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Wednesday 14 November 2018

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Baltimore Buzz¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Lynch| OR: 95| D

20/1

0-9 over hurdles, and seems to be regressing much faster than handicapper can drop him. Latest efforts was abysmal, and hard to fancy even though dropped in class.

Form: P/P0P-00

Can't Be Done^h,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Mullins| T: W F Treacy| OR: 95

6/1

Won at Ballinrobe in August, and good second off 1lb lower over C&D two starts back. Ran well over fences last time, and sure to be on the premises again.

Form: 515P32

The Church Gate^t¹⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 95

7/1

Just one win from 24 runs to date, but ran well when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (3m½f, good) in June, and place claims if in same form now.

Form: 3634-53

Fintown Boy^h²^{(ex 6)}

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters| OR: 88| C

7/4

Thriving at present, and followed handicap win over 2m here with a career-best effort to score at Thurles on Monday. Should go well under a penalty for that success.

Form: 0-86311

Authorative^p,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 93| D

5/1

Slipped in the weights before winning at Downpatrick on penultimate start, and ran even better when third over 2m4f at Punchestown. Best at this trip, and still feasibly handicapped.

Form: 846413

Maighnealta^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 91| CD

12/1

C&D winner who is on a long losing run. Creditable sixth of 14 in a C&D handicap hurdle won by Demi Plie last week, and place claims if he can build on that.

Form: 5303F6

Derecho Storm^p1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Eoin Barry| OR: 89

25/1

Fortunate to finish second in a 2m3f Downpatrick maiden in August and overall form casts serious doubt on her ability to get competitive here. Cheekpieces tried after running poorly here last week.

Form: 0026PP

Filly Mullins¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 88

14/1

In frame several times in handicaps off a higher mark, and departed before things got serious at Wexford (2m6f) last time. Risky, but capable on her best form,

Form: 45340F

Makeyourcall¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly raced over hurdles, but not progressing, and trailed home at Galway on latest start, having pulled up on handicap debut.

Form: 805P0

Euro So Brave^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 87| CD

14/1

Won a C&D event last October, and was fairly well placed when slipping up here last week in race won by Demie Plie. Place claims on pick of earlier efforts this autumn, assuming her confidence is unaffected.

Form: 9-P246S

Zagnzig^h³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: H Smyth| OR: 87| D

10/1

Sole win in 17 starts over hurdles came at Down Royal in May. Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good) last month, and place claims if running to a similar level now.

Form: 8-16354

Glendaars Warrior^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 84

14/1

Improved on previous poor efforts when fifth in a Sligo handicap in August, and creditable effort when filling the same spot over C&D last month. Needs cheekpieces to extract more to defy current mark, though.

Form: 09P-595

Tsarina Sophia⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 83

33/1

Yet to trouble the judge, although still early days, and brought down through no fault of her own at Clonmel last time. May need this to boost her confidence.

Form: 0-0078B

Steelyeyed^p,t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 85| C

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles, although has won over 10f on the Flat. Ran poorly in cheekpieces over C&D last time, and percentage call is to oppose her again.

Form: 7-6970

Northern Emperor^p,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

25/1

Produced a couple of encouraging runs when returning to the track in May at Limerick and Listowel, but not progressed, and behind several of these when tenth over C&D on latest start.

Form: 67-4860

Scotch Quay⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R A Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 80

25/1

Struggling to make an impact at present, and finished 19L behind Fintown Boy over 2m on latest start, which underlines the stiffness of his present task.

Form: 4-P9707

Kilkeaskin Molly⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Reserve 1| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93

14/1

Appears to have her own ideas on the game, but capable of fair form when on song, and finished well when fourth to Demi Plie over C&D last week. Not sure to repeat that. Reserve 1.

Form: 0R2004

Galuppi^p,h1⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Reserve 2| T: J R Finn| OR: 94

25/1

Infrequent runner over hurdles with sole win over timber coming back in 2015, and left John Jenkins after finishing last on the beach at Laytown in September. Reserve 2.

Form: 3610/35-

Bazarov^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Reserve 3| T: J O Clifford| OR: 84

25/1

Stepped up on some uninspiring efforts when fifth of 23 to Cooldine Bog in handicap hurdle over this trip at Cork last time, but more needed to trouble the judge here. Reserve 3.

Form: 505-P05

Forecasts

Fintown Boy (7/4), Authorative (5/1), Can't Be Done (6/1), The Church Gate (7/1), Zagnzig (10/1), Maighnealta (12/1), Euro So Brave (14/1), Glendaars Warrior (14/1), Filly Mullins (14/1), Kilkeaskin Molly (14/1), Baltimore Buzz (20/1), Scotch Quay (25/1), Steelyeyed (25/1), Northern Emperor (25/1), Derecho Storm (25/1), Galuppi (25/1), Bazarov (25/1), Makeyourcall (33/1), Tsarina Sophia (33/1)

FINTOWN BOY could hardly be in better form, and is taken to complete a quick hat-trick. Can't Be Done is also running consistently well, so makes the shortlist along with Authorative, who remains on a handy mark and was just behind a subsequent winner at Punchestown last time.