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Harrington hopeful that Onlyhuman will have the easy ground he needs

Mujid: bids to follow up Killarney maiden win
Mujid: bids to follow up Killarney maiden winCredit: Patrick McCann

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Onlyhuman, withdrawn at Leopardstown on Thursday night due to unsuitable ground, should have the easy conditions he relishes when he bids for a second win at Limerick this season.

Successful over 1m3½f at the track in April, the Jessica Harrington-trained six-year-old faces 12 rivals in search of a third career win, and his trainer said: "Hopefully he will get his ground. He's 4lb higher than he would have been at Leopardstown, which isn't ideal, but he's in good form.

"He's also dropping down in distance but he has plenty of pace so that shouldn't be an issue."

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Turnberry Isle is the only three-year-old in the line-up and will be attempting to bounce back from a disappointing effort on his handicap debut at Navan two weeks ago.

However, he isn't the least experienced in the line-up as Mujid, who made all to score by four lengths in a maiden over this trip at Killarney last month, comes into the contest on the back of just two starts.

Trainer Dermot Weld said of the four-year-old who makes his handicap debut: "Mujid won his maiden nicely and is in good form. Although his high draw isn't ideal, he should run a good race."

With 12 wins, including two over this course and distance, the Tom McCourt-trained Have A Nice Day has been the most successful of the 13 runners, while Canary Row, representing John Oxx, is the other course-and-distance winner in the line-up.

Heading the weights is the Sheila Lavery-trained Quizical, who reverts to handicap company after finishing sixth in the Listed Glencairn Stakes at Leopardstown nine days ago.


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Tony O'HehirRacing Post Reporter

Published on 14 June 2019inPreviews

Last updated 16:56, 14 June 2019

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