18:25 Laytown

Thursday 8 September 2022

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Pride Of Place Maiden

Off time: 18:26 | Winning time: 1m 23.79s

(4)

Coeur d'Or^t1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 70

6/1

Shaped well on back of a lengthy absence when fourth in 26-runner Curragh handicap (1m) back in May. Took backward steps in 2 starts thereafter but given a 52 day break ahead of this and he's not ut of things. Tongue tie reached for.

Form: 950/487

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(8)

I Know I Can²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: F Birrane| OR: 65

8/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 18/1, good third of 11 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Claims of hitting the frame again in present groove.

Form: 004053

(6)

Jaafel^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 64

10/3

Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. 14/1, respectable fourth of 8 in maiden at Clonmel (9.6f, good to firm) 7 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 687284

(9)

Sweeping Statement^t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 77

14/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Ralph Beckett when below form eighth of 14 in maiden (10/1) at Dundalk (7f) 24 days ago, finding little. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 64-6328

(1)

True Artist⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: G O'Leary| OR: 75

10/3

Thoroughly unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. 5/1, refused to race in maiden at Clonmel (9.6f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Down in trip. Clearly capable if in the mood but he comes with obvious risks attached.

Form: 22425R

(10)

Yester⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 72

11/2

Fair gelding who bounced back to form (in first-time blinkers) when third of 14 in a Leopardstown maiden (7f) back in May. Proved disappointing since and has since made yet another yard switch. Booking of Keane does catch the eye, however.

Form: 8-63808

(13)

Jinglers Bridge⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Killian Leonard| T: S Millar

200/1

Thrice-raced filly. 150/1, last of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 58 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 000

(5)

The Penny¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

11/2

Thrice-raced filly. Third of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 50/1) 19 days ago, not knocked about. Not taken lightly.

Form: 773

(11)

Two Two Time³⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65

11/1

Lightly-raced filly. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (12f) when last seen 12 months ago, not knocked about. Market should prove a useful guide starting out for new yard.

Form: 4/4564-

(2)

Winning Mischief⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Harvey

80/1

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Ninth of 12 in maiden (66/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 8 days ago. Likely type for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 79

Non-Runners

(12)

Tall Story²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

(3)

Belardeen¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

(7)

Andromedas Kingdom⁹⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jaafel (10/3), True Artist (10/3), Yester (11/2), The Penny (11/2), Coeur d'Or (6/1), I Know I Can (8/1), Two Two Time (11/1), Sweeping Statement (14/1), Winning Mischief (80/1), Jinglers Bridge (200/1)

A decidedly trappy maiden with the tentative vote in favour of Dermot Weld's COEUR D'OR. He's not kicked on from his promising return in the spring but, given a break since his last run/equipped with a first-time tongue tie, he could well bounce back. Sweeping Statement, The Penny and Jaafel head up the dangers.