17:10 Sligo

Sunday 16 July 2017

All13:5014:2514:5515:3016:0516:3517:10

Foley's Bar & Off Licence Flat Race

  • 4YO to 7YO  |   2m 2f  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:12  |   Winning time: 4m 23.50s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Duffgil Joe321
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott
8/1
Well beaten on debut last summer at Downpatrick but could be worth another try for a top trainer with a leading amateur booked for the ride.
2
Horse silk
Itsonlyrocknrollh1
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins
4/7
Shantou gelding, first foal of a mare who won over hurdles over 2m and goes for a very well-respected trainer, including of bumper horses. Hood on for debut.
3
Horse silk
Omygodrainagaint1
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan(7)| T: S J Mahon
25/1
Rainwatch gelding whose dam was unplaced in bumpers but who may be able to do better than she did with a tongue strap applied for this debut appearance.
4
Horse silk
Royal Zorro8
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D J Benson(5)| T: N Slevin
25/1
Returns to bumpers, presumably to gain more experience having run only to a moderate level on his hurdling debut last time. Showed improvement there but still not easy to fancy for this.
5
Horse silk
Trump Sixteent169
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan(3)| T: S J Mahon
7/1
Didn't particularly catch the eye on either of his two appearances in bumpers so far but didn't look totally devoid of promise on either occasion and could be in the battle for a place with a tongue strap added.
6
Horse silk
Twodoorsdown
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron(7)| T: M Cullinane
33/1
Scorpion gelding who cost €3,000 as a foal and whose only half-brother won a maiden hurdle on his only start to date. Not discounted on debut.
7
Horse silk
Blunder Buss46
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-8| J: Mr F Maguire(3)| T: Miss E Doyle
9/2
Well beaten both times he's been tried in bumpers to date, and doesn't look up to winning even a minor event such as this one.
8
Horse silk
La Regle
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-8| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P J Rothwell
16/1
Doyen gelding who cost €12,000 as a yearling. Dam was unraced but he is a half-brother to a 2m hurdle winner, which is of vague interest when considering his potential suitability for this race.
9
Horse silk
Oldcastle
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-8| J: Mr S Connor(7)| T: J P Ryan
14/1
Stowaway gelding who cost €10,000 as a 3yo, but out of his five siblings to have been tried under jumps rules, only one has won.
10
Horse silk
Drumbar Millie
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Harvey(7)| T: N Carolan
50/1
Whitmore's Conn mare who failed to sell as a 3yo. Dam was versatile, including over jumps, but her pedigree still isn't the most obvious for a debut winner.

Forecasts

Itsonlyrocknroll (4/7), Blunder Buss (9/2), Trump Sixteen (7/1), Duffgil Joe (8/1), Oldcastle (14/1), La Regle (16/1), Royal Zorro (25/1), Omygodrainagain (25/1), Twodoorsdown (33/1), Drumbar Millie (50/1)

Verdict

This looks a relatively weak bumper and if ITSONLYROCKANDROLL is anything like the average standard of Willie Mullins newcomer he should win it fairly easily. He doesn't possess the most exciting pedigree, but this yard's ability to take moderate pedigrees and turn them into great racehorses must be considered, and so he is the selection. Fellow newcomer Twodoorsdown didn't cost much but his half-brother won on his only racecourse appearance to date, while Trump Sixteen hasn't been totally disgraced in two attempts and bumpers so far.
  1. Itsonlyrocknroll
  2. Twodoorsdown
  3. Trump Sixteen

Prize Money

1st: €6,468.002nd: €2,005.003rd: €956.004th: €431.005th: €168.00

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