20:10 Kilbeggan

Saturday 24 August 2019

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Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 4m 52.9s

Barnet Brook¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan

7/2

Shown up well in both starts so far including when 6L second in a 2m3f bumper at Cork (yielding) earlier this month. Top jockey in the saddle and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 42

Byrnersround^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

20/1

Stepped up markedly on debut effort when finishing third in a 2m bumper on soft ground here two weeks ago. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 03

Checkout Tuesday⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Taaffe

33/1

Decent 12L fourth in a five runner bumper at Down Royal (good-to-yielding) on debut in June. Well beaten at Sligo subsequently however.

Form: 49

Mister Melia¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: F G Hand

12/1

Beaten 14½L when finishing sixth in a 16 runner bumper over an extended 2m1f at Ballinrobe (good) when debuting in April. Worth a check in the market on return from a break.

Form: 6-

Scotsman's Bay^t³²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: T E Doran⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke

16/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers last summer including over 2m at this venue. Disappointing in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon (2m4f, good) in October and debuts for a new yard following an absence.

Form: F/3360-

Shanwalla¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

4/1

Run well on all three starts so far including when 10L second in a 2m1f bumper at Ballinrobe (yielding) earlier this month. Of interest in this contest.

Form: 642

Toms Courage^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J M Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

11/1

Put a couple of heavy defeats behind him when finishing runner-up in a 2m bumper on soft ground here two weeks ago. Interesting if replicating that effort.

Form: 00-82

Tommy Kiln

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe

16/1

Unraced home-bred Dylan Thomas gelding out of a dual winner at this venue. Stable had a double at Tramore recently and he is a notable runner in this contest.

Form:

Ya Know¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C J Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Pulled up in a maiden hurdle here on debut in June and finished last of 11 in a bumper here earlier this month on his only subsequent start. Others make more appeal.

Form: P0

Blue Jacaranda

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Unraced Presenting mare and a half-sister to multiple winner Glimpse Of Gold. Represents a top stable and is likely to play a leading role on debut.

Form:

Let Her Flow³⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

66/1

Failed to figure in two starts so far most recently in a 2m maiden hurdle at Listowel (yielding-to-soft) in September last year. Probably best watched on return from an absence.

Form: 00-

Painted On The Sky⁴⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lawlor

50/1

Beaten 32L when finishing ninth of 13 in a bumper at Limerick (good) on debut last month. Tongue tie worn that day is absent for this event.

Form: 9-

Non-Runners

Presenting Meghan

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: A Oliver J: Mr M J O'Hare

Forecasts

Blue Jacaranda (5/4), Barnet Brook (7/2), Shanwalla (4/1), Toms Courage (11/1), Mister Melia (12/1), Tommy Kiln (16/1), Scotsman's Bay (16/1), Presenting Meghan (16/1), Byrnersround (20/1), Checkout Tuesday (33/1), Painted On The Sky (50/1), Let Her Flow (66/1), Ya Know (100/1)

BLUE JACARANDA can provide the Willie Mullins yard with a third victory in this race in the last four years. The selection is a well-bred mare and she can get the better of her rivals here with Barnet Brook, runner-up last time out capable of claiming second spot ahead of Shanwalla who is improving with racing.