19:10 Roscommon

Tuesday 13 June 2017

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Roscommon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 4m 2.4s

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Selected odds by:

Mr Moondance²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 93| D

6/1

Winner over 2m at Wexford (good) in a handicap hurdle last time out. Impressive enough on that occasion and interesting off a 7lb higher mark having placed here in the past.

Form: 0870-61

Bronco Bill⁶⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 90

16/1

Well held in all eight starts to date including over 3m here when last seen in action on good-to-yielding ground in August 2015. Returns from a long absence here.

Form: 500680/

Rock Solid^t1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Stafford| OR: 88

25/1

Point-to-point winner but shown little in four starts over hurdles including on handicap debut at Perth (good) over 2m last time. Wears a tongue tie for the first time today.

Form: 2PP65-5

Shek O Lad⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: B R Dalton| T: D McDonogh| OR: 88

7/1

Winner over 2m2f at Downpatrick (good-to-yielding) off a 2lb lower mark in October last year. Finished fourth of 12 on return at Kilbeggan last month and an interesting runner today.

Form: 00510-4

Another Rattler^p⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87| D

16/1

Sole success came over 2m at Listowel (heavy) in a handicap hurdle last September. Well beaten in all four starts since and others make more appeal here.

Form: 417909-

Naughty But Nice^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Walsh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 87

11/2

Stepped up on maiden hurdle efforts when finishing 15L ninth of 24 over 2m1f at Punchestown (good) on handicap debut last month. Worth a check in the market in this.

Form: 700-9

Bective Cave^t⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: A E Lynch| T: M J Smith| OR: 74| D

7/4

Off the mark at the 20th attempt when winning over an extended 2m at Clonmel (good-to-yielding) last week. Carries a penalty for that success and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 0P46-51

Big Picture³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D E Splaine| T: J F O'Shea| OR: 86

25/1

Placed in a point-to-point in March but well held in all four hurdles hurdles starts since. Signs of promise on handicap debut last time out and worth a check in the market here.

Form: 7390-70

Think Of Me³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B F Cawley⁽⁵⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 85

22/1

Maiden after 31 starts with best recent effort coming when finishing runner-up over 2m4f at Fairyhouse (yielding-to-soft) in January. Well held twice since however and plenty to prove here.

Form: 25020-6

Field Exhibition⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: L Casey| OR: 84

10/1

Finished a close fourth over an extended 2m4f at Wexford (soft) on her second start in handicap company earlier this month. Races off the same mark today and an interesting runner dropping in trip.

Form: 0858P-4

Aimin For Anna^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 83

33/1

17 race maiden and beaten 69L into 17th over 2m4f at Listowel (yielding) earlier this month. Others make more appeal with cheekpieces reapplied today.

Form: PD0P-90

Kentucky Lass³¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽³⁾| T: B T Murphy| OR: 82| CD

12/1

Winner of this race off this mark on good-to-yielding ground in 2016. Ran a couple of respectable races since then but well beaten over 2m4f here when last seen in action in August. Worth a check in the market today.

Form: 7/71550-

Nanacaulsitesker^h¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: John G Carr| OR: 81

33/1

Unplaced in all seven starts so far but put in a fair effort when finishing 14L ninth over 2m at Punchestown (soft) in December. Returns from a break today.

Form: 8B7609-

Sunny Purchase^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Hagan| OR: 81

33/1

Maiden after ten races and well beaten on stable debut and first run in over 18 months when pulled up at Kilbeggan (good-to-yielding) last time. Drops markedly in trip here.

Form: 502F/P

Jimmyjames⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

25/1

Yet to win in ten races and well held at Listowel over 2m4f on yielding ground earlier this month. Others make more appeal here.

Form: 9605P-0

Just Go^p1,t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

33/1

Eight race maiden and beaten 91L in a handicap over an extended 2m4f at Ballinrobe (good) in a first time tongue tie last time.

Form: 0P70P-0

Mista Wabbit Man¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

20/1

23 race maiden and looked held in two runs off this mark recently. Hood worn for the first time last time out left off here and others make more appeal.

Form: 8308-67

Non-Runners

Drumsheil⁶⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: P Hurley J: S J Gray

Lizzies Way⁹⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: S Ryan J: Reserve 1

William Tyndale¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 2

Ben Rumson¹⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bective Cave (7/4), Naughty But Nice (11/2), Mr Moondance (6/1), Shek O Lad (7/1), Field Exhibition (10/1), Ben Rumson (10/1), Kentucky Lass (12/1), Bronco Bill (16/1), Another Rattler (16/1), Mista Wabbit Man (20/1), Think Of Me (22/1), Big Picture (25/1), Rock Solid (25/1), Jimmyjames (25/1), Just Go (33/1), Nanacaulsitesker (33/1), Aimin For Anna (33/1), Sunny Purchase (33/1), Drumsheil (33/1), Lizzies Way (33/1), William Tyndale (33/1)

FIELD EXHIBITION ran well when finishing fourth off this mark over an extended 2m4f last time and Liam Casey's mare can register her first victory at the sixth time of asking by claiming this competitive handicap hurdle. The selection is taken to defeat the hat-trick seeking Mr Moondance here while Bective Cave, another winner last time out can finish third. Of the remainder market support for last years winner Kentucky Lass would also be interesting here.