14:20 Laytown

Monday 1 November 2021

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Melbourne 10 Sorry We Can't Be There This Year Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 1m 12.4s

(6)

Rocky Dreams²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 65| D

10/3

Excellent second of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (7f) 24 days ago, keeping on without quite getting there. Last success came at 6f and a repeat gives him sound claims here.

Form: 007572

(11)

Sunset Nova¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 62| D

5/1

3 wins from 17 runs this year. 10/3, won 12-runner handicap at Dundalk (6f) 10 days ago, responding well. Stable in good form. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 594931

(1)

Fit For Function⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 61| D

16/1

7/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Galway (7.1f, good) 55 days ago, shaken up under 3f out and weakening. Short break needs to have perked him up.

Form: 022959

(12)

Mister Trader^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 61

18/1

Good third of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, heavy, 25/1) 6 days ago. No reason why he won't go well again judged on recent exploits.

Form: 4399-93

(2)

Drummond Warrior¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R K Watson| OR: 58| D

12/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, good second of 21 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 12 days ago, well drawn.

Form: 238602

(5)

Stanhope¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| D

8/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Good third of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 18 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 507493

(10)

Eglish¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57| BF| D

7/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 11/5, very good second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 10 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 060962

(8)

Hell Left Loose^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: M A Enright| T: D Hogan| OR: 55| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 13/2, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: 499467

(7)

Teddy Boy⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 48

11/2

Two wins from 47 Flat runs. 10/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 6 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 030649

(9)

Seanjohnsilver¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 45

66/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. 100/1, last of 21 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 08-0000

Non-Runners

(4)

No Speed Limit³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 1

(3)

Derugoda³¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: W J Martin J: Reserve 2

(13)

Sassy Dancer¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: W J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rocky Dreams (10/3), Eglish (7/2), Sunset Nova (5/1), Teddy Boy (11/2), Stanhope (8/1), Hell Left Loose (10/1), Drummond Warrior (12/1), Fit For Function (16/1), Mister Trader (18/1), Seanjohnsilver (66/1)

Plenty arrive on the back of solid, last-time-out efforts including EGLISH. Just touched off over this trip at Dundalk 10 days ago, she would be firmly in the mix once more with a repeat here. Similar comments apply to Rocky Dreams and, along with recent Dundalk scorer Sunset Nova, he heads up the dangers.