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Sunday 4 April 2021

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Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 59.0s

Dark Raven²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

4/7

5/2, emphatic winner of 13-runner bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago, forging clear. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 1

Getaway Master

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Gustavian, stays 3m. Dam unraced. Appeals on paper so much respected newcomer.

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Good Gossin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: Ciaran Murphy

50/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to 7f winner Lass Vega. Dam, 8.4f-11.7f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Hisaabaat. Bred to be no back number. Respected debutant.

Form:

Hey Johnny

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

20/1

Worthadd gelding. Half-brother to smart bumper winner Sir Gerhard. Dam fair 2m hurdle winner. Pedigree catches the eye so he rates an interesting newcomer. Well worth a market check.

Form:

Itso Fury

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Miss E Doyle

18/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Haldon Hill and point winner. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Requin. Newcomer is no forlorn hope.

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Kingston Kid

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Coney Island and bumper winner Seaton Carew. Lots to like on breeding. Another debutant who is worth a second look.

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Pats Choice

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Mrs D Foster

3/1

€170,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Open Day. Catches the eye on pedigree and interesting on his first run. Needs monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Simon^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr G Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Sageburg gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Nodforms Paula. Wears tongue strap. Other newcomers appeal more.

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So Scottish

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

11/1

Martaline gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler/modest chaser Salsa d'Arabie. Dam French 2m winning hurdler/chaser. In good hands and debutant is another who needs a market check.

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Winding River^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

40/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Carrigeen Lotus. Dam, bumper/point winner, closely related to top-class chaser Minella Indo. Wears hood. Not dismissed on his first run.

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Zero Tolerance¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien

12/1

Second of 11 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft, 16/1) on NH debut 11 days ago. Likely to do better now.

Form: 2

Millstream Mahler

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan

80/1

€3,250 3-y-o, Mahler filly. Half-sister to fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Presented Well, stayed 2½m. Dam unraced. Others appeal more on their first run.

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Forecasts

Dark Raven (4/7), Pats Choice (3/1), So Scottish (11/1), Zero Tolerance (12/1), Itso Fury (18/1), Hey Johnny (20/1), Winding River (40/1), Getaway Master (50/1), Good Gossin (50/1), Millstream Mahler (80/1), Kingston Kid (100/1), Simon (100/1)

Plenty of potentially interesting newcomers in this bumper but it's still hard to side against Willie Mullins' DARK RAVEN who created a good impression when forging clear for a debut success at Leopardstown. Pats Choice catches the eye on paper and looks the one to chase him home, although Hey Johnny and So Scottish are two others who command plenty of respect.