20:20 Roscommon

Monday 20 August 2018

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Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 2m 45.68s

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(8)

Ana Lichious¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 68

5/1

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins following two fine wins when plundering handicaps at Ayr and Hamilton Park. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 000-911

(6)

Byron Beauty^b²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H Rogers| OR: 66

25/1

Improved performance when finishing 4¼L seventh over 1m6f at Galway earlier this month before a disastrous display in a 1m4f Tramore handicap when last of eight beaten 42L on Saturday. Others preferred.

Form: 879078

(16)

El Tren¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 65| D

12/1

Distance winner of a Tramore handicap over 12-months ago off a 9lb lower mark. Beaten since and appears in need of some relief from the handicapper.

Form: 13360-5

(5)

Trump Card^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 63| D

8/1

Promising runs at Gowran Park and Leopardstown on good to firm ground in the summer were not backed up by a couple of inept displays at Ballinrobe and at Sligo earlier this month. Market to be informative.

Form: D02638

(2)

Harvey Specter²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 61

8/1

The promise of a couple of late season starts last term have not being realised in a number of disappointing performances this summer. Hard to fancy on latest evidence.

Form: 725-780

(12)

One Cool Poet^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M J Smith| OR: 57

16/1

Hurdling of late with sole Flat win on turf came in a 1m3½f Limerick handicap over three years ago. Plenty improvement needed on return to the level.

Form: 10320/9

(7)

Athenry Boy^p,t¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: J T Gorman| OR: 56| D

20/1

Distance winner of a competitive handicap at the 2017 Galway festival off a similar mark. Possibly needed the run on return to the track at Navan in April but has been missing once again since.

Form: 81007-8

(9)

Get Out Of Jail^t,v1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: R P Downey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| D

7/1

Will have disappointed connections in a series of gloomy displays since May, well held on each occasion. Form doesn't warrant support here.

Form: 4-06006

(15)

Papal Parade^p⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E O'Connell| OR: 54

16/1

Winner of two of his 13 starts on the Flat but losing run goes back to September 2016. Lack of racecourse appearances since has to be a concern.

Form: 10/600-5

(13)

Randalls Ur Poet^v¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: C P Hoban| T: S Fahey| OR: 46

11/2

Useful 118-rated hurdler not seen on the Flat since July 2016. Improving form over timber since puts him in the mix here.

Form: 560/

(11)

Ask Katie^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: G Webb| OR: 45

8/1

Now racing 5lb below her last winning mark which came in a 7f Fairyhouse handicap in October. Well held since in nine starts on turf since and hard to place any faith in here.

Form: 678648

(14)

Coral Cluster⁷⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Lynch| OR: 45

50/1

17-race maiden who has not been seen since finishing fifth of nine on the beach at Laytown in September 2016 when in the care of Tom Cleary. Impossible to follow on stable debut.

Form: 930555/

(3)

Greanta²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 45| CD

5/1

Improved on a couple of below-par starts this season to finish fourth of 13 beaten 5¼L in a 1m4f Tramore handicap earlier this month. Needs to step up on that performance once again here.

Form: 009-954

(10)

Royal Alto⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 45

50/1

Sent off at 100/1 on her last two starts in June. Likely to be shown to better effect with handicap experience.

Form: 0900

Non-Runners

(1)

Duchess Ravenwaves⁵⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: S Foley

(4)

Archibald Thorburn¹¹⁴

Weight: 8-4| Age: 7

T: A A Howard J: S P Davis

Forecasts

Ana Lichious (5/1), Greanta (5/1), Randalls Ur Poet (11/2), Get Out Of Jail (7/1), Trump Card (8/1), Ask Katie (8/1), Harvey Specter (8/1), Archibald Thorburn (8/1), El Tren (12/1), Duchess Ravenwaves (12/1), Papal Parade (16/1), One Cool Poet (16/1), Athenry Boy (20/1), Byron Beauty (25/1), Royal Alto (50/1), Coral Cluster (50/1)

The John James Feane-trained ANA LICHIOUS comes in to this race on a hat-trick of wins following two fine wins when plundering handicaps at Ayr and Hamilton Park. The five-year-old can take the closing race of the meeting despite her 6lb rise in the weights and seeing off the attentions of C&D winner Greanta and Randalls Ur Poet on return to the Flat.