20:30 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 29 May 2018

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McHale Orbital Round Bale Wrapper Flat Race

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 4m 18.80s

Abridgement

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

20/1

55,000gns yearling gelded for debut run here and market likely to reveal expectations for the Champs Elysees four-year-old.

Form:

Baily Thunder²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris

20/1

Gelding by Yorgunnabelucky out of a Alhaarth €60,000 as a three-year-old failed to quicken approaching final furlong when finishing seventh of 14 on debut at Down Royal earlier this month. Worth a market check.

Form: 7

Balinaboola Jer⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S F O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: G J Power

50/1

Jeremy gelding out of a Topanoora mare related to Our Connor and Jers Girl. Detached 5f out and eventually tailed off on debut in a Limerick bumper in March. Unlikely to play a part in the finish here.

Form: 9-

Mai Fleuri

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

33/1

Pulled up on sole point-to-point start in March. Plenty for the Fast Company gelding to prove on stable and racecourse debut.

Form:

Major Fawcett¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J Stenson⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

16/1

Gelding by Derby winner Sir Percy out of a Monsun mare related to genuine types Presenting Percy and Cornborough. Better than his disastrous run a Naas in February and worthy of a market check.

Form: 48-

Mister Fogpatches

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

14/1

Gelding by Fairly Ransom out of a Witness Box mare related to French Grade 2 winner Korfou De Maspie. Yard among the winners here on Monday.

Form:

Ringleader

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

9/2

Gelded son of New Approach out of a Danehill mare cost 34,000gns at the Newmarket sales in July last year and jockey booking a positive for bumper debut.

Form:

Russian Dancer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

16/1

Colt by Bashkirov out of a Intikhab mare. Yard are without a winner on the Flat or national hunt in the last five years.

Form:

Sole Pretender

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

25/1

Gold Well gelding out of a Turtle Island mare. Cheap €20,000 purchase as a three-year-old and another yard that is currently struggling.

Form:

Subset

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Darley Stud sire Dahjee gelding who is not yet renowned for his national hunt progeny. Market possibly the best guide on debut.

Form:

Table The Motion

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien

9/1

Teofilo gelding out of a Red Ransom mare related to likable types Permian, Parish Hall and Australian Group 1 winner Happy Clapper. Likely to be ready for this and entitled to be shortlisted here.

Form:

Valley Breeze²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A McMahon⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Son of Sunday Break cost connections €18,000 at the sales last year. Plenty of improvement on second start earlier this month when beaten 3¾L at Down Royal. Likely to be popular in the market.

Form: 9-6

Backsheesh²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T Mullins

10/3

Big Bad Bob filly out of a dam with a decent Flat pedigree being a half-sister to Irish Derby third Shalapour. Promising on debut in a Wexford bumper when third of 12 beaten 5½L.

Form: 3

Soft Focus^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr P K McCarthy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

25/1

San Frontieres filly out of a Arctic Lord mare. Sports a first-time tongue-tie for debut and looks to be possibly a long-term prospect.

Form:

Non-Runners

Annie Burke¹⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Mr J Hogan

Ghurba

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D H Kelly J: Mr E P O'Brien

Forecasts

Backsheesh (10/3), Valley Breeze (9/2), Ringleader (9/2), Subset (7/1), Table The Motion (9/1), Ghurba (12/1), Mister Fogpatches (14/1), Russian Dancer (16/1), Major Fawcett (16/1), Baily Thunder (20/1), Abridgement (20/1), Sole Pretender (25/1), Soft Focus (25/1), Annie Burke (25/1), Mai Fleuri (33/1), Balinaboola Jer (50/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained Valley Breeze has failed to take two opportunity's to get off the mark at Fairyhouse and Down Royal so it may be left to the Gordon Elliott-trained newcomer Ringleader and the promising BACKSHEESH from the Thomas Mullins yard to battle it out in the finale'.