O'Driscoll O'Neil Insurance Brokers Flat Race

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 0.6s

Meticulous^t¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

7/4

Out of the high-class staying mare Refinement but possesses a nice turn of foot as displayed when trouncing his rivals in a slowly run contest at Killarney. Has more on his plate here, but represents powerful owners and yard having a good spell.

Form: 1

Mt Leinster^h1⁴¹

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

4/6

Impressive on Ballinrobe debut and no doubting he bumped into a top-class horse last time. Yard 3-4 in this contest and likely to be in the thick of the action with a hood to assist.

Form: 12

Benruben¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: J W Nicholson

33/1

Modest ability in point-to-points and both starts over hurdles. Unlikely to be good enough in this company.

Form: 5/7-3P

Chavi Artist¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

25/1

Son of Presenting purchased for €19,000 as a four-year-old. Half-brother to a couple of winners but few signs of ability thus far.

Form: 7-0509

Conflated^h1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G Elliott

9/1

Running well prior to falling in a point-to-point at Borris House before joining top yard. Tailed off on debut but better expected last week when he failed to handle a bend and unshipped his rider. Headgear and ultra-strong handling employed here.

Form: F0-U

Caddy Shack³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

66/1

Daughter of Arcadio out of a Bob's Return mare. Inconsistent in three point-to-point starts and much to ponder after bumper/maiden hurdle efforts lately.

Form: 7-2PU00

Forecasts

Mt Leinster (4/6), Meticulous (7/4), Conflated (9/1), Chavi Artist (25/1), Benruben (33/1), Caddy Shack (66/1)

Willie Mullins has an impressive record in this event and now relies on Mt Leinster who was highly impressive on his debut before finding the much vaunted Malone Road too good last time. He could pay the Gordon Elliott horse a handsome compliment here, but METICULOUS looked a top-class prospect with a scintillating display on his debut and his trainer believes he is good enough to win on the Flat. Certainly he has speed to go with his stamina, and he looks well-equipped to land this en-route to better things.