18:05 Ballinrobe

Monday 22 July 2019

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Tote Free Race Day Tickets Maiden

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 2m 6.18s

(13)

Battledore⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

50/1

Gelding by Lonhro out of a Zieten mare. Relatively inexpensive purchase at 2,000 gns. Well beaten on Flat turf debut at Fairyhouse over 7f earlier this month and remains easy to oppose.

Form: 9

(1)

Griffyndor^t¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

25/1

Nine-race maiden still looking for first win on turf in five starts. Well held when never a factor on sole run this term and looks up against it on stable debut.

Form: 24666-0

(14)

Knuckles Mcginty⁴²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Moore

100/1

Helmet gelding who has not been seen since finishing down the field in a Leopardstown 1m maiden in May 2018 when in the care of trainer Gavin Cromwell. Best watched on first start for new connections.

Form: 00-

(7)

Dundory^t⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin

7/1

Colt by Holy Roman Emperor out of a Royal Applause mare. Plenty to like about his second start when third of 13 at Tipperary last month. Gelded since and more improvement on the cards.

Form: 03

(4)

Everyhouronthehour

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: W Ross

66/1

Gelding by Dragon Pulse out of a Carrowkeel mare. Cost €3,500 as a yearling. Best watched on debut for Co Westmeath yard not renowned for their Flat runners.

Form:

(9)

Farnese

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Hogan

33/1

£5,000 as a three-year-old by Oasis Dream out of a Halling mare. Dam won between 7½f and 1m1½f. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut run.

Form:

(10)

La Capacite⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S J Mahon

100/1

Colt by Power, sent off at big prices on three starts since February on the AW at Dundalk and a couple of starts on turf, running accordingly on each occasion and unlikely to be making significant impact in this contest.

Form: 9-005

(11)

Scorched Earth³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 72

15/8

Six-race maiden who can build on his third of 11 beaten 3¼L in a Roscommon 1m2f handicap last month and take a hand in the finish in this company.

Form: 85-7037

(2)

Floating Around⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery

33/1

Born To Sea filly, half-sister to 1m4f winner. Veered right leaving stalls on debut run at Killarney earlier this month. Worth another chance and not easy to dismiss.

Form: 9

(3)

Katie's Reign¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld

25/1

Ruler Of The World filly is half-sister to five winners over middle distances. Didn't show much on debut at Bellewstown having been a shade unruly going to post. Open to improvement but much more needed.

Form: 8

(8)

Maccliff⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hussey

100/1

Canford Cliffs filly, half-sister to a useful middle distance performer. Dam a 5f winner. Nearer last than first on debut in a 16 runner Navan maiden over 1m2f last month. Others preferred.

Form: 0

(6)

Mater Matuta^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 73

2/1

Daughter of Dawn Approach has been running well in defeat and with great credit in three starts this term. Leading player to get off the mark at the seventh attempt.

Form: 270-433

(12)

Proxy^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| BF

9/2

Daughter of Frankel out of a Beat Hollow mare. Slowly away but showed hints of ability in her debut run at Limerick earlier this month. More to come and likely to give a good account of herself.

Form: 8

(5)

Zathura⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: G T Lynch

33/1

Daughter of Bungle Inthe Jungle having the third run of her career on debut for her third trainer. Will need to improve on overall form to play a role in this contest.

Form: 0-6

Forecasts

Scorched Earth (15/8), Mater Matuta (2/1), Proxy (9/2), Dundory (7/1), Griffyndor (25/1), Katie's Reign (25/1), Floating Around (33/1), Zathura (33/1), Farnese (33/1), Battledore (50/1), Everyhouronthehour (66/1), Knuckles Mcginty (100/1), Maccliff (100/1), La Capacite (100/1)

It appears that trainer Jim Bolger may have found an ideal opportunity for the Godolphin-owned MATER MATUTA to get off the mark at the seventh time of asking for connections. The filly has been running well in defeat recently and can see off the attentions of the Roscommon third Scorched Earth, the Tony Martin-trained Dundory and Proxy, running in the Khalid Abdullah silks.