18:10 Roscommon

Tuesday 8 August 2017

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J.F. Hanley Nursery Handicap

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 1m 39.6s

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(8)

Reehaab^p1¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: S P Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 76

13/2

Not shown enough on three starts to date to be of interest here and looks largely reliant on first-time cheekpieces working the oracle.

Form: 866

(3)

Vicky Cristina⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: N M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 75

6/1

Improved for her debut when third at Listowel and ran to similar level at Limerick last time. Fair handicap mark for her handicap debut and should be thereabouts.

Form: 932

(9)

Shifted Strategy⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 73

3/1

No match for the winner at Galway last week but performed well in defeat. Should be thereabouts off the same mark and won't mind the soft ground.

Form: 0732

(1)

Big Bad Sal⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C T Keane| T: H Rogers| OR: 70

10/3

Fair effort behind Shifted Strategy last week at the Galway Festival but may struggle to turn the form around with that rival. Eye-catching jockey booking and not without each-way claims.

Form: 5733

(10)

Ballot Box¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 69| BF

8/1

Improved to finish runner-up in a Leopardstown claimer last time out when just caught on the line. Needs to improve on that level of form to take a hand here though and yard have been a little quiet in recent weeks.

Form: 60942

(12)

Piper Bomb^t1³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: L F Roche| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

16/1

Not disgraced in a maiden last time at Fairyhouse having shown very little on first three starts. Possible the first-time tongue-tie could improve her and on a workable mark for handicap debut.

Form: 0003

(6)

Premier League⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: R P Whelan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 61

33/1

Well beaten on all three starts to date and disappointing at the Galway Festival last week. Looks up against it on all known form.

Form: 996

(4)

Mister Magic⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 58

10/1

Shown nothing in three starts to date and needs to improve for the step up in trip. Yard capable of readying one and may be suited to softer conditions so can't be dismissed, particularly if there's any market support.

Form: 460

(11)

Rince Deireanach²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: R P Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 55

12/1

Virtually tailed off on each of her three starts and slowly away the last twice. Needs improvement to figure and likely to need more time.

Form: 889

Non-Runners

(2)

Blood Red Sky¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: K J Condon J: C R King

(5)

Shecanrally¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: P J Prendergast J: Unknown Jockey

(7)

Taylor Velvet⁷

Weight: 8-5| Age: 2

T: T Cleary J: Unknown Jockey

Forecasts

Shifted Strategy (3/1), Big Bad Sal (10/3), Vicky Cristina (6/1), Reehaab (13/2), Ballot Box (8/1), Mister Magic (10/1), Rince Deireanach (12/1), Piper Bomb (16/1), Blood Red Sky (16/1), Taylor Velvet (20/1), Shecanrally (20/1), Premier League (33/1)

VICKY CRISTINA looks on a workable mark for her handicap debut and has run shown ability on all three of her runs to date. Any market support for Mister Magic would be interesting on his handicap debut while Shifted Strategy performed with credit at Galway last week.