19:30 Sligo

Wednesday 3 August 2022

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Guinness Nursery Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 19.62s

(6)

Palace Gardens²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 73

12/1

Second in 6f Fairyhouse maiden in June but not close to that level in her 4 other starts. Not the easiest to assess.

Form: 70278

(5)

Ooh La Belle⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 69

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Naas (5f, good) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 567

(8)

Static Charge^p1¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 69

9/2

Modest form. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 54667

(10)

Camilla Gherardini^b¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 67

9/2

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, improved when fourth of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Player in this slightly lower grade.

Form: 3894

(9)

Slick Chick^p1⁶⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 67

10/1

Showed promise on the second of her 3 qualifying runs and interesting now handicapping for an in-form stable. Has cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 470

(3)

Duke Of Leggagh⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 64

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 52 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 878

(7)

Hilltop's Bear²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 63

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Booking of Coilin Keane takes the eye.

Form: 759

(4)

In The Giving¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J A Stack| OR: 60

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good, 125/1) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Worth keeping an eye on in the market.

Form: 060

(1)

Calgary Mounty⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D English| OR: 51

10/1

Poor form. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (250/1) at Down Royal (7f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6090

(2)

Water Mint¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 47

22/1

Poor form. Seventh of 8 in maiden (33/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 11 days ago. Makes handicap debut. One of 2 runners from his stable.

Form: 097

Forecasts

Camilla Gherardini (9/2), Static Charge (9/2), In The Giving (13/2), Hilltop's Bear (13/2), Ooh La Belle (7/1), Duke Of Leggagh (8/1), Calgary Mounty (10/1), Slick Chick (10/1), Palace Gardens (12/1), Water Mint (22/1)

With the Jessica Harrington team in such good form it looks worth taking a chance that SLICK CHICK finds a bit of improvement now handicapping in first-time headgear. Camilla Gherardini made a solid start to her handicap career when fourth at the Curragh recently and rates an obvious danger, while the booking of Colin Keane for James McAuley's Hilltop's Bear catches the eye so he's also on the shortlist.