19:25 Clonmel

Thursday 7 September 2017

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Munster (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 19:26 | Winning time: 3m 55.40s

All Good Things^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Katie Walsh| T: J Nash

2/1

Has gained experience in three of these and promising last time at Killarney when under 2L down in third over 2m1f on good ground 12 days ago. Sets standard.

Form: 343

Anakar¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: V Clifford

9/1

Beaten 24L when finishing down the field at Killarney (2m1f, good) on debut 12 days ago, can improve on that effort.

Form: 5

Artic Quest⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

50/1

Beaten close to combined 45L in 2m bumpers at Wexford and Limerick so far, comes here off a 42-day break and has to improve.

Form: F/PP-6P7

Big Johnayne¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R P Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

20/1

Westerner gelding beaten 31 at Killarney 12 days ago on debut, that leaves plenty to do if hoping to get near All Good Things now on second start.

Form: 9

Sois Gentil

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/6

Montmartre gelding is a half-brother to French hurdle winner around 2m Xanadoe, represents yard with 32% bumper strike rate over the previous year (31-95) and likely to be popular on debut.

Form:

Still Busy^h1³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

25/1

Beat the best part of 40L in a bumper at this track a year ago, not spotted since. Hard to be confident but market check no harm on return.

Form: 6-

The Cow Man^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: K Purcell

20/1

Arakan gelding, plenty speed on the dam's side, trainer only had four bumper runners over the previous year, without success.

Form:

By The Barrow

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe

25/1

Brian Boru mare doesn't immediately jump off the page as a winner in waiting but worth a check in the betting.

Form:

Forecasts

Sois Gentil (4/6), All Good Things (2/1), Anakar (9/1), Big Johnayne (20/1), The Cow Man (20/1), Still Busy (25/1), By The Barrow (25/1), Artic Quest (50/1)

ALL GOOD THINGS improved once more on third start to be runner-up at Killarney recently and sets the standard for this finale. Cheekpieces appeared to help him last time and he might be up do defying a winning start for Sois Gentil. The French import comes out of the champion trainer's bumper draw and could easily prove too strong, but he's set to be priced accordingly. Few of the remainder make much appeal, with perhaps Anakar capable of some improvement.