20:20 Downpatrick

Friday 24 May 2019

All17:1517:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:20

Molson Coors Flat Race

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 4m 9.20s

Blue Markie¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie

40/1

Took 11 runs to open his account in point-to-points and that was gained on slower ground than expected here. Others carry greater appeal.

Form: FP7P5-1

Our J

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss N A Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

33/1

Unraced Dansant gelding out of a staying hurdler. May find this too sharp and trainer has a career record of 0-121 in bumpers.

Form:

Somedaysardiamonds²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: J J Lambe

33/1

33/1 when tailed off in above-average Sligo bumper on debut. This hardly any easier and he still has a long way to go.

Form: 6

Tecumseh Sherman¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin

13/2

King's Theatre half-brother to smart chaser Barker. Supported on debut for a stayers bumper when patiently ridden and conceding too much ground to the smart looking winner. This looks easier if he has the pace to compete over shorter.

Form: 2

Centaur^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Canford Cliffs half-brother to three winners, including unbeaten bumper performer Happy Hollow. Shaped much better here 18 days ago but still has a fair bit to find with Global Society on that form.

Form: 5-4

Global Society¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

11/8

Gelding by Shirocco out of a Listed hurdle winner. Half-brother to two winners and was well-supported on debut when narrowly failing to concede a stone to the eventual victor. High on the list here.

Form: 2

Measured^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr N Bashford⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Flat-bred gelding improved from his debut last time but still finished behind Centaur and Global Society. No reason to suspect he may have improved more than those rivals in the past 18 days.

Form: 0-5

Quick Smart

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

66/1

Approve gelding out of a winning miler whose first six foals have failed to win. Looks up against it on debut in this field.

Form:

Steal The Thunder¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Cosgrave

25/1

Won a point-to-point in March but was 16/1 when behind a few of these at Down Royal 18 days ago. Looked in need of a stiffer test that day.

Form: 41-6

Belper Rose²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

15/8

High Chapparal filly finished a creditable fourth behind more experienced rivals on Punchestown debut. Looks the one to beat on judged on that effort and trainer has a career record of 16-50 in bumpers here.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Hollow Moon

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: B R Hamilton J: M J M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Global Society (11/8), Belper Rose (15/8), Tecumseh Sherman (13/2), Centaur (7/1), Measured (16/1), Steal The Thunder (25/1), Hollow Moon (25/1), Somedaysardiamonds (33/1), Our J (33/1), Blue Markie (40/1), Quick Smart (66/1)

Noel Meade had a successful 2018-19 campaign in bumpers and has an excellent record in such races here. That augurs well for BELPER ROSE who did best of the inexperienced runners in what looked a hot race at Punchestown run in a quick time. Global Society rates a major threat having looked a ready made future winner on his debut and he had Centaur, Measured and Steal The Thunder behind. Tecumsah Sherman came in for support on his debut and there was a lot to like about his performance, but this is an above-average event and he may lack the natural speed of his main rivals.