18:30 Dundalk

Friday 14 October 2022

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Michael Cooney Memorial Nursery Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.39s

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(1)

Kodi Noir^t⁶²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 79

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Fairyhouse in July. Last of 10 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good, 9/1) 62 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 05160

(7)

Long Count²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 78

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fifth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 18/1) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 5935

(8)

Gustav Ucicky⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: L T McAteer⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 77

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 17 in maiden (12/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0456

(11)

Tanaiyla⁹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 75

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, last of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 90 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Trainer going well. Respected.

Form: 2748

(3)

Approaching Bear^b,t²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74| D

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner claimer at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 10/3) 25 days ago by head from Skip James, just holding on. Makes polytrack debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 442351

(6)

Skip James^t²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 73

13/8

Thrice-raced maiden. Head second of 9 to Approaching Bear in claimer at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 5/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 392

(9)

Miss Yvonne²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 12 in maiden (12/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 29 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 765

(5)

Pub Talk⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 72| D

8/1

Career best when winning 14-runner nursery at Down Royal (7f, good to firm, 3/1) 42 days ago by head from Distillate. One to consider.

Form: 686441

(10)

Distillate¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

18/1

7/2, fifth of 6 in nursery at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 646245

(4)

Pretty Persuasion^v⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: N M Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 64

50/1

11/1, eleventh of 12 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 456950

(2)

Ashoona⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: K P Cotter| OR: 55

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixteenth of 17 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft, 200/1) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

Forecasts

Skip James (13/8), Approaching Bear (7/2), Miss Yvonne (11/2), Pub Talk (8/1), Tanaiyla (10/1), Long Count (10/1), Distillate (18/1), Gustav Ucicky (20/1), Kodi Noir (40/1), Pretty Persuasion (50/1), Ashoona (125/1)

While SKIP JAMES is 1 lb worse off with Approaching Bear compared to when just touched off by that rival in a Fairyhouse claimer last month, he has fewer miles on the clock than that rival and may well reverse the placings here, provided he takes to this surface. That said, Approaching Bear is likely to give another good account and is feared most ahead of Pub Talk, who got the better of Distillate at Down Royal and merits respect despite going up 6 lb.