17:35 Down Royal

Monday 6 May 2019

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Racing TV (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.2s

Ball Breaker

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery

8/1

Gelding by Sir Prancelot out of a Choisir mare. Dam unraced sister to 1m - 1m6f winner Choisan out of 6f winner. One best watched for future engagements.

Form:

Centaur^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Canford Cliffs half-brother to 3 winners, including unbeaten bumper performer Happy Hollow. Beaten 41L on debut in a Kilbeggan bumper last month and significant improvement needed in this contest.

Form: 5-

Clody Valley

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

8/1

Arakan gelding out of a Un Desperado mare. Half-brother to bumper and 2m hurdle winner Wishing And Hoping, 3m chase winner Nelly La Rue and point-to-point winner Murphys Filly. Market best guide.

Form:

Darkest Day

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton

5/1

Gelding by Aizavoski out of a Pierre mare. Cost €6,500 as a three-year-old. Unraced dam out of unraced sister to bumper, hurdle and 2m chase winner Dempsey. Market to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Global Society

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

4/5

Gelding by Shirocco out of a Moscow Society mare. Cost €25,000 as a three-year-old. Half-brother to winners Brahma Bull and bumper winner Grand Mogul. Worth a market check on debut for respected trainer/jockey combination.

Form:

Measured^t1²⁴

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

25/1

Hurricane Run gelding out of a North Light mare. Brother to a winner in Italy and half-brother to a victor in Germany. Well held on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper last month but no surprise to witness improvement.

Form: 0-

Steal The Thunder⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Cosgrave

16/1

Gelding by Mount Nelson out of a Trans Island mare. Half-sister to useful 2m2f hurdle winner Settlement Craic. Winner of a point-to-point in March, possibly best watched on rules debut.

Form: 41-

The Miser¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

50/1

Gelding by Yeats out of a Callernish mare. Last of seven, weakened quickly 3f out on debut in a 2m Gowran Park bumper in January. Doesn't warrant support.

Form: 7-

Tritonix³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Flat bred filly by Nathaniel out of a Hector Protector mare. Beaten over 18L in three bumper starts to date. Makes little appeal based on what she has shown so far.

Form: 946-

Non-Runners

Felino De Bersy

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ms L O'Neill

Trump Legend

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Mr M J O'Hare

Forecasts

Global Society (4/5), Felino De Bersy (13/8), Darkest Day (5/1), Trump Legend (7/1), Centaur (8/1), Ball Breaker (8/1), Clody Valley (8/1), Tritonix (14/1), Steal The Thunder (16/1), Measured (25/1), The Miser (50/1)

Trainer Gordon Elliott could be holding the cards here with a couple of 'could be anything' sorts. Preference is for the Cheveley Park-owned FELINO DE BERSEY under jockey Lisa O'Neill. Global Society a Shirocco gelding by Moscow Society can emerge as the biggest danger for the solid trainer/jockey combination of Elliott and Jamie Codd. The Noel Meade yard landed this contest 12 months ago with Jerandme and are represented here by the half-sister to Play Misty For Me, Trump Legend, who deserves plenty of consideration.