20:20 Sligo

Tuesday 22 August 2017

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Smithwicks Flat Race

  • 4YO only  |   2m 2f  |   Soft to Heavy  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:23  |   Winning time: 4m 57.8s
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Horse A-Z
Finished runner-up on both bumper starts so far. Had Boris Grishenko behind him at Galway (yielding) last month and likely to prove hard to beat with cheekpieces fitted for the first time today.
Unraced Crillon gelding bought for €23,000 as a three-year-old. Dam was successful over hurdles in France and one to note in a tongue tie on racecourse debut.
Unraced Astarabad gelding purchased for €13,500 at the sales in June last year. Half-sister to dual winning hurdle Rose Amelie Has and one to note on his racecourse debut.
Well beaten when making his racecourse debut in a Ballinrobe (yielding) bumper over an extended 2m1f last week. Likely to find a few too good here.
Early casualty on point-to-point debut and well beaten in two bumper outings last month. Looks likely to struggle in this contest.

Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Boris Grishenko22
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 4
T: G Elliott  J: Ms L O'Neill
NR
3
Horse silk
Days Without End
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 4
T: D K Weld  J: Mr F Maguire
NR

Forecasts

Chess Grand Master (9/10), Roseriver Has (3/1), Dream Baie (3/1), Boris Grishenko (3/1), Days Without End (4/1), Thereisnodoubt (16/1), Sioux Per Pushkin (33/1)

Verdict

CHESS GRAND MASTER has some solid form to his name including when runner-up at Galway three weeks ago. Jockey Tom Hamilton has a 31% strike-rate (4/13) when teaming up with Joseph O'Brien-trained individuals so far this season and the pair can take this concluding contest. Days Without End is related to a couple of useful individuals and is taken to claim second on debut ahead of Dream Baie who is another from the Joseph O'Brien stable.
  1. Chess Grand Master
  2. Days Without End
  3. Dream Baie

Prize Money

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

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