18:20 Ballinrobe

Monday 23 July 2018

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Win Big With Tote Maiden

Off time: 18:22 | Winning time: 2m 9.89s

(8)

Master Vega^t⁵⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 35

100/1

Sent off at 100/1 for maiden hurdle debut when last seen in December 2016. Well held on three Flat starts previously and best watched on return to the track.

Form: 009/

(11)

Queen Meave^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: N Carolan| OR: 30

100/1

Nine-race maiden on the Flat and is yet to hit the frame. First time cheekpieces doubtful to bring about the required amount of progress needed to play a role here.

Form: 9-90090

(2)

Grovel⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Most Improved gelding was very slowly away and detached before being eased to finished last of nine on debut at Gowran Park earlier this month.

Form: 9

(3)

Mutaabeq

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

9/4

Colt by Teofilo out of a Storm Cat mare. Half-brother to Aussie triple-Group 1 winner Happy Clapper. Market to be informative here on debut.

Form:

(10)

National Wealth²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Invincible Spirit colt, cost 150,000 gns as a yearling. Ran well on debut at Roscommon before improving again to finish third of six beaten 1½L in a Curragh maiden last month. Looks a progressive type and shortlisted here.

Form: 43

(1)

William of Wykeham^t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff

50/1

Arcano colt who is a half-brother to numerous winners, including the smart winner up to 1m4f, Golan. Well beaten in two career starts including on his sole start for Sir Michael Stoute in September at Kempton. Watching brief for now.

Form: 9-6

(9)

Active Approach⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80| BF

5/2

Beaten favourite following a hat-trick of runner-up positions over the spring and early summer months. Deserves a change of luck and a leading player here.

Form: 86-2224

(6)

Encantador³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 79

8/1

Improving sort who appeared to relish the step up in trip at Leopardstown last month finishing second of 15 over the 7f trip on good to firm ground. Likable filly who can go well here.

Form: 03-3042

(13)

Lady Carleton^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Howard

100/1

Filly by Finsceal Fior out of a Halling mare. Half-sister to top-earners Cavalryman and Jack Hobbs. Looks to be a future prospect.

Form:

(12)

Leavethekeysinher¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: B McMahon

66/1

Big Bad Bob filly half-sister to Hungarian 1m winner Ominia Gold and granddaughter of 1m6f Listed winner On Call. Will need to improve on below par debut run at Roscommon recently.

Form: 6

(4)

Stranagone⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins

16/1

Failed to build on a second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk over 1m on the AW on debut when finishing down the field on return to the track at the Curragh in May. Plenty more needed in this group.

Form: 2-9

(7)

Taylor Velvet^v1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 43

66/1

16-race maiden - 10 on turf - for trainer Tom Cleary. Out of sorts recently and this looks a tough ask.

Form: 853006

Non-Runners

(5)

Coral Cluster⁶⁷⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: G T Lynch J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Mutaabeq (9/4), National Wealth (9/4), Active Approach (5/2), Encantador (8/1), Stranagone (16/1), Grovel (20/1), Coral Cluster (25/1), William of Wykeham (50/1), Taylor Velvet (66/1), Leavethekeysinher (66/1), Queen Meave (100/1), Master Vega (100/1), Lady Carleton (100/1)

With the Dermot Weld-trained newcomer Mutaabeq somewhat of an unknown quantity it may be advisable to side with the experience of Jim Bolger's Active Approach, beaten favourite earlier this month in a Killarney maiden when fourth of 11 or the Joseph O'Brien-trained NATIONAL WEALTH who appears to be open to plenty of improvement following two solid career starts to date.