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Friday 2 September 2022

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Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 29.57s

(2)

Approaching Bear^t¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good second of 6 in nursery (4/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago, just failing. Enters calculations.

Form: 06442

(14)

Giselles Romance^h³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 70

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 24 in minor event (200/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6960

(16)

Texas Boy³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 70

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft, 17/2) 35 days ago. Entitled to hold more chance now handicapping but he will need to take a step forward to figure.

Form: 720

(17)

Belatucadros⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 69

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in maiden (33/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 58 days ago, keeping on straight having been outpaced approaching home turn. This step up in trip promises to suit now tackling nursery company.

Form: 406

(15)

Distillate⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66

18/1

Sixth of 8 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, good to firm, 12/1) 8 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 579646

(1)

Pub Talk⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 66

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 8 in nursery (11/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell and this return to 7f may help now.

Form: 68644

(11)

Mile End¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 64

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Naas (7f, good) 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 980

(8)

Slick Chick^p³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 63

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in nursery at Sligo (5.7f, soft, 10/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Stable having good spell. Worthy of respect on pick of form.

Form: 4706

(6)

Madakasham Jam²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 62

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 668

(7)

Lady Skipper^h1⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 61

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, good third of 7 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Needs to build on that returned to nursery company.

Form: 97953

(10)

Fendi⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 59

11/1

Hot Streak filly. 28/1, best effort to date when second of 7 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Claims if she can back that up from reduced mark returned to nursery company.

Form: 97962

(5)

Amemri⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: D Marnane| OR: 58

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 50 days ago, not knocked about. Feasible to think she can do better now handicapping and worth noting if market vibes are strong.

Form: 009

(3)

Reigles¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57

33/1

Well held all 4 starts in maidens so far, never a threat when twelfth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 100/1) 18 days ago. Does at least now get a crack at handicaps. Yard also saddle Distillate.

Form: 7790

(12)

Jilted^e/s,t¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 55

40/1

Eyeshields on for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 125/1) 18 days ago. Reserve 1.

Form: 756500

Non-Runners

(4)

Slaney Tide⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(13)

Miss Langmore⁹⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 2

(9)

Calgary Mounty¹⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 2

T: D English J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pub Talk (3/1), Approaching Bear (3/1), Slaney Tide (13/2), Texas Boy (17/2), Fendi (11/1), Amemri (11/1), Lady Skipper (11/1), Belatucadros (11/1), Mile End (14/1), Slick Chick (16/1), Distillate (18/1), Madakasham Jam (18/1), Giselles Romance (20/1), Calgary Mounty (25/1), Miss Langmore (25/1), Reigles (33/1), Jilted (40/1)

FENDI showed her first form and was noted doing good late work when runner-up in a Tipperary maiden 7 days ago. In a wide-open nursery, she could be worth chancing to build on that. Approaching Bear knocked on the door at Killarney 2 weeks ago and is feared, along with Pub Talk and Slaney Tide.