17:05 Navan

Thursday 29 August 2024

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Kilberry Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 3m 9.12s

(9)

Northern Sonas^t⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 68

3/1

14/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 48 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 9-33777

(3)

Preparations²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 65

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft, 10/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 7480

(4)

Gregorina^v¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 58

9/2

7/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good) 16 days ago, driven out. Up 6 lb but she's not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 713421

(6)

T Or Coffey^p,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 57

4/1

Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, good third of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 7 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 066365

(7)

Lightning Legs⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 50

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 53 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0859

(2)

Highland Bells⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 48

11/4

Good 5½ lengths second of 9 to Empress Alma in handicap (9/1) at Down Royal (13f, good) 41 days ago. Well in the mix eased 1 lb.

Form: 07-4572

(5)

Maxwell Smart⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

33/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Bellewstown (8f, good) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 00-0990

Non-Runners

(8)

Empress Alma³¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(1)

Fine Print²²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: S Foley

Forecasts

Highland Bells (11/4), Empress Alma (11/4), Northern Sonas (3/1), T Or Coffey (4/1), Fine Print (4/1), Gregorina (9/2), Preparations (13/2), Lightning Legs (12/1), Maxwell Smart (33/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which EMPRESS ALMA edges the vote on the back of her good Galway fifth when set a lot to do. Hamilton scorer Gregorina heads the list of dangers, although in-form trio Highland Bells, Northern Sonas and Fine Print all need factoring in too.