20:50 Kilbeggan

Friday 19 July 2019

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Off time: 20:50 | Winning time: 4m 42.70s

Free Citizen^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

25/1

Unraced gelding. By Phoenix Reach. Half brother to 2m6f/3m chase winner Cork Citizen. Unlikely to make a great impact in bumpers over a trip just shy of what is likely to be his optimum on breeding.

Form:

Gone Racing³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: K Purcell

25/1

Hasn't enjoyed a particularly great time of things since getting his rules career underway. Brought down on hurdles debut in May, and subsequently beaten a distance on bumper debut last time out. Impossible to fancy off the back of that.

Form: U8-B7

No Way Pedro⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: R P Cody

9/1

Tailed off on only start which came in a Point-To-Point at Bartlemy in May. Drops down to a more realistic trip on rules debut and is related to a 2m flat winner, but has too much to prove.

Form: 8

Oscar Academy⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J P Brennan

5/1

Makes rules debut after a fair string of consistent efforts in the Point-To-Point sphere. Runs over this trip for the first time (all Point-To-Point runs have came over 3m) so hard to know how he will cope. Unlikely to possess the necessary class.

Form: 2311-42

Santana Plessis³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

8/13

Standout contender in this race after being sent off favourite the last twice and finishing runner-up on both of those occasions. No match for impressive winner at Downpatrick (2m3f; yielding) last time but the pair drew a very long way clear.

Form: 3/28-22

Crinkly Leafs^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr N McParlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

Ran in accordance with odds of 33-1 when making no impression on rules debut at Ballinrobe (2m; good to yielding). Plenty of improvement required on the basis of that effort, and subsequently cannot be recommended.

Form: 0

Howya Darlin^h1¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

33/1

Needs to do a lot more after making a desperately disappointing start to her rules career when tailed off in a Naas (2m3f; yielding) bumper. Best watched at present on return from 173-day absence.

Form: 0-

Lady Maureen⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

25/1

Makes rules debut after a string of woeful efforts in Point-To-Points. Has failed to complete on seven out of her eight starts in that sphere, and so cannot be trusted as she makes the transition to this company.

Form: FFPPP-5

Sanhadja

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett

14/1

Unraced mare out of Fame And Glory. Half-sister to three NH winners, including Art Of Logistics who was a bumper winner. Stable not renowned for winning newcomers, but is certainly one to keep tabs on further down the line.

Form:

Tudors Glory¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon

6/1

Benefitted from a short-break/step up in trip when progressing from low-key debut effort to finish fourth in a Wexford (2m4f; good) bumper last time. Similar chunk of improvement would entitle her to go close on third career start.

Form: 0-4

Non-Runners

Beautiful Drama¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Mr T Reilly

Forecasts

Santana Plessis (8/13), Oscar Academy (5/1), Tudors Glory (6/1), No Way Pedro (9/1), Beautiful Drama (12/1), Sanhadja (14/1), Lady Maureen (25/1), Gone Racing (25/1), Free Citizen (25/1), Howya Darlin (33/1), Crinkly Leafs (40/1)

This looks set to go the way of SANTANA PLESSIS, who despite being turned over as a short-priced favourite on both of her last two starts, has shown more than enough to suggest she is capable of winning a bumper of this quality sooner rather than later. The Shark Hanlon-trained Tudors Glory showed a good deal of improvement from his debut run to make the frame at Wexford a couple of weeks ago, and would go close if steeping forward again. She made a bitterly disappointing racecourse debut at Southwell in April, but it would be a surprise if Beautiful Drama wasn't capable of much more on her second career start.