17:20 Roscommon

Monday 3 August 2020

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Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 41.00s

Back O' The Net^t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J W Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

100/1

Gelding by Nathaniel out of a Rock Of Gibraltar mare. Low-cost purchase 1,500gns as a three-year-old. Well held on both career starts so far in bumper and maiden hurdle company.

Form: 06

Blueblood²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

125/1

Gelding by Dawn Approach out of a Lawman mare. Cost €1,000 as a yearling. Down the field on debut in a bumper at this venue last month.

Form: 0

Gibberwell

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: B Jordan

100/1

Getaway gelding out of a Witness Box mare. Closely related to decent hurdler/winner over the larger obstacles, Snoopy Loopy. Looks a long term prospect.

Form:

James Hoban¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett

8/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler Dubawi Island who stayed 2m5f. Pleasing effort on debut at Gowran Park last month and one for the shortlist here.

Form: 2

Justbecool

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Mrs D A Love

66/1

Gelding out of Canford Cliffs out of a Century City mare. Related to Scentpastparadise, winner over 5f/6f on the Flat and to bumper winner over 2m, Ann's Arch.

Form:

Meet And Greet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J P O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Rourke

80/1

Mustameet gelding out of a Whitmore's Conn mare. Cost €4,000 as a yearling. Dam unraced. Market likely to be best guide on debut.

Form:

O'Carolan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J M Oxx

13/2

Sea The Stars gelding out of a Azamour mare.Closely related to Stepwise, winner over 1m on the Flat. In the right hands to make a telling impact on debut.

Form:

Papal Lodge³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

11/2

Papal Bull gelding out of a Hawk Wing mare. Ran well on debut to finish third of 12 beaten 6½L at Tipperary early last month. One to keep safe.

Form: 3

Wearapinkribbon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/6

Gelding by Shantou out of a Presenting mare. Closely related to Beret Rouge and City Island, both bumper winners. Likely to be popular in the market.

Form:

Fairy Orchard¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

150/1

Well Chosen filly. Dam, unreliable point winner (stayed 3m+), half-sister to useful staying chaser Embracing Change. Last of nine beaten 34L on debut at Gowran Park last month.

Form: 9

Kalinda⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Peter Fahey

22/1

Filly by Born To Sea out of a Cadeaux Genereux mare. Cost $8,500 as a three-year-old.; nice introduction at Limerick in June and will look to improve on that.

Form: 4

Little Mar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr N McParlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Daughter of Kalanisi out of a Tiger Hill mare. Dam was 2m hurdle winner and over a similar trip on the Flat. Yards newcomers often come on for first run.

Form:

Red Iron²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

10/1

Shirocco filly out of a Supreme Leader mare; closely related to five-time winner Heath Hunter. Improved effort on second bumper start at Roscommon last month. Another bold bid expected.

Form: 0-4

Stoneyford Boy³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: A McNamara

20/1

First Reserve: Shantou filly out of a Shirocco mare. Half-brother to three winners including Katie T. Encouraging signs on debut at Tipperary in June. Check market support if getting a run.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

The Greek²¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ms L O'Neill

Not Too Bad Jr⁴²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Reserve 2

Staging Post

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Wearapinkribbon (4/6), Papal Lodge (11/2), O'Carolan (13/2), James Hoban (8/1), Red Iron (10/1), The Greek (10/1), Stoneyford Boy (20/1), Kalinda (22/1), Justbecool (66/1), Meet And Greet (80/1), Gibberwell (100/1), Back O' The Net (100/1), Little Mar (100/1), Blueblood (125/1), Fairy Orchard (150/1)

The Willie Mullins yard have had terrific time in the last seven days at the Galway festival and other venue and the good form can continue with a victory for the Shantou gelding WEARAPINKRIBBON on debut. The four-year-old is closely related to Beret Rouge and City Island, both bumper winners and can take out this race at the expense of the experienced Papal Lodge for trainer and jockey combination of Gordon Elliott/Jamie Codd. Others with experience who could be worth keeping safe are the James Barrett-trained James Hoban and the Philip Fenton-trained Red Iron.