15:50 Naas

Wednesday 13 January 2021

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Rushe's Supervalu (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 4m 16.80s

Boola Boola

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Invincible Spirit gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 2¼m bumper winner Captain Kangaroo and smart 1m-1¼m winner Sky Kingdom. Dam New Zealand Group 1 1m winner. Yard in good form.

Form:

Captain Conby

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

10/1

Conduit gelding. Dam (b67), lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Hell's Bay.

Form:

Da Little Grey Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Kelleher⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

80/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Eyewitness

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

5/1

Dark Angel gelding. Closely related to very smart 6.5f-1m winner Expert Eye and half-brother to 2 winners. Dam 1m winner. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Regal Statesman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Nolan

12/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Closely related to smart hurdler/very smart chaser Noble Prince, stayed 25f,. Dam 7f/1m winner.

Form:

Rocket Carnival

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde

5/2

Authorized gelding. Dam 7f winner.

Form:

Wewillgowithplanb

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: A Donoghue

28/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Big Bad Bear. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Invitation Only.

Form:

Belle Metal

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Soldier of Fortune filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Themoonandsixpence. One to take very seriously on debut.

Form:

Moments Past

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Taaffe

16/1

Fame And Glory filly. Closely related to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Riders Onthe Storm. Dam unraced.

Form:

Forecasts

Belle Metal (9/4), Rocket Carnival (5/2), Eyewitness (5/1), Boola Boola (7/1), Captain Conby (10/1), Regal Statesman (12/1), Moments Past (16/1), Wewillgowithplanb (28/1), Da Little Grey Lad (80/1)

With no form to go on it seems prudent to stick with the newcomers from the powerhouse stables of Mullins and Elliott represented by BELLE METAL and Eyewitness. The latter may not relish a slog given his speedy pedigree so the former gets the nod.