17:05 Cork

Sunday 2 August 2020

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Dromahane Flat Race

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 49.20s

Bc Boy

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

33/1

Yeats newcomer cost €20,000 at three but as a half-brother to a point winner he may need further and obstacles.

Form:

Boston Express

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Barry

40/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding half-brother to three winners (one over hurdles) but connections bumper record suggests watching brief.

Form:

Bowser¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss N A Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

200/1

Only completed once in points and only beat on on Rules bow when tailed off so makes no appeal.

Form: P/5P-0

Brooklyn Balance²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Flavin

14/1

Better effort at Tipperary followed by first placing when third at Kilbeggan latest so place claims here too.

Form: 6/PPP-53

Castlehill Boy²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

28/1

Mustameet gelding not without promise when sixth at Limerick last December. Must improve on that to make the frame.

Form: 6-

Cloudy Rashar

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

33/1

Cloudings newcomer out of a point/3m1f chase winner so may a more long-term prospect.

Form:

Dancing Jeremy¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan

25/1

Pulled up in lone point-to-point last February. Market may be best guide here.

Form: P-

Flash De Touzaine¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Miss E Doyle

16/1

Showed ability on his bumper debut but switched to England for £125,000 he achieved little for Paul Nicholls when far too keen. Ability is present so not one to dismiss.

Form: 3R0-

Fongs Way

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr

28/1

Son of crack sire Getaway a half-brother to Milan Bound (useful bumper/2m4f-3m2f hurdle/chase) amongst others. Likable pedigree makes him one to note in the betting.

Form:

Geraldo²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

8/11

Bought for £66,000 in the sales following victory in his only point-to-point start in May 2019; beaten at odds-on by stablemate on bumper debut at Kilbeggan earlier this month; will come on for that run and has excellent chance.

Form: 1-2

Trip To Tipp²⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D Crean⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan

66/1

Beaten 50 lengths on his debut and although slightly better here latest again others can be preferred.

Form: 07-

The Boys In Blue^b,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: O McKiernan

7/1

Fair fourth of 12 on debut at Gowran two weeks ago and with improvement expected he has place claims here.

Form: 4

Champagne Beauty⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M K Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Fitzgerald

50/1

Won a point-to-point in November but well beaten seventh at Galway earlier in the week suggests her a long-term prospect.

Form: 353/13-7

State Of Glory²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: R O'Sullivan

3/1

Fame And Glory mare a respectable third of 14 at Bellewstown latest and wouldn't need to improve much here to go closer still.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Geraldo (8/11), State Of Glory (3/1), The Boys In Blue (7/1), Brooklyn Balance (14/1), Flash De Touzaine (16/1), Dancing Jeremy (25/1), Castlehill Boy (28/1), Fongs Way (28/1), Cloudy Rashar (33/1), Bc Boy (33/1), Boston Express (40/1), Champagne Beauty (50/1), Trip To Tipp (66/1), Bowser (200/1)

Although a beaten favourite at Kilbeggan GERALDO is taken to make amends here for Gordon Elliott and Jamie Codd. The mare State Of Glory rates the greatest threat although well-bred newcomer Fongs Way is interesting.