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Wednesday 5 July 2017

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(17)

Glenbank King^p⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: S P Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 65

33/1

Best of his five Flat efforts have come on the AW at Dundalk. Drops back in trip but this is asking a lot to concede weight all round.

Form: 8-7409

(7)

Ruth Melody²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S B Kelly⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 62

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden who ran well enough over this sort of trip at Hamilton three weeks ago, finishing 3½L third of nine. There could be more to come.

Form: 4046-3

(13)

Logarithm⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 60

20/1

Had run okay in three starts in England for John Gosden before reappearing in May from a year off with 6L eighth of 19 in 1m Leopardstown handicap off this mark. Interesting to see if he can build on that over this longer trip for the first time.

Form: 0/35-8

(11)

Nannys Well^h²⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 60

10/1

Maiden winner over 1m at Listowel in September last, ran very well off a mark of 59 in 1m4f Leopardstown handicap in October when last spotted and claims here if ready to roll on first start since.

Form: 331733-

(18)

Ben Rumson¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 56| CD

8/1

Won an 18-runner C&D handicap last month on switch back to the Flat having been hurdling. Up 8lb for that success but can be on the premises again.

Form: 750-041

(2)

Dark Amber^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: D English| OR: 52| D

20/1

Winner three times off higher marks in a 47 race career so far, beaten more than 10L over 1m2f (good) at this track early last month and has plenty to find on previous form this year.

Form: 60P680

(9)

Ondamoura^b,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P J Smullen| T: G Elliott| OR: 52| D

6/1

Now a 25-race maiden on turf and was easily dispatched last month at Leopardstown over longer trip. Hard to build any case for on efforts since joining current handler.

Form: 5082-70

(1)

Weightfordave^p1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: N Meade| OR: 51| BF

9/4

Two Flat runs last month were more encouraging, here over 1m2f (beaten 4L) and at Leopardstown over 1m3½f (beat 3½L). Cheekpieces are added now for the first time and if bringing some improvement he won't be far away.

Form: 880/68

(3)

Emily Square⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: T Mullins| OR: 50

12/1

One win from 12 starts on the Flat came over extended mile at Killarney in August 2015, very tame efforts over hurdles so far this year and looks best watched switching back unless the vibes are strong.

Form: 349670-

(4)

Lady Argentum^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Gibney| OR: 50

25/1

Unable to get off the mark in 16 career Flat runs on turf, held last time out in 1m2f claimer at Naas on good to firm ground, she has plenty on her plate back in a handicap.

Form: 2400-04

(15)

Get Out Of Jail^h,t¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

16/1

Only Flat success to date came in May 2015 over 1m6f at Gowran Park, there hasn't been anything to shout about in three hurdles runs this year so far and doesn't make a great deal of appeal in this competitive line-up.

Form: 0649/40-

(8)

Caminel¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 47

14/1

All four career wins have come over 6f but was beaten only ¾L at Limerick over this sort of trip last week and has to be given claims now running off a 2lb higher mark.

Form: 50-0063

(5)

Streak^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Mullins| OR: 46

20/1

Lingfield maiden win in December 2012 (1m, AW) remains sole career success to date. Well beaten over timber 12 days ago at Gowran Park and likely to be up against things again here.

Form: 4600/04

(16)

Traidisiun^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 46

11/1

Finished 5¾L behind Ben Rumson over C&D last month, entitled to get much closer on revised terms but doesn't make tremendous appeal at this point in time.

Form: 0/8-0557

(6)

Spirit Of The Law^p,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: C P Hoban| T: D English| OR: 45

33/1

No win since 2014 and hard to see where the next one is coming from despite a better showing over 1m2f here last month when 9¼L off the winner.

Form: 50-0790

(14)

Future Frontier^p,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 56

10/1

Close second over 1m2f at Naas last week was best effort for some time, will have to prove stamina for this trip if hoping to build on that showing.

Form: 875672

Mischief Maisy^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G P Halpin⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 57| D

33/1

Seems even Gordon Elliott is struggling to make any inroads with this frustrating sort. Tame over hurdles in four runs this spring, switches to the Flat with plenty more needed now if getting in (First Reserve).

Form: 306189-

Non-Runners

(12)

All For Nothing⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: K Prendergast J: G P Halpin

(10)

High Expectations²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Declan McDonogh

Whats The Plot¹⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: A L T Moore J: Reserve 2

Princess Harriet¹²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Nicole McKenna J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Weightfordave (9/4), High Expectations (9/2), Ondamoura (6/1), Ben Rumson (8/1), Future Frontier (10/1), Nannys Well (10/1), Traidisiun (11/1), Whats The Plot (11/1), Emily Square (12/1), Caminel (14/1), Get Out Of Jail (16/1), Ruth Melody (16/1), All For Nothing (16/1), Dark Amber (20/1), Logarithm (20/1), Streak (20/1), Lady Argentum (25/1), Glenbank King (33/1), Mischief Maisy (33/1), Spirit Of The Law (33/1), Princess Harriet (66/1)

Weightfordave has gone well in a couple of recent Flat runs and must be considered a lively contender in this with the first-time cheekpieces perhaps getting a bit more from him. Ruth Melody remains a maiden but she showed at Hamilton last time that there is the potential to alter that statistic, while recent C&D winner Ben Rumson is not quickly overlooked despite an 8lb hike making things much tougher. High Expectations was a bit disappointing last time out at Hamilton but he could easily bounce back. A chance however is taken on CAMINEL. Her four career wins have come over much shorter trips but she ran a cracker at Limerick last time tackling this sort of journey and, from 2lb higher in the handicap, might go one better now.