16:15 Downpatrick

Monday 31 August 2020

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A J C Group Flat Race

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 33.7s

I A Connect²³

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

6/4

Twice-raced maiden. 4/7, second of 12 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago, no impression on the winner. Still, it remains early days and worth another chance.

Form: 3-2

I Don't Get It³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A Casement⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey

28/1

Bit below form sixth of 11 in bumper (100/1) at Galway (18.3f, good to soft) 32 days ago, merely passing beaten horses. Others make more appeal.

Form: 08P2-56

Phoenix Flower

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell

16/1

Planteur gelding. Dam, winning French hurdler/chaser around 2m, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (2m/17f winner) Tito Bustillo. Market should prove a useful guide ahead of debut.

Form:

Rockon Henry¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: F Feeney

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in bumper at Tipperary (20f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Sam Lorenzo²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 7 months.

Form: P/7-

Bubbles In May^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: E Mullins| BF

3/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, second of 11 in bumper (6/4) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) on NH debut 21 days ago. That was a solid start and no surprise to see her thereabouts.

Form: 2

Deo Bellator³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss A O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 7F22-00

Walking Fame⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Taaffe| BF

9/4

15/8, again made the frame when creditable third of 14 in bumper at Ballinrobe (17.7f, soft) 40 days ago. Each-way claims once more.

Form: 37/45-23

Wavylake¹⁰

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

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) 10 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Down in trip.

Form: 76

Auntie Doyen^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: S McParlan

20/1

Doyen filly. Closely related to a winner, and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Commanche Red and useful hurdler Dani California. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Corrigaleen^t⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr S Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in bumper (16/1) at Tipperary (16f, soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 66

Greige^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

22/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Court Cave filly. Dam, maiden pointer, half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Minella Indo. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Forecasts

I A Connect (6/4), Walking Fame (9/4), Bubbles In May (3/1), Phoenix Flower (16/1), Auntie Doyen (20/1), Greige (22/1), I Don't Get It (28/1), Wavylake (33/1), Corrigaleen (40/1), Sam Lorenzo (66/1), Deo Bellator (125/1), Rockon Henry (125/1)

BUBBLES IN MAY and I A Connect both arrive on the back of runners-up efforts and rate the pair to focus on, the former narrowly shading the vote. Walking Fame may emerge best of the remainder.