15:40 Navan

Sunday 8 October 2017

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Royal County Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 1m 17.66s

1^st

(15)

Landline

39-2

10/1

T: T ClearyJ: Rory Cleary

Chased leaders in centre group, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd and no impression on leader 1f out, stayed on to close inside final furlong, led final 50 yards, pressed close home op 9/1

2^nd

(21)

Doonard Prince

810-0

6/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Mid-division in centre group, ridden to progress 2f out, stayed on into 5th under 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, pressed winner close home op 13/2 tchd 11/2

3^rd

2 ¼

(7)

Nora Batt

48-12

18/1

T: J W NicholsonJ: C P Hoban

Led stand's side group and disputed, overall lead before halfway, ridden clear 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, headed final 50 yards and no extra op 16/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

1 ½

(20)

Mr Michael

49-9

22/1

T: A B JoyceJ: O J Orr (3)

Dwelt and towards rear in centre group, ridden 2f out, stayed on and not clear run briefly over 1f out, kept on well final furlong op 25/1

5^th

1 ¾

(16)

Pillar

49-8

12/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: D P Linehan (5)

Mid-division in centre group, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong op 16/1

6^th

(10)

Tidal's Baby

89-7

10/1

T: A B JoyceJ: Ronan Whelan

Dwelt and towards rear in centre group, progress 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 12/1

7^th

1 ½

(18)

Free To Roam

48-10

5/1f

T: A McGuinnessJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division in centre group, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

8^th

(14)

Breezolini

99-12

10/1

T: A B JoyceJ: D E Sheehy (5)

Dwelt slightly, mid-division in centre group, ridden 2f out, stayed on and closer over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 12/1

9^th

2 ¼

(17)

Full Shilling

99-0

25/1

T: Mrs A MooneyJ: D E Hogan (5)

Mid-division in centre group, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 2f, stayed on well inside final furlong tchd 20/1

10^th

(4)

Scobias

58-8

50/1

T: G WebbJ: T P Madden (5)

Chased leaders in stand's side group, pushed along after 2f, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace

11^th

(8)

Town Ranger

58-8

20/1

T: P CaseyJ: A J Breslin (7)

Mid-division in stand's side group, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 18/1 tchd 16/1

12^th

(19)

Madam Bounska

39-9

33/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: Nathan Crosse (7)

Prominent in centre group, ridden and lost place 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 50/1

13^th

(5)

Gopsies Daughter

69-2

20/1

T: D HoganJ: K K Hennessy (5)

Chased leaders in stand's side group, ridden and no impression on leader 2f out, no extra over 1f out

14^th

1 ½

(9)

D K Travel

38-9

7/1

T: J FeaneJ: Gary Halpin (3)

Chased leaders in stand's side group, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra 1f out op 8/1

15^th

(12)

A Likely Story

49-8

10/1

T: D K WeldJ: Leigh Roche

Prominent and disputed in centre group, ridden behind leaders 2 1/2f out, no extra 2f out op 11/1

16^th

1 ¼

(2)

Ai Chan

38-11

33/1

T: T KodamaJ: Ross Coakley (3)

Mid-division in stand's side group, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out tchd 25/1

17^th

(11)

Gifted Lady

38-8

14/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Sean Davis (7)

Mid-division in centre group, ridden and no extra 2f out

18^th

1 ¾

(6)

Calm Bay

119-1

14/1

T: H RogersJ: Chris Hayes

Held up, switched over to centre group after 1f out, ridden and no impression 2f out op 12/1

19^th

4 ½

(13)

Blockstar Girl

38-8

33/1

T: J FeaneJ: A J Farragher (10)

Chased leaders in centre group, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out

20^th

1 ½

(1)

Busy Bush

58-9

25/1

T: J T GormanJ: N G McCullagh

Chased leaders in stand's side group, ridden and no extra 2f out op 20/1

21^st

(3)

Catwilldo

79-0

20/1

T: G DonnellyJ: K J Manning

Towards rear in stand's side group, ridden and no impression over 2f out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Agatha Rose⁷⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: D Kinsella J: Reserve 2

Onchu¹⁶⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: P Downey J: Reserve 3

(22)

Clare Island¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: E Lynam J: R P Downey

Acroleina⁵⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Scott McCullagh

(23)

Zircon¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: S Lavery J: Scott McCullagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€2.60, €1.90, €5.30, €5.20EX:€86.70Trifecta:€799.60Tricast:€1,157.40SF:€69.39

Forecasts

Free To Roam (5/1), Doonard Prince (6/1), D K Travel (7/1), Landline (10/1), Tidal's Baby (10/1), Breezolini (10/1), A Likely Story (10/1), Pillar (12/1), Gifted Lady (14/1), Calm Bay (14/1), Clare Island (16/1), Nora Batt (18/1), Town Ranger (20/1), Gopsies Daughter (20/1), Catwilldo (20/1), Mr Michael (22/1), Full Shilling (25/1), Busy Bush (25/1), Acroleina (25/1), Zircon (25/1), Madam Bounska (33/1), Ai Chan (33/1), Blockstar Girl (33/1), Onchu (33/1), Scobias (50/1), Agatha Rose (50/1)

A LIKELY STORY clearly isn't the most reliable but he's starting to look well-handicapped on old form and he ought to enjoy the nature of this course. Nora Batt hinted at a return to form last time and is another on a fair mark while Breezolini got back on track this summer and is worth considering if she can get away on terms.