18:45 Roscommon

Monday 2 September 2024

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Oran Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 2m 46.56s

(16)

Herculaneum^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 79

50/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 18/1) 29 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last Flat run. Has work to do.

Form: 13667-0

(11)

Sixpack^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 79| CD

6/1

7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's a pretty consistent type.

Form: 421123

(14)

Stellium^h,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 77| D

150/1

Last of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good, 40/1) 9 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 72270/0

(8)

Quiz Test^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: S Byrne| OR: 73| BF

10/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft, 7/2) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 333-625

(2)

Cast A Spell^v³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: T Hogan| OR: 72

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 10/1, third of 18 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 533

(1)

Big Island¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 71

50/1

10/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, heavy). Off 6 months. Significantly back up in trip. Fair on the Flat and below last winning mark.

Form: 321/332-

(6)

Red Trail⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 71

20/1

20/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago. One to consider back up in trip.

Form: 19-6032

(12)

Soul Of Spain^b,t⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/5 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fifth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 80 days ago. Makes handicap debut and he's already been expensive to follow but is n the right hands.

Form: 2-325

(9)

Zariygann²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 71| C

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Won 16-runner novice hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft, 5/6) on NH debut 27 days ago, kept up to work. May have more to offer back on the level.

Form: 48-30

(15)

Narlita^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H Rogers| OR: 70| BF| D

5/1

11/4, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 122-673

(13)

Granite Bay¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 77| CD

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (10/3) at this course (12.1f, good). Off 105 days and he's clearly not yet exposed.

Form: 0-7911

(4)

Scatchwah²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

12/1

Promising sort. Good second of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm, 33/1) 24 days ago, shaping really well considering he raced wide. Has to be taken seriously having been eased 1 lb.

Form: 5-872

(7)

Dont Do Dramas¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71

12/1

Latest win at Ballinrobe in July. Good third of 6 in minor event (5/1) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 136183

(3)

El Regalo³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: E Mullins| OR: 71

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 16 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, soft, 25/1) 30 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut for shrewd yard and improvement may well be forthcoming.

Form: 544

(18)

Bridge Of Dawn³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65

16/1

Respectable fourth of 19 in handicap (10/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 10 months. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly. RESERVE.

Form: 695424-

Non-Runners

(17)

Napper Tandy³⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: Chris Hayes

(19)

Arch Enemy¹¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: P Magee J: James Ryan

(10)

On The Cards⁷⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(5)

Bright N Shine¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: T O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zariygann (4/1), Narlita (5/1), Sixpack (6/1), Soul Of Spain (8/1), El Regalo (8/1), Arch Enemy (8/1), Cast A Spell (10/1), Quiz Test (10/1), Scatchwah (12/1), Dont Do Dramas (12/1), Napper Tandy (12/1), Bridge Of Dawn (16/1), Granite Bay (20/1), Red Trail (20/1), On The Cards (20/1), Big Island (50/1), Bright N Shine (50/1), Herculaneum (50/1), Stellium (150/1)

Any number to consider but SCATCHWAH's promising reappearance under an inexperienced rider is still fresh in the memory and he can confirm that he's ahead of the assessor here. The return to this trip will suit Arch Enemy so she's a threat, while the market may tell a tale regarding El Regalo on handicap debut.