20:55 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 26 June 2018

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Brendan McNulty Memorial Maiden

Off time: 20:55 | Winning time: 3m 0.81s

(13)

Davids Charm^h²⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J J Walsh

7/1

Not seen since the last in a number of hurdle wins last December. Sole start on the Flat ended with a 50L defeat in a Clonmel maiden over 12-months ago. Place claims if bringing solid hurdle form to the race.

Form: 0-

(8)

Divin Desir¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 49

100/1

Plenty of work to do based on what the disappointing gelding has shown so far and difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel just yet.

Form: 0090-

(12)

Eight Till Late²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey

33/1

Chasing recently and finished down the field on his last start on the Flat in a Navan maiden in April. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 6-8

(5)

Motcomb Street^t²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Well beaten 20L on sole start on the Flat at the Galway festival over 1m4f on yielding ground. Hurdling since but not seen since September.

Form: 0-

(6)

Nessun Dorma¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/10

Beaten favourite behind the gallant and gutsy Top Othe Ra in a Leopardstown maiden earlier this month over this trip when second of 12 beaten ½L. Appears to be some 'canny' race placement here and likely to be a warm order.

Form: 0/2

(1)

Permanent¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 46

66/1

Not much to shout about in a succession of races last year and looks up against on return to the track.

Form: 086000-

(10)

Tornado Watch¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: E Mullins| C

5/2

Second of six beaten 6½L behind a 1/7 shot in a Curragh maiden earlier this month following a number of solid hurdle spins since April. Plenty of room for improvement from the Curragh run and worth considering.

Form: 2

(4)

Awayinthewest¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P A Fahy| C

4/1

Bumper winner who improved from a couple of disappointing Flat runs when finishing fourth of 12 beaten 5¼L behind Top Othe Ra at Leopardstown earlier this month. Ground could have been the key and place claims here.

Form: 85-4

(7)

Good To Flow²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: P A Fahy

50/1

99-rated hurdler who has not shown a great deal of ability in 16 starts over timber and in bumpers. Looks opposable.

Form:

(14)

Lady De Vesci¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford

50/1

By Approve out of a Black Sam Bellamy mare related to Waady, El Astonaute and recent Fontwell winner Mill Green. Poor start to career on the Flat well beaten in two starts on the AW at Dundalk.

Form: 48

(9)

Sindirana Queen^t1⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 44

100/1

Nothing on return to the track in Limerick handicap following a two-year absence. First-time tongue tie applied but hard to see her making any significant impact.

Form: 8090/0

(3)

Toor Hawk²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A J Martin

100/1

Kaieteur filly out of a Hawk Wing mare related to Hawkeyethenoo and US Group winner Bank Of Burden. Well down the field on debut at Dundalk on the AW and looks a long-term prospect.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

(11)

Champagne Pat⁷⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Jonathan Sweeney J: Wayne Lordan

(2)

Santa Anita⁶¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: L Comer J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Nessun Dorma (11/10), Tornado Watch (5/2), Awayinthewest (4/1), Davids Charm (7/1), Champagne Pat (25/1), Santa Anita (25/1), Eight Till Late (33/1), Motcomb Street (33/1), Good To Flow (50/1), Lady De Vesci (50/1), Permanent (66/1), Toor Hawk (100/1), Sindirana Queen (100/1), Divin Desir (100/1)

Trainer Willie Mullins has found an excellent opportunity for NESSUN DORMA to get off the mark here at the third time of asking given the assistance of jockey-Colin Keane. Second to the gutsy Top Othe Ra in a Leopardstown maiden earlier this month the Canford Cliffs gelding can land the closer here from promising hurdler David's Charm, second of six earlier this month at the Curragh, Tornado Watch and Wayinthewest who wasn't far adrift of the selection last time out.