21:00 Kilbeggan

Friday 20 July 2018

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Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 4m 34.30s

Braid Blue

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

7/4

Gold Well gelding out of a Grand Lodge mare. Cost €8,500 as a four-year-old. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut for leading trainer/jockey combination.

Form:

Brave Oscar^p1⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hassett

14/1

Fell on racecourse debut in a Cork maiden hurdle in April before being 35L adrift of the winner in a Wexford bumper a month later. First-time cheekpieces unlikely to make much difference.

Form: P-8

I Understand⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G M O'Neill

9/1

Tailed off beaten 166L when last of eight on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper in May. Others preferred.

Form: 8

Power Of Faith^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

33/1

Managed to unseat his rider in two career point-to-point starts in the spring before pulling up when tailed off on rules debut earlier this month at Wexford.

Form: UU-P

Whenurgoodurgood

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Slevin

12/1

Whitmore's Conn gelding out of a Eurobus mare. First foal, sister to hurdle/chase winner Eurochancer. Watching brief on racecourse debut.

Form:

Betsy Boots³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mulholland

7/2

Beaten in seven bumpers to date and requires a chunk of improvement to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 2639-90

Last One²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

5/2

Finished 5L adrift of Jolucy in a Gowran bumper last month and unlikely to be able to reverse the placings in this event.

Form: 50-53

Non-Runners

Jolucy²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Mr P W Mullins

Forecasts

Jolucy (4/5), Braid Blue (7/4), Last One (5/2), Betsy Boots (7/2), I Understand (9/1), Whenurgoodurgood (12/1), Brave Oscar (14/1), Power Of Faith (33/1)

Could well be a match to close the meeting between the two powerhouses of Mullins and Elliott with the promising mare JOLUCY to build on her fine debut at Gowran Park last month and fend off the attentions of debutante, Braid Blue under Lisa O'Neill. Last One finished 5L behind the selection last month and may have to settle for third here.