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Friday 17 August 2018

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Bar One Racing Telebetting 1800 624 524 Maiden

Off time: 20:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.11s

(10)

Kendwar^h⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 60

5/1

Maiden after 12 starts and well beaten on soft ground over 7f at Tipperary in May. Beaten on a couple of visits here and best watched returning from a break on this occasion.

Form: 549-740

(2)

Not Now Bernard^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: G B Caldwell

33/1

By Dark Angel out of a Spectrum mare. Half-brother to multiple winners Sovereign Debt and Gabriel. Well held in a couple of poor performances to date and plenty to prove here.

Form: 0-0

(3)

Cartoon Hero

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: Jane M Foley

33/1

Elzaam gelding out of a Arakan mare. Cost £14,000 as a yearling half-brother to winners Mutahaady and Black Isle Boy. Looks a long-term prospect.

Form:

(9)

Morley Gunner⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: S Donohoe

50/1

€12,000 Elzaam half-brother to winners in Italy and Slovakia. Well down the field on a couple of dismal career starts to date and easily passed over.

Form: 78

(4)

Mystical Affair^t1³¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: M Fahey

50/1

Not much to shout about in four career starts to date including when last seen here in October over C&D. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 9080-

(7)

Thevaledictorian

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: Jane M Foley

25/1

Gelding by Dandy Man out of a Fasliyev mare. Half-brother to stout types Stonecrabstomorrow, Putin and Salient. May be a sort to need some time.

Form:

(13)

Country Garden

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: J J Murphy

18/1

Daughter of Tamayuz out of a Van Nistelrooy mare. Cost a modest 5,000gns as a yearling. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form:

(14)

Dromana

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

9/2

Dutch Art filly out of a Whipper mare. Half-sister to the smart Johnny Barnes. Market likely to be informative on debut.

Form:

(11)

Iiex Excelsa^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 85

9/10

Has produced a couple of promising displays at Limerick and at the Galway festival recently in much stronger contests. Trainer appears to have found an ideal opening here with first-time cheekpieces a positive.

Form: 0-D6623

(8)

Lake Moraine⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D W O'Sullivan

66/1

Dam won over 5f, but this Choisir filly cost just €1,300 as a foal. Has failed to beat any of her 35 rivals home in two career starts to date and others readily preferred.

Form: 00

(5)

Newlyn

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: P J Prendergast

7/1

Casamento filly out of a Diktat mare. Half-sister to Cascadia and recent Ayr winner Kings Gift. Market most likely to be best guide.

Form:

(12)

Nite Irene²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Murphy

66/1

Society Rock filly, half-sister to two winners including a Listed winner. Dam a juvenile winner over this trip. Improvement needed on miserable debut run at the Curragh.

Form: 0

Crimping^t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Mooney⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D English

25/1

Third Reserve: Bargain basement buy at just 1,500gns although she is a daughter of Shamardal and full sister to a French 1m1f winner. Last but one on debut at the Galway festival and likely to need the run here.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(1)

King Citric

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: F Birrane J: D P Linehan

(6)

Tintoretto³¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: D M Redmond

Jo Binney²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Dream World¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: E Lynam J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Iiex Excelsa (9/10), Dromana (9/2), Kendwar (5/1), Tintoretto (5/1), Newlyn (7/1), Dream World (8/1), Country Garden (18/1), King Citric (20/1), Thevaledictorian (25/1), Crimping (25/1), Cartoon Hero (33/1), Not Now Bernard (33/1), Mystical Affair (50/1), Morley Gunner (50/1), Lake Moraine (66/1), Nite Irene (66/1), Jo Binney (66/1)

Trainer Fozzy Stack looks to have found an ideal opening for IIEX EXCELSA to get off the mark at the seventh time of asking here in the closing race of the night. The filly produced a couple of promising displays at Limerick and at the Galway festival recently in much stronger contests and can see off the interest from potential improvers Tintoretto and Kendwar. Country Garden, Dromana and Newlyn appear to be the best of the newcomers.