15:25 Sligo

Sunday 14 July 2019

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Kevin Egan Cars Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 3m 51.1s

Room To Roam^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽²⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 117

15/8

Fast Company gelding off the mark at the 13th time of asking for connections at last week Bellewstown meeting. More than capable of another bold effort.

Form: 58-3451

Paddy Buns³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 116

20/1

Provided a shock at Kilbeggan last month landing a 2m2½f maiden hurdle at odds of 50/1 before finishing a well beaten 50L in a Roscommon novice contest over 2m4½f. Plenty to prove now on handicap debut.

Form: 37F-215

Coral Blue^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy| T: S Fahey| OR: 114| D

8/1

Winner of a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle over this trip in April off an 11lb higher mark. Beaten since but likely to give a good account of himself in this company.

Form: 5371-25

Mandarin Monarch^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 108| D

7/1

Distance winner who is two from 13 over hurdles with his last win coming at Wexford in October of a 2lb lower mark. Well beaten on his latest start over timber in May and needs a couple to falter in this contest.

Form: 11360-7

Roachdale House^b⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: M Hamill| T: P W Flynn| OR: 106| CD

7/1

Returns to hurdles following four disappointing excursions over the larger obstacles since May. Sole win in 16 starts over hurdles came over C&D of a 2lb higher mark came at this meeting two years ago. Market likely to be the best guide.

Form: 045U3U

Mon Storm⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: D J McInerney| T: V Wilson| OR: 103| C

11/2

In good form recently which included getting off the mark at the eighth time of asking when landing a 2m1f handicap here in April off a 14lb lower mark. Beaten since but still able to make his presence felt in this grade.

Form: 4857-14

Our Brian²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96

6/1

Won his second hurdle start in 10 when taking a Downpatrick handicap by 5½L over 2m1½f last month off a 7lb lower mark. Big danger running over this sort of trip.

Form: F2/P-001

Mr Moondance⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: A W Short| T: M M McNiff| OR: 90| D

7/1

Over two years since the Windsor Knot gelding entered the winners enclosure and is still running 4lb higher than last winning mark. Little signs of any light at the end of the tunnel just yet.

Form: 046-649

Forecasts

Room To Roam (15/8), Mon Storm (11/2), Our Brian (6/1), Mandarin Monarch (7/1), Roachdale House (7/1), Mr Moondance (7/1), Coral Blue (8/1), Paddy Buns (20/1)

The Fast Company gelding ROOM TO ROAM was not winning out of turn when landing a 2m½f maiden hurdle on good ground at last weeks Bellewstown meeting. The 5lb penalty may not be enough to halt the five-year-olds progress here with Down Royal fourth Mon Storm, Our Brian and Coral Blue looking the best of the rest.