16:55 Sligo

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Sligo Races Flat Race

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 42.8s

Alvarez

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: P Fenton

12/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (seems best at 2m-21f) Doitforthevillage.

Form:

Ben Thomson

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Hare| T: N Meade

85/40

€30,000 3-y-o, Famous Name gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful chaser (stayed 3m) Bobcatbilly and half-sister to very smart hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Monksland. Notable newcomer.

Form:

Eric Carmen¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Doyle

15/2

€21,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Runner-up sole start in points (Mar 8).

Form: 2-

Erica's Joy^t1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

2/1

Once-raced maiden. Evens, twelfth of 13 in bumper at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good) on NH debut 51 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Thought capable of much better.

Form: 0

Justbecool¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T J Love⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 14 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 7

Staging Post^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/2 and tongue strap on, eighth of 12 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 8

The Greek³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

9/2

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in bumper (6/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut 37 days ago. Likely to do better with the emphasis more on stamina.

Form: 8

Tullyhogue Fort²¹

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

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 17 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Boston Brahmin²¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: N Lee J: Mr P A King

Anna Van Go⁵⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: R Deegan

Lyla Garrity

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Mr D M Collins

Forecasts

Erica's Joy (2/1), Ben Thomson (85/40), The Greek (9/2), Eric Carmen (15/2), Anna Van Go (15/2), Boston Brahmin (10/1), Alvarez (12/1), Staging Post (16/1), Justbecool (16/1), Lyla Garrity (20/1), Tullyhogue Fort (25/1)

ERICA'S JOY clearly wasn't quite right at Kilbeggan on debut but, given he was sent off at a short price for his top yard that day, he's worth another chance to show what he's capable of in a winnable race. The Greek should be suited by the step up in trip, so he should build on his debut, and Ben Thomson is the clear pick of the newcomers.