20:10 Sligo

Tuesday 21 August 2018

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Smithwicks Flat Race

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 4m 20.00s

Curramore²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

8/1

Twice-raced maiden, not shown enough in either start to warrant strong support here, including when sixth of 15 in bumper at Galway (2m½f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 6-6

Dedanann

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Yeats gelding is a half-brother to 2m5f hurdle winner Cluan Dara, dam fair 2m2f hurdle winner. Needs second look on debut.

Form:

Fraisin^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

50/1

Beat only one of 17 rivals home in bumper at Roscommon (2m½ f, good) on rules debut a fortnight ago. Tongue strap added here, stiff task seemingly.

Form: 0

Mahler Supreme¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr C N Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: T Costello

40/1

Just the two starts so far, tailed off in heavy-ground Limerick bumper in March, has a lot to work before becoming a factor on evidence to date.

Form: 58-

Poker D'Ainay

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/9

A €56,000 three-year-old, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to multiple winners, including fairly useful chaser Torpille d'Ainay. Represents top firm, likely big player on debut.

Form:

Dona Katharina⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

4/1

Beaten 14L when finishing fifth of nine in a Roscommon (good) bumper on debut a month ago. More needed if she's to break her maiden in this event.

Form: 5

Doyen's Diva

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

20/1

Doyen filly, closely related to two winners, including fair 2m6f hurdle winner Millrock Lad. Likely favoured by thorough test of stamina in time.

Form:

Non-Runners

Hang In There

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Ms M Mullins J: Jodie Townend

Forecasts

Poker D'Ainay (4/9), Dona Katharina (4/1), Hang In There (7/1), Curramore (8/1), Dedanann (16/1), Doyen's Diva (20/1), Mahler Supreme (40/1), Fraisin (50/1)

POKER D'AINAY represents the best in the business and may not need to be right out of the top drawer in order to make a winning start in what appears an ordinary enough affair. Roscommon fifth Dona Katharina should be capable of more and can improve a place or two while newcomers Hang In There and Dedanann have some merit on paper too.