14:55 Navan

Wednesday 20 October 2021

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Blackcastle Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 3.25s

(12)

Pretty Boy Floyd^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 85| D

6/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 15/2) 10 days ago, digging deep. Nudged up 6 lb and should remain competitive at this level.

Form: 052001

(8)

Tide Of Time¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 85| BF| CD

11/2

4-time course winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 7/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Seems sure to go well again.

Form: 735212

(9)

Mi Esperanza¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S Foley| T: A Kinsella| OR: 83| D

12/1

Good 2¾ lengths third of 12 to Pretty Boy Floyd in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (5f, soft) 10 days ago, though had every chance. Remains vulnerable to less-exposed types.

Form: 846783

(10)

Swift Flight^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 83| D

11/2

Career best when winning 10-runner maiden (evens) at Tipperary (5f, heavy) 16 days ago, comfortably. Opening mark looks fair and he should continue to run well.

Form: 623431

(2)

Art Of Unity²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Feane| OR: 82| CD

20/1

Resumed winning ways back in headgear at the Curragh in August and followed up at Navan, but found good run halted back at former course last time.

Form: 266110

(7)

Shabaaby^v1³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 80

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019 and ran poorly back up in trip at Naas (5.9f, soft) 3 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 705050

(4)

Huddle Up³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 79

3/1

Returned to form in a first-time visor when third of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 3 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 1464-03

(6)

Iva Batt¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Heffernan| T: R K Watson| OR: 78| D

20/1

8/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Her task is to now back that up.

Form: 537302

(15)

Ecclesiastical¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 8/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (5f). Off 100 days.

Form: 850464

(13)

Gordon Bennett¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: R Brabazon| OR: 75| C

4/1

Course winner in April and returned to form when second of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 18/1) 10 days ago. In the mix with a repeat.

Form: 0-12062

(5)

Hathiq^p,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 72| CD

33/1

C&D winner in September but below form both starts since.

Form: 004170

(11)

The Peckhampouncer^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 67| C| D

12/1

Took advantage of a much-reduced mark when winning 20-runner handicap at this course (5.8f, soft, 40/1) 14 days ago, kept up to work. Wouldn't be an obvious type to follow up, though.

Form: 250001

(3)

Only Jack^b1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: A Kinsella| OR: 50

100/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, nineteenth of 23 in handicap (66/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 10 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 000890

Non-Runners

(14)

Livingston Range¹⁰

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

(1)

Chitra²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: M P Sheehy

Forecasts

Huddle Up (3/1), Gordon Bennett (4/1), Swift Flight (11/2), Tide Of Time (11/2), Pretty Boy Floyd (6/1), Mi Esperanza (12/1), The Peckhampouncer (12/1), Ecclesiastical (12/1), Chitra (16/1), Iva Batt (20/1), Art Of Unity (20/1), Shabaaby (33/1), Hathiq (33/1), Livingston Range (33/1), Only Jack (100/1)

TIDE OF TIME strikes as the most solid option. He's a 4-time course winner who arrives arguably in the form of his life, so it's not hard to envisage another prominent showing. Handicap-debutant Swift Flight looks to have been allotted a fair opening mark and can go well again, with Tipperary-scorer Pretty Boy Floyd also respected up 6 lb.