17:30 Downpatrick

Sunday 12 August 2018

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BMG Insurance Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 34.3s

Decor Irlandais¹⁸³

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

25/1

Completed just once from four starts in point-to-points. Drop in trip looks likely to suit but probably best watched on Rules debut.

Form:

Kristofferson^h1,t1

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

25/1

Unraced son of Central Park bought for €11,000 as a three-year-old. Wears a hood and tongue tie on racecourse debut.

Form:

Everybreathyoutake¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

4/1

Impressive point-to-point winner on yielding-to-soft ground at Taylorstown at the end of April. Represents a top yard and likely to prove hard to beat on Rules debut.

Form:

Geordiebest

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: G J McKeever

16/1

Unraced Geordieland gelding sold for €7,000 as a three-year-old. Half-brother to a couple of winners and worth a check in the market on debut.

Form:

Neptune¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld

6/5

Promising third over an extended 2m in a bumper on debut at Galway (good) recently. Likely to run well once more.

Form: 3

State Of Cognac⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Taaffe

10/1

Stepped up on debut effort when finishing a close fourth at Down Royal (2m, good) in May. Failed to replicate that effort subsequently however.

Form: 8-46

Uknowwhatimean^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R A Devine⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

Fair third on good ground in a C&D bumper last month. Bit to find with Greenandwhitearmy on that form and others hold stronger claims.

Form: S-P73

Maine Danger

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S F O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

50/1

Unraced mare by Whitemore's Conn and a half-sister to dual winner The Mulcare Rover. Likely to improve for the experience.

Form:

Rebel Og

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

10/3

Unraced daughter of Presenting and a full-sister to winner Birch Vale. Represents a leading stable and is one to note on racecourse debut.

Form:

Tribelle⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Finn

33/1

Well held in a couple of bumpers and a maiden hurdle so far and others make more appeal following a 30L defeat at Galway (yielding-to-soft) recently.

Form: 87-0

Non-Runners

Greenandwhitearmy³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: N McKnight J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Neptune (6/5), Rebel Og (10/3), Everybreathyoutake (4/1), Greenandwhitearmy (7/1), State Of Cognac (10/1), Geordiebest (16/1), Uknowwhatimean (20/1), Decor Irlandais (25/1), Kristofferson (25/1), Tribelle (33/1), Maine Danger (50/1)

EVERYBREATHYOUTAKE impressed when winning a maiden point-to-point in the spring and he can get off the mark on his first start under Rules. The selection is taken to see off the mare Rebel Og who is making her debut in this contest while third place can go the way of Neptune, placed on debut at Galway at the end of last month.