17:45 Thurles

Thursday 11 March 2021

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Ballagh Flat Race

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 37.6s

Banbridge¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien

2/1

Placed both completed starts in points, runner-up latest, Oct 24. In good hands for bumper debut and worth a look.

Form: P-32

Complete Unknown⁴¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J Fogarty

50/1

€26,000 3-y-o. Dam, unraced, closely related to high-class chaser Snoopy Loopy and useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Sam Adams. Unseated rider sole start in points (Jan 2020).

Form: U-

Deploy The Getaway^h1⁷⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

6/5

£200,000 point winner. Not seen for 2 years since that success between the flags but demands obvious respect given his top connections.

Form: 1/

Friends N Commerce

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

200/1

Sholokhov gelding. Closely related to a point winner. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (19f-3m winner) The Outlier.

Form:

Futhermoore¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

150/1

From the family of bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (19f winner) The Macon Lugnatic. Beaten when unseated rider sole start in points (Nov 29).

Form: U

Kings Keeper⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| BF

7/2

Runner-up on hurdles debut then second of 7 in bumper (evens) at Tramore (16f, heavy) 91 days ago. Will win a race.

Form: 22

Pour Pavore⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

£35,000 buy, third on completed start in points in December.

Form: F3

Pray Tell

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally

150/1

Ask gelding. Closely related to winning hurdler Oliver's Island.

Form:

Shallow River

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Ms M Mullins

20/1

€4,200 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Woodford Island.

Form:

State Of Fame²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Out of a fair 2m hurdle winner, also 1m/8.5f winner on Flat, half-sister to fair hurdler (2¼m-2½m winner) Neander. Fourth of 12 in bumper at this course (15.8f, heavy, 80/1) on debut 24 days ago.

Form: 4

Belle Lurette

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

11/1

Martaline mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Grand Sancy and bumper winner Keskonrisk. Dam fair 17f-2¼m hurdle/chase winner in France.

Form:

Non-Runners

Here To Stay¹⁴⁴

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: C P Donoghue J: Mr P A King

Hurlerontheditch¹⁰⁹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: M Kennedy J: M J M O'Sullivan

Glider Bald⁷⁵

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 1

Out The Gap

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: P G Kelly J: Reserve 2

Virginia Boy³

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Deploy The Getaway (6/5), Banbridge (2/1), Kings Keeper (7/2), Belle Lurette (11/1), Glider Bald (16/1), Shallow River (20/1), Pour Pavore (22/1), Virginia Boy (25/1), Out The Gap (25/1), Complete Unknown (50/1), State Of Fame (50/1), Here To Stay (100/1), Hurlerontheditch (100/1), Pray Tell (150/1), Futhermoore (150/1), Friends N Commerce (200/1)

The betting will guide but no surprise if DEPLOY THE GETAWAY proved good enough to make a winning start in this sphere despite a long absence. Kings Keeper is another obvious player.