17:10 Downpatrick

Friday 9 October 2020

All13:4514:1714:5215:2516:0016:3517:10

Toals Bookmakers Flat Race

Off time: 17:09 | Winning time: 4m 34.80s

Corran Cross³²⁷

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

11/8

€13,000 3-y-o, £130,000 4-y-o, Doyen gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Real Steel. Won sole start in points (Nov 2019).

Form: 1-

Flanking Maneuver³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: N Meade

6/5

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Colin Bowe when fifth of 17 in bumper (16/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 10 months. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 4/45-

My Mind Reader²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Murphy

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, fourth of 9 in bumper at this course (17.8f, good) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: P/P1-4

Outback Trucker^t⁹

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

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on, fifth of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 5

Pay The Fine^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J W Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

80/1

Arcadio gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Just Don't Ask. Dam (h74), bumper winner, half-sister to useful chaser (3m/25f winner) Meanus Dandy. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Sam Lorenzo²¹

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

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at this course (17.8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: P/7-68

The Dara Man¹⁹

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

12/1

Promising sort. 8/1, third of 10 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago, staying on well. Open to progress.

Form: 35-3

Imperial Sachin's

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

7/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam (h81), bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (2m-2½m winner) Ellenjay.

Form:

Pepite De Belle⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Fontwell (17.7f, good to firm) 52 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Dan Skelton.

Form: 7-37

Non-Runners

The Count

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr B G Crawford

The Jam Girl

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: L Lennon J: Mr T Reilly

Forecasts

Flanking Maneuver (6/5), Corran Cross (11/8), Imperial Sachin's (7/1), The Count (10/1), The Dara Man (12/1), My Mind Reader (20/1), The Jam Girl (25/1), Pepite De Belle (50/1), Sam Lorenzo (50/1), Outback Trucker (50/1), Pay The Fine (80/1)

CORRAN CROSS won his sole start in points and represents leading connections so is an obvious type. Flanking Maneuver brings the best form after his fifth of 17 at Fairyhouse, while The Dara Man showed promise when third at Listowel on debut.