17:45 Roscommon

Tuesday 18 August 2020

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Elphin Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 37.73s

1^st

(6)

Rocket Science

39-13

7/4f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon on terms, narrowly led 1f out, pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong op 2/1

2^nd

(12)

Mean Fomhair

59-12

11/2

T: G KeaneJ: Seamie Heffernan

A little keen, soon tracked leaders on outer, closed travelling smoothly straight, pushed along 2f out, on terms from 1 1/2f out, soon narrowly headed, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong op 9/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

(1)

Darkened

49-7

5/2

T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon switched left and not much room, stayed on well without reaching front pair inside final furlong op 85/40 tchd 3/1

4^th

(10)

Blyton

49-9

33/1

T: L ComerJ: Chris Hayes

Waited with, soon in rear, closed from before straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon slightly bumped with rival, kept on same pace on outer inside final furlong

5^th

(3)

Talking Tough

39-4

7/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Gary Carroll

Pushed along briefly early to lead, pushed along again 2 1/2f out, joined 2f out, narrowly headed from 1 1/2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong tchd 6/1

6^th

(8)

Dedillon

49-3

5/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery (3)

A little keen, soon chased leaders between horses, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon slightly bumped, no extra and one pace final furlong op 9/2

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Non-Runners

(5)

Raphael²³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: A McGuinness J: S M Mooney

(9)

Luke Short¹⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Gavin Ryan

(13)

Ocean Monarch³⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

(4)

Whoareyouanyway²⁴⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(2)

Lincoln¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 9

T: D Hogan J: James J Doyle

(7)

Frank Arthur⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Sam Ewing

(11)

Beckwith Place⁴⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.02, €2.60EX:€10.80Trifecta:€19.10Tricast:€22.84SF:€11.91

Forecasts

Rocket Science (7/4), Darkened (5/2), Dedillon (5/1), Mean Fomhair (11/2), Whoareyouanyway (6/1), Talking Tough (7/1), Luke Short (8/1), Lincoln (8/1), Frank Arthur (8/1), Ocean Monarch (12/1), Beckwith Place (14/1), Raphael (20/1), Blyton (33/1)

Preference is for ROCKET SCIENCE, who upped her game when taking a Galway maiden last month and remains open to further improvement on handicap debut. Luke Short and Darkened should also go well.

ROCKET SCIENCE (IRE)
LUKE SHORT
DARKENED (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €9,300.002nd: €3,100.003rd: €1,551.004th: €775.005th: €465.006th: €310.00