15:45 Navan

Wednesday 23 October 2024

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Blackcastle Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 2.65s

(3)

Laugh A Minute¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 82| D

15/2

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 069000

(9)

Collective Power¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: E Lynam| OR: 81| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 14/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 565527

(5)

Bid For Chester^t¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 80| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Good ½-length third of 15 to Jon Riggens in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 11/1) 1 day ago.

Form: 000533

(1)

Mickey The Steel^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 80| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 18/5, fourth of 7 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, soft) 21 days ago. Eased further 1 lb and these conditions will suit.

Form: 5-69784

(8)

Fair Taxes⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Shane Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79

10/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in June. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, good to firm, 8/1) 53 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 5-81033

(4)

The Poacher Daly^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| D

16/1

Career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Bellewstown (5f, soft, 4/1) 21 days ago, kept up to work. More on his plate back in a handicap.

Form: 759631

(6)

Emerald Harmony¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78| D

13/2

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 18 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can give a good account.

Form: 221246

(10)

Mint Man^t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 77| BF

7/1

Creditable second of 8 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 5/4) 5 days ago. More to do back in a handicap.

Form: 284252

(2)

Rathbranchurch⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Terry Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 9/2, good second of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Up 3 lb but another bold bid is on the cards.

Form: 875342

Non-Runners

(7)

Jon Riggens¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: E Lynam J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Bid For Chester (4/1), Rathbranchurch (9/2), Collective Power (11/2), Jon Riggens (6/1), Emerald Harmony (13/2), Mint Man (7/1), Laugh A Minute (15/2), Mickey The Steel (9/1), Fair Taxes (10/1), The Poacher Daly (16/1)

An open-looking handicap with the vote going to MICKEY THE STEEL, who is best under these sort of conditions and has dropped to a very tempting mark. Rathbranchurch and Emerald Harmony are just a couple of potential threats.