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Friday 28 October 2022

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William Hill Bet Boost Handicap

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(10)

San Andreas⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: H J Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 108| C| D

16/1

Four-time course winner. Twelfth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 48 days ago. 9lb higher now. Yard in good form. Something to find on form.

Form: 220230

(6)

Warrior Brave^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 94| D

9/1

Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 47 days ago.

Form: 309440

(3)

Laugh A Minute²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92| D

6/1

Below form eighth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to soft, 12/1) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 003438

(13)

Mickey The Steel^p,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 91| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Navan (5f, heavy, 2/1) 9 days ago. 8 lb higher now. Needs considering.

Form: 203411

(7)

Dream Today^p,t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Laytown in September. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 34 days ago, barely adequate test. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 047214

(11)

J J Jumbo^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 90| C

14/1

Course winner in July. 16/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 301206

(8)

Rough Diamond¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 88| D

9/2

Latest win at Navan in October. Good third of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy, 9/2) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 793913

(9)

Final Voyage²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Geerdharry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87

16/1

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. 9/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago, never nearer. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 30-5508

(5)

Breaking Story⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: R O'Brien| OR: 83

25/1

Latest win at Limerick in April. Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 40/1) 5 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others have achieved more.

Form: 354100

(4)

Ampeson^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 80| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in July. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 8/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 110603

(1)

Hypernova^t⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81| D

11/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in July. 3/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 58 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 223613

(2)

Goodnight Girl^b³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lynam| OR: 79| D

25/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Cork (6f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 956806

(12)

Adams Barbour^b,t⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: C D Hayes| T: L Smyth| OR: 77| CD

20/1

Seven-time course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Seventh of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 65 days ago. Could be set for a revival.

Form: 527597

Forecasts

Rough Diamond (9/2), Ampeson (9/2), Laugh A Minute (6/1), Mickey The Steel (13/2), Dream Today (8/1), Warrior Brave (9/1), Hypernova (11/1), J J Jumbo (14/1), Final Voyage (16/1), San Andreas (16/1), Adams Barbour (20/1), Goodnight Girl (25/1), Breaking Story (25/1)

This looks pretty open and a chance is taken on ADAMS BARBOUR, who boasts a good strike rate here and the return to this trip will be in his favour after struggling back at 5f on his latest start at Bellewstown. The hat-trick seeking Mickey The Steel is bound to prove popular but he will need to produce a personal best in order to defy this mark. Bigger threats may be posed by Rough Diamond, who had Mickey The Steel back in fourth when scoring at Navan on his penultimate start, and Hypernova.