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Friday 21 October 2022

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William Hill Play Responsibly Nursery Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 59.18s

(11)

Lovejoy¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 83

4/1

12/1, won 17-runner maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft) on debut 16 days ago, just holding on. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 1

(3)

Midnight Toker³²

Age: 2| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83

3/1

Creditable second of 5 in nursery at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 7/2) 32 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account.

Form: 332932

(8)

Escaping Thejungle²³

Age: 2| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: E D Delany| OR: 82| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 3/1) 23 days ago, keeping on well. Makes polytrack/handicap debut and not ruled out.

Form: 3541

(2)

Vanguard Star⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/4, third of 8 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, soft) 8 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 543

(9)

Reinforce^p²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Halpin| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 78

12/1

Respectable 4¼ lengths third of 8 to Escaping Thejungle in maiden at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 7/1) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces back on. Ought to be competitive.

Form: 333943

(6)

Charming Lady²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Bellewstown in June. Creditable fourth of 8 in minor event at the Curragh (6f, soft, 18/1) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs considering.

Form: 61744

(10)

Kodi Noir^t⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Murray| OR: 76

40/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in July. Ninth of 11 in nursery (40/1) at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Down in trip with more needed.

Form: 051609

(4)

Bonny Power¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 68

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, soft, 10/1) 16 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 86629

(1)

Wakai Umi²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 66| BF| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Naas in September. 7/4, creditable 3¾ lengths second of 6 to All In The Hips in nursery at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Much respected on her polytrack debut.

Form: 60512

(7)

All In The Hips⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 65| D

25/1

Winner at Down Royal in September. Last of 9 in nursery (9/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 5 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 004179

Non-Runners

(5)

Queen Of Ours²⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 2

T: W McCreery J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Midnight Toker (3/1), Lovejoy (4/1), Wakai Umi (5/1), Escaping Thejungle (15/2), Vanguard Star (8/1), Bonny Power (8/1), Charming Lady (10/1), Queen Of Ours (10/1), Reinforce (12/1), All In The Hips (25/1), Kodi Noir (40/1)

LOVEJOY goes into handicaps with more to offer so is fancied to follow up her recent Navan maiden success at the chief expense of the handily-weighted Midnight Toker. Reinforce appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.