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Wednesday 12 July 2017

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  • 3YO plus  |   1m 2f 150y  |   Standard  |   11 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:11  |   Winning time: 2m 18.24s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(8)
Horse silk
Exit West29
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver
40/1
Run in a trio of National Hunt bumpers over the past couple of months without looking like winning. Big drop in trip here but doesn't make any great appeal.
2
(5)
Horse silk
Runyon Rattler2
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: P J Rothwell
20/1
Beaten 25L in a maiden at Roscommon last month over 1m3f (good to yielding) on just second Flat start. Well beaten here previously (1m4f) in December. Others preferred.
3
(3)
Horse silk
Total Focus
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J Prendergast
16/1
Intense Focus gelding makes debut here, likely to have limited aspirations with yard being quiet recently. Jockey in good form.
4
(6)
Horse silk
Vocal Resurgence13
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger
16/1
Vocalised gelding appeared to stable second string for last month's debut at Tipperary and was duly beaten 12½L in finishing tenth of 14. Work to do on that evidence.
5
(9)
Horse silk
Persina
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: P J Smullen| T: T J Taaffe
14/1
Fastnet Rock filly is a rare runner for the yard at the moment, booking of Smullen on debut is an interesting one and makes her worth a market check.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Classical Rock5
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary
66/1
Thewayyouare gelding was last home in 1m4f Bellewstown maiden (good) over the weekend. Shaped with some promise up with the leaders for a long time before fading rapidly, could improve for the run.
7
(1)
Horse silk
Diodorusb,t66
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR:  95
4/9
Finished runner-up in a Listed contest here over 1m1f on yielding ground when wearing blinkers for the first time in October. Disappointing on return at Naas (1m2f, yielding) in April but since gone well over 1m4f at Leopardstown. Sets standard on form.
8
(2)
Horse silk
Don Pedrop139
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: M Halford
5/1
A $160,000 purchase for Godolphin, he was sent off at 33/1 on debut at Navan (1m5f, good) last month and ran accordingly in being beaten 15L. Work to do but should prove better than that form in time.
9
(7)
Horse silk
Eljaammi145
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P J Rothwell
80/1
Well beaten off in maidens at this track in February over 7f/1m and plenty to prove returning to action over this longer trip for handicap bow. Market check advised.
10
(11)
Horse silk
Qubtaan
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: D English
50/1
Oasis Dream gelding comes to the track for the first time here. Yard have been running a bit cold of late and unlikely to pay following this debutant.
11
(10)
Horse silk
Winston Wolfe31
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary
6/1
Sir Prancelot gelding cost 8,000 gns, half-brother to winners Kalon Braama and Diatomic, made decent start at the Curragh last month (1m4f, soft to heavy) and could improve if acting on this surface.

Forecasts

Diodorus (4/9), Don Pedro (5/1), Winston Wolfe (6/1), Persina (14/1), Total Focus (16/1), Vocal Resurgence (16/1), Runyon Rattler (20/1), Exit West (40/1), Qubtaan (50/1), Classical Rock (66/1), Eljaammi (80/1)

Verdict

Diodorus is an obvious starting place and the Ballydoyle inmate sets the standard on form. His Listed effort at Leopardstown in October stands him apart from these and it will be a letdown for connections if he can't take this. That said, he is not bombproof by any means and looks worth taking in pursuit of some value. The booking of Smullen on Persina is well worth noting and she could be set to run a big race on debut while Classical Rock and Don Pedro are potential improvers. WINSTON WOLFE made a decent start on testing ground at the Curragh last month and could take a step forward here if handling the surface, making the Sir Prancealot gelding a potential value call.
  1. Winston Wolfe
  2. Diodorus
  3. Persina

Prize Money

1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,137.004th: €512.005th: €200.00

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