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Saturday 19 August 2023

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Brennan's Pharmacy Handicap

4YO plus | 2m 50y | Yielding | 11 Runners | Turf

(7)

Mr Rango²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 86

Creditable third of 6 in handicap (11/4) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Up in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 613-303

(9)

Sheishybrid^p⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: N Meade| OR: 84

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at the Curragh (16f, good) 49 days ago, faring best of those held up. Not taken lightly.

Form: 215-045

(11)

Zenon¹⁰⁹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 82

Landed 13-runner handicap at Killarney (14f, soft, 7/1). Off over 3 years so market can prove a good guide on his comeback run.

Form: 260041/

(10)

Foveros¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 80| D

Bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Galway (22.6f, soft) 14 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, so not discounted.

Form: 120/00-8

(6)

Lord Erskine^p³²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 80| CD

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 8/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 144-016

(4)

Flamborough⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G M Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 79

Bit below form sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 7/2) 97 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5/72551-

(8)

Happy Jacky³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: R Hackett| OR: 78| D

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 32 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 3/37-0

(5)

Kendancer^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 77

Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to soft) 23 days ago, needing stiffer test. In the picture.

Form: 56/7596

(3)

Stoke The Fire¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 75| BF

Low-mileage sort who posted a very good second of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago. That form is working out well so another bold showing is on the cards now significantly up in trip..

Form: 0854/22

(1)

Kottayam¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Mullins| OR: 72| CD

Twice-raced winner on Flat for Willie Mullins, including over C&D. Last of six on yard debut at Galway earlier in the month. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-6

(2)

Walking On Glass^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 71| D

14/1, creditable fifth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 6 days ago, left with too much to do. One for the shortlist.

Form: 74/58-35

Forecasts

Stoke The Fire (7/4), Sheishybrid (5/1), Flamborough (7/1), Zenon (8/1), Walking On Glass (8/1), Mr Rango (10/1), Foveros (12/1), Kendancer (12/1), Kottayam (12/1), Lord Erskine (14/1), Happy Jacky (25/1)

STOKE THE FIRE looks the way to go on the back of his very good Galway second with few miles still on the clock and that form working out very well. Sheishybrid shaped encouragingly when fifth at the Curragh last time so rates the main danger to Willie Mullins' low-mileage 4-y-o, with Mr Rango appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.