14:40 Listowel

Sunday 3 June 2018

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Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 17.74s

(5)

Patuano⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 84| D

3/1

Lacked a bit of consistency last year but returned to form with Curragh win (6f, good to firm) last week. Up 8lb for that success, must prove he can back it up now.

Form: 4528-61

(3)

Captain Power²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R P Downey⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 78| D

10/1

Capable sort, wasn't able to sustain effort on return to action at Leopardstown (7f, good) last month but travelled well for a long way and should benefit from the run. On a workable mark if doing so.

Form: 26163-0

(6)

Sirjack Thomas²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced Roscommon maiden winner (7f, heavy) last year for Madeleine Tylicki last year, should prove capable of winning races off this mark and one to note in betting on return / debut for new handler.

Form: 662192-

(8)

Art Nouvelle⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77| D

25/1

Gained just a second success at Lingfield in December but struggled subsequently. Has run well off higher marks than this before so not out of it if she arrives in form, but consistency not her forte and both spring turf runs were poor.

Form: 881-678

(1)

Confrontational^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 77

25/1

Lightly-raced 2016 maiden winner at Down Royal (5f, good), best of last year's AW form would give him a chance on these terms but quickly ran out of gas over 7f at Leopardstown last week on return. Must come forward for that run.

Form: 0/7929-0

(11)

Enter The Red^b²³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 74| D

11/1

Finished 2017 with a good win at Navan (5f, soft) off a 2lb higher mark. Can go well fresh and a danger to all if ready to go.

Form: 227031-

(2)

Fit For Function⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 74| D

8/1

Not won on turf for nearly two years and while he's back on a workable mark now, was readily held over this trip at the Curragh a week ago. Should be fitter after that run at least.

Form: 05000-7

(9)

Maymine²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: R O'Brien| OR: 79| BF| D

7/1

Lightly-raced Navan maiden winner (5½f, yielding to soft) in April, far from disgraced in decent handicap at the Curragh over this trip last time out and should be able to mount a decent challenge for this prize.

Form: 2104

(4)

Aspen Belle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 70| BF| D

9/2

Ended last season with a victory over 5f at Naas (soft) and has been in good form this time around, winning over an extended 6f at Cork (soft to heavy) off a mark of 63 on penultimate start. Sligo run over 7f since shows this mark isn't beyond her.

Form: 01-4213

(10)

Boragh Steps¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77| D

14/1

Twice a winner most recently over 6f at Dundalk in January. Struggled on turf the last twice and the filly must eke something more to be a player when it matters.

Form: 72-1296

(7)

Voge²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: C P Hoban| T: E Lynam| OR: 65

25/1

Maiden winner over 5f at the Curragh last summer and strong effort at Naas over that trip on second start back (rated 67) this term. Less encouraging back at the Curragh since, though didn't enjoy a clear passage there.

Form: U13-950

(12)

It's All A Joke^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 71| D

33/1

Consistent but doesn't win often enough and likely to bump into a few better handicapped types here, as he did over 5f at Navan last month.

Form: 2-13268

Non-Runners

(13)

Not A Bad Oul Day²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: J Feane J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Patuano (3/1), Aspen Belle (9/2), Sirjack Thomas (5/1), Maymine (7/1), Fit For Function (8/1), Captain Power (10/1), Enter The Red (11/1), Boragh Steps (14/1), Not A Bad Oul Day (14/1), Art Nouvelle (25/1), Voge (25/1), Confrontational (25/1), It's All A Joke (33/1)

ASPEN BELLE just about edges the verdict with ground conditions set to be in her favour. The Cork winner ran a promising race at Sligo off this mark and should go well now under Killian Leonard's claim. Patuano is in fine tune right now though must defy a meaty ratings hike for her Curragh win while Captain Power and Confrontational are of interest having had the benefit of recent runs. The lightly-raced Maymine is another to keep a close eye on.