15:55 Navan

Wednesday 19 October 2022

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Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 26.32s

(3)

Ruler Legend^h1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 91| D

22/1

Winner at Naas in May. 8/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 2-21909

(6)

Dark Vega^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84

13/2

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Thurles (12.5f, soft) 13 days ago, slowly away. Latest effort best excused and she remains with potential.

Form: 553326

(1)

Inchturk¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 84

25/1

Winner at Gowran in May. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 17 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 04-410

(5)

Mister Wilson^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 84| BF

4/1

Latest win at Galway in September. 11/2, good second of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft) 17 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 262612

(4)

Vina Sena^h²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 84

8/1

5½ lengths last of 10 to Bear Story in Diamond Stakes at Dundalk (10.7f, 80/1) 26 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 995200

(8)

Blues Emperor²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83

7/4

Promising individual. 13/8, won 16-runner maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 27 days ago, responding well. Up in trip. Open to further improvement and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 4-31

(10)

Smooth Tom⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 83| D

6/1

11/8, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner maiden at the Curragh (10f, good to firm) 60 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 8-23421

(2)

Allihies¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 78| BF

7/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 17 days ago. Usually reliable and can't be discounted.

Form: 446054

(9)

Bridge Of Dawn⁴¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 71

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good, 25/1). Off 13 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Could improve.

Form: 678-

(7)

Arch Enemy¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 67| D

25/1

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, respectable fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 401694

Forecasts

Blues Emperor (7/4), Mister Wilson (4/1), Smooth Tom (6/1), Dark Vega (13/2), Allihies (7/1), Vina Sena (8/1), Ruler Legend (22/1), Arch Enemy (25/1), Inchturk (25/1), Bridge Of Dawn (66/1)

BLUES EMPEROR has improved with each run to date and displayed a likeable attitude when opening his account in a Listowel maiden last month, so he's worth a chance to follow up from a fair opening mark. Smooth Tom is a big danger and another bold showing is expected from Mister Wilson.