Mencap Flat Race

Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 3m 51.40s

Arizengo^h1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth

20/1

First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here following three dismal bumper display to date.

Form: 9-08

Lorca's Novena⁴²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Murphy

40/1

Not seen since finishing down the field in a Punchestown bumper in April last year when beaten 65L. Opposable in this contest.

Form: 0/

Russian Soldier¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

3/1

Placed in his last two bumpers at Limerick last month and at Kilbeggan recently but may still be liable to find a couple stronger.

Form: 7-33

Cats For Cash

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

4/5

Mahler gelding out of a Westerner mare related to sturdy types Sutton Place and Ms Parfois. Worth a market check on debut.

Form:

Not The Chablis⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: E P Harty

3/1

Scorpion gelding out of a Sunshine Street mare related to Might Bite and Grade 1 winning hurdler in the States Scorpiancer. Plenty to like about third of nine in a Kilbeggan bumper last month.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Sois Gentil²⁰⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: C A McBratney J: Mr N McParlan

Earth Sister⁹⁷²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Cats For Cash (4/5), Not The Chablis (3/1), Russian Soldier (3/1), Earth Sister (9/2), Sois Gentil (13/2), Arizengo (20/1), Lorca's Novena (40/1)

With those with experience looking a little weak it could be left to the €32,000 purchase as a three-year-old CATS FOR CASH to land the spoils in the closer here with the Edward Harty-trained Not The Chablis and Russian Soldier the best of the rest.