19:00 Roscommon

Monday 29 August 2022

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Oran Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 37.39s

(17)

Desert Friend²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

22/1

13/2, good third of 7 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 25 days ago. Back down in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat and in the mix.

Form: 14159-0

(10)

Disco Boots²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 75

15/2

7/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, soft) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 30-7772

(15)

Indigo Desert³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 74

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. 17/2, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 30 days ago. More needed.

Form: 01-90

(18)

Noble Crusade³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73

50/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 40/1) 30 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 624-000

(7)

First Emperor^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 81

9/1

9/2, respectable fourth of 12 in maiden at Tramore (12f, good) 16 days ago. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 564254

(2)

Adonis^b³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

6/1

11/2, creditable fourth of 17 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, heavy) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Trainer going well so considered on his handicap debut.

Form: 225-834

(9)

Too Bright^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 71| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Tramore (12f, good) 16 days ago. Tongue strap back on and needs more.

Form: 0/2361-7

(13)

Sootability³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 70

66/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 30 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark so no forlorn hope.

Form: 7084/40

(6)

War Correspondent^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: R P Cody| OR: 79

7/2

Unreliable sort. Creditable fifth of 14 in maiden at Cork (12f, good, 9/2) 17 days ago, not running on. Blinkers on 1st time , tongue strap back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 754335

(4)

Magnetic North^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 10/1, good ½-length second of 12 to Firstman in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 546502

(12)

Cherub^t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 75

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good sixth of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Galway (14.1f, soft) 31 days ago. Stable in good form. Can give another good account.

Form: 3886

(14)

Bringsty²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| BF

33/1

9/4, eighth of 11 in claimer at Sligo (10.2f, soft) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness with work to do.

Form: 009088

(16)

Libby³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74

5/2

Promising individual. 10/1, first run since leaving Phillip Makin when very good third of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft) 32 days ago, keeping on well. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 9256-3

Non-Runners

(5)

Overheer²⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

(3)

Hymn Book Too³⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(8)

Derry Lad⁴⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Kevin Coleman J: Julie Burke

(11)

Firstman¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Jake Coen

(1)

Contrapposto³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Libby (5/2), War Correspondent (7/2), Derry Lad (11/2), Adonis (6/1), Disco Boots (15/2), Contrapposto (8/1), First Emperor (9/1), Cherub (9/1), Indigo Desert (11/1), Magnetic North (12/1), Overheer (12/1), Too Bright (20/1), Hymn Book Too (20/1), Desert Friend (22/1), Bringsty (33/1), Noble Crusade (50/1), Sootability (66/1)

An open handicap but LIBBY made a promising start for her new yard when third in a big field at Galway and gets the nod. Sligo-second Disco Boots is feared most, although Magnetic North is well in the mix too along with Adonis and Cherub.