17:40 Fairyhouse

Friday 7 June 2024

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Tote Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 26.7s

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(8)

Hightimeyouwon^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92| D

18/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 50/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 14 days ago. Visor back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 222109

(4)

Tough Talk^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 85

2/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (6/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) 14 days ago, pulling hard. Yard in good form and another bold show likely.

Form: 784-553

(7)

Lexington Dash^t³³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 84| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 12/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good), running on. Off 11 months but resumes on an attractive mark and he could have a say.

Form: 70000/3-

(1)

Desert Haven¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 83| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Good second of 12 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm, 7/1) 19 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 1400-12

(5)

Grey Leader^e/s1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 83| D

9/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 131-000

(2)

Current Option^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| D

15/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Hood back on. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 08-0040

(3)

Verhoyen^b³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 81| D

15/2

40/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 39 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper but he needs to bounce back in a major way. Yard also saddles Amanirenas.

Form: 54-7000

(6)

Amanirenas^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 71| CD

11/2

Won 18-runner handicap at this course (6.1f, good to soft, 12/1) 8 days ago. 8 lb rise seems a bit excessive and she now has more on her plate.

Form: 0-00001

Forecasts

Tough Talk (2/1), Desert Haven (3/1), Amanirenas (11/2), Current Option (15/2), Verhoyen (15/2), Grey Leader (9/1), Hightimeyouwon (18/1), Lexington Dash (25/1)

DESERT HAVEN has made a solid start to the season, scoring at Leopardstown prior to finding just one too good off this mark upped to a mile at Naas. This drop back to 7f will be no bad thing and he landed a C&D maiden on his sole previous visit here last summer. Tough Talk rates the main danger, though Lexington Dash could also have a part to play if fully tuned-up following 11 months off.