17:20 Sligo

Sunday 15 July 2018

All14:0514:3515:1015:4016:1516:4517:20

Blind Tiger Flat Race

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 4m 29.50s

Dunbar⁴⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Murphy

33/1

Cheap purchase €8,500 as a three-year-old. Half-brother to chase/hurdle winner Activial. Looks a long-term prospect.

Form: P/

Mossroe²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: J Neilan

40/1

Vinnie Roe gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/hurdles, closely related to smart bumper winner Turnandgo. Last of 10 in a Gowran Park bumper on debut last month and best left for the moment.

Form: 0

Just A Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Gelding by Doyen out of a Fruits Of Love mare. Cost €33,000 as a three-year-old and half-brother to Kumbeshwar. Market likely to reveal chances on debut for leading owners.

Form:

Russian Dancer²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr D T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

6/1

Colt by Bashkirov out of a Intikhab mare. Ran a gallant second of 14 beaten 1¼L on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper in May before disappointing at Kilbeggan last month. Hard to fancy and may not be trustworthy.

Form: 26

Whatsthesecret

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Lynch

33/1

Son of Mustameet out of a Symboli Heights mare and is unlikely to trouble the judge on debut here.

Form:

Brooks Falls⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Daughter of Court Cave out of a Whitmore's Conn mare. Half-sister to gallant types Court Minstrel, Willoughby Court and Champion Court. Well held on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper in May but not totally ruled out.

Form: 7

Old Head^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

12/1

Nothing of note in two disappointing maiden hurdle starts recently. Well held on bumper debut last month and very little to be positive about here.

Form: F7-1700

Queens Boulevard

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Daughter of Fair Mix out of a Robellino mare. Cost £23,000 as a yearlig before going on to make €52,000 as a three-year-old. Likely to be a warm order for leading stable.

Form:

Forecasts

Queens Boulevard (4/7), Just A Boy (3/1), Russian Dancer (6/1), Old Head (12/1), Brooks Falls (16/1), Dunbar (33/1), Whatsthesecret (33/1), Mossroe (40/1)

The closing bumper could turn in to a tussle between the Gordon Elliott-trained Just A Boy for leading owners Paul and Clare Rooney with the more expensive daughter of Fair Mix, QUEENS BOULEVARD from the Willie Mullins yard rating the biggest danger, both deserving high respect on their racecourse debut's. Russian Dancer, a promising second on debut in May could follow the main protagonists home.