19:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 8 May 2018

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Kepak Flat Race

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 5m 1.60s

Another Cyclone¹³²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J J Hanlon

11/2

Not seen for over two years before reappearing in a Leopardstown bumper over 2m4f in December last year. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 42/9-

Bishops Quarter³⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

7/1

Beneficial gelding out of a Presenting mare winner of a point-to-point last time out over 3m on yielding ground last month. May find this a tougher assignment.

Form: 61/

Books Closed

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

66/1

Definite Article out of a Sabrehill mare sire was a high-class two-year-old. Unraced seven-year-old makes a belated racecourse appearance here.

Form:

Desir Du Large^t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris

12/1

Gelding by Zambezi Sun cost connections £68,000 at the 2016 sales. Half-brother to winning Flat performer Bubble Sea. Well beaten on both career starts to date including a heavy defeat in March.

Form: 8-5

Lukewarm

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Crean⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

50/1

Another runner from the yard that houses Books Closed and one that is possibly best watched on belated racecourse debut.

Form:

Momus¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

3/1

Shaped as if a drop in trip would suit when weakening into fourth in a point-to-point at Dromahane in March before a 25L defeat in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle in December. Would not have to improve much to land a blow here.

Form: 4/9-

Singirishmansing^t¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W W McMahon⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

50/1

Finished mid-division when making his racecourse debut in a Killarney good ground bumper back in May before a 36L defeat at Punchestown in November.

Form: 87-

Small Farm¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

6/5

Pulled up on debut in a Wexford bumper in March before a promising second of eight in an improved performance at Limerick last month. Likely to be a warm order here.

Form: 1/P2

Steelambition³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

20/1

Shaped with some promise in a couple of point-to-point contests but disappointed on his only rules start in June last year in a Kilbeggan bumper on soft ground.

Form: P47-11

Forecasts

Small Farm (6/5), Momus (3/1), Another Cyclone (11/2), Bishops Quarter (7/1), Desir Du Large (12/1), Steelambition (20/1), Singirishmansing (50/1), Lukewarm (50/1), Books Closed (66/1)

SMALL FARM wouldn't have to improve massively to land a blow here in a modest renewal of this contest. The Willie Mullins-trained Westerner gelding should be able to build on an improved run last time out at Limerick. The two Gigginstown House Stud representatives Desir Du Large and the Noel Meade-trained Momus need to improve but should be good enough to hit the frame here.