TRM - Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 2m 12.33s

(3)

Fiver Friday^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 90| D

8/1

Enjoying a fine season and resumed winning ways in a race run to suit at Naas (10.4f) in August. Excuses both starts since, set a stiff task when eighth of 9 to Bellezza in Diamond Stakes at Dundalk (10.7f) 20 days ago. This more suitable.

Form: 626158

(4)

Fleetfoot^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: J S Bolger| OR: 90

9/4

Lightly-raced 4-y-o who showed benefit of his belated reappearance run when second of 9 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft, 5/1) 11 days ago. Arrives here fresher than most and he's one to be interested in again.

Form: 1217-02

(5)

Scholarship^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 85

11/4

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft) 24 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Shortlist material.

Form: 297202

(2)

Apercu^b1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 82| D

15/8

Latest win at Naas (10.4f) in August. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 18/1) 32 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1-42167

(1)

Our Town³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Fahey| OR: 82| D

40/1

25/1, first run since leaving John & Sean Quinn when last of 4 in minor event at Punchestown (9.2f, good) 30 days ago. That run may have been needed on the back of 4 months off and this promises to reveal more.

Form: 426-874

(6)

Encosta¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 72| D

16/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in May. 18/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (13f, good). Off 115 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 8-00170

Forecasts

Apercu (15/8), Fleetfoot (9/4), Scholarship (11/4), Fiver Friday (8/1), Encosta (16/1), Our Town (40/1)

SCHOLARSHIP's very best efforts this term have come with blinkers enlisted, notably when finishing runner-up at Listowel 24 days ago. Evidently on a handy mark, he gets the nod to confirm the promise of that effort stepping back down in trip. Fleetfoot showed the benefit of his belated reappearance when runner-up himself recently and he's next best, ahead of Fiver Friday.