalawi (9/1), Bonnyrigg (10/1), Texas Rock (11/1), Aikido (16/1), Gegenpressing (18/1), Inflection Point (20/1), The Blue Panther (20/1)

TIDE OF TIME showed a likeable attitude to score at Bellewstown a week ago and has done well at this track in the past, so he's fancied to defy a small rise if the race doesn't come too soon. Texas Rock also had to dig deep to score last time, so he's likely to be on the premises again, while Zephron is worth considering on the back of a string of consistent efforts.