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Friday 11 October 2024

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.05s

(6)

Blues Emperor²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90| D

4/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable sixth of 17 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 27 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Respected.

Form: 568506

(7)

Tokenomics¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 89| C

11/4

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event (7/2) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago, readily. Should go well again.

Form: 631181

(9)

Shigar^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: W Durkan| OR: 84| D

10/1

13/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Navan (8.1f, good) 43 days ago, driven out. Rise of 4 lb seems fair and he's likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 333341

(4)

Tamrat^b⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87| D

5/1

11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 47 days ago, going off too hard. Down in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 5-53354

(1)

Bucaneer's Spirit²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 83| D

9/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Navan (8f, good, 6/4) 20 days ago, always holding on. Firmly on the up and boasts leading claims.

Form: 022131

(5)

Pier Pressure⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Gowran in July. Seventh of 8 in handicap (7/2) at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Yard in good form. Not discounted.

Form: 341467

(8)

Ferrybank^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: T M Walsh| OR: 77| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 220149

(2)

September Leaves^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76| D

18/1

Latest win at Gowran in September. 11/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 434108

(3)

Ivasecret⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 72| D

18/1

First run since leaving Ian Williams when good fourth of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, soft, 6/1) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Merits consideration.

Form: 460614

Forecasts

Tokenomics (11/4), Blues Emperor (4/1), Bucaneer's Spirit (9/2), Tamrat (5/1), Pier Pressure (8/1), Shigar (10/1), September Leaves (18/1), Ivasecret (18/1), Ferrybank (25/1)

BUCANEER'S SPIRIT is on an upward curve and had something in hand when landing a Navan handicap last time, so he gets the nod over fellow last-time-out winners Shigar and Tokenomics in a tightly knit affair.