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Monday 19 September 2022

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Fairyhouse Flat Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 1m 12.85s

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(11)

Secret Road^v1⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 64| D

15/8

Good second of 16 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good) 71 days ago, clear of rest. Visor on 1st time. High on the shortlist under Colin Keane.

Form: 415-502

(21)

Princess Plumeria^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 62| D

80/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 50/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 34510-0

(5)

Rocky Dreams³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 62| D

5/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) 30 days ago, never nearer. Return to 6f in his favour. One of the more likely types.

Form: 511896

(2)

Empress Of Bough¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S R Markey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 57

13/2

Not seen to best effect when eleventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 16 days ago and she'd been shaping up quite well prior to that, notably when second at Cork in August. Not taken lightly.

Form: 953520

(7)

Leclerc⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 55

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 17 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, heavy) 51 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

(3)

Nishiki Kamuro³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: E J McNamara| T: J C Shearman| OR: 56

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (6f, good) 38 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0940

(4)

London Palladium^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G P Halpin| T: P Cluskey| OR: 53| D

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable thirteenth of 23 in handicap (14/1) at Cork (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 0-32380

(10)

Capla Knight^p⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 51

66/1

Hood on for 1st time in this code, last of 6 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (17.4f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 68 days ago. Back down in trip. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 600000

(13)

Hot Sunset^t,v1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 53| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 17 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 28/1) 29 days ago, never nearer. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 502667

(6)

Company Keeping^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P Downey| OR: 48

8/1

Winner at Leopardstown in April. 33/1, twentieth of 23 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has dropped to 2 lb below his winning mark so no shock were he to stage a revival. One to consider.

Form: 179090

(1)

Brightburn^b,t1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

18/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 68 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on, tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 080-400

(20)

Coffeemeanscoffee²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Leonard| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 47| D

12/1

11/2, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 29 days ago, merely closing up late. Needs to recapture the form she showed when third at Cork in July.

Form: 008370

(17)

Jimmy Mcgill^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 47

28/1

40/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-07098

(15)

Kuwait Direction⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: G M Ryan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47

28/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form twelfth of 23 in handicap (25/1) at Cork (6f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 0090-70

(16)

Man Is King²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: S Byrne| OR: 49

25/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (15/2) at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 8-00000

(9)

City Point^b1⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 47

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 58 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 77900

(12)

Inishmot Prince^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 64

11/2

Visored for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 6/1) 16 days ago, running on late. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 353875

(14)

Guessthebill^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: J McAuley| OR: 56

33/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. Bit below form fifth of 10 in claimer (40/1) at Laytown (7f) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. RESERVE.

Form: 034505

Non-Runners

(18)

Eleuthera¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 10

T: J F Levins J: Ronan Whelan

(19)

Seven Worlds¹¹⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: J A Powell

(8)

Messa Concertata¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Secret Road (15/8), Rocky Dreams (5/1), Inishmot Prince (11/2), Empress Of Bough (13/2), Company Keeping (8/1), Coffeemeanscoffee (12/1), Eleuthera (12/1), Brightburn (18/1), London Palladium (20/1), Seven Worlds (20/1), Hot Sunset (25/1), Man Is King (25/1), Kuwait Direction (28/1), Jimmy Mcgill (28/1), Guessthebill (33/1), Leclerc (50/1), Capla Knight (66/1), Nishiki Kamuro (66/1), City Point (80/1), Princess Plumeria (80/1)

SECRET ROAD was a good second over C&D when last seen in July and is taken to react positively to a first-time visor and go one better on his return to action. Company Keeping has come down to 2 lb lower than when successful at Leopardstown in the spring so it would be no surprise to see him go well. Rocky Dreams and Empress of Bough are others who could have a say in an open finale.