16:30 Gowran Park

Thursday 28 January 2021

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P.J. Foley Memorial Flat Race

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 4m 46.50s

Barnacullia

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: M Mulvany

14/1

Ocovango gelding. First foal. Dam, placed in points, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (winner up to 3m) Glin Castle and winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Around Before.

Form:

Da Little Grey Lad¹⁵

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

100/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding who offered little when 80/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at Naas (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 8

Hara Kiri

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

4/11

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful French 2m hurdle winner Useful de La Roque. Trainer’s newcomers command respect and he has won this in 8 out of the last 13 runnings.

Form:

Modreeney

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

25/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Famous Name gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including French 15f hurdle winner Get Me Five.

Form:

Noble Birth

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien

10/1

Nathaniel gelding. Dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to smart sprinter Primo Valentino.

Form:

Old Soul

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Miss E Doyle

7/1

Montmartre gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Le Vent d'Antan and fairly useful French 2¼m chase winner Cathodine Cayras.

Form:

Perceval Legallois

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Ballingarry gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Wavelength. Dam unraced. Any market support could prove to be significant.

Form:

Powerful Blue

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

66/1

Power gelding. Dam ran once on Flat.

Form:

Nusra

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: E J O'Grady

28/1

Finsceal Fior filly. Half-sister to useful 7f-1m winner La Rav. Dam sprint maiden.

Form:

Forecasts

Hara Kiri (4/11), Old Soul (7/1), Noble Birth (10/1), Perceval Legallois (12/1), Barnacullia (14/1), Modreeney (25/1), Nusra (28/1), Powerful Blue (66/1), Da Little Grey Lad (100/1)

Little to go on so HARA KIRI is taken to make a winning start for leading trainer Willie Mullins, who has taken 8 of the last 13 runnings of this bumper. Perceval Legallois, Old Soul and Modreeney all look likely types on paper and the market should be a good indicator of what to expect.