17:15 Tipperary

Thursday 20 May 2021

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Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 24.30s

John Cannon²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr J J Codd| T: J G Murphy| D

5/1

Thurles bumper winner. 28/1, respectable fifth of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 81/3-5

Kottayam²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

1/1

First run since leaving Patrick J. Flynn when wide-margin winner of 14-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 28 days ago. One to keep on right side.

Form: 3/1-

The Gossiper⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 113| D

7/2

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Tailed-off last of 18 to Knappers Hill in Grade 2 bumper (4/1) at Aintree (17f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: FF/10-

Alfie Flowers

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Tobin

66/1

€1,000 3-y-o, Arcadio gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Couleur France. Other newcomers appeal more.

Form:

Don't Tell Grandad

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely

16/1

Westerner gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Dont Tell No One. Dam unraced sister to useful bumper winner No Shenanigans. Bred to be no back number but market can guide.

Form:

Nancy Wyse¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S E O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard Quirk| C

11/1

12/1, won 16-runner bumper at this course (18f, good to soft) 14 days ago, just holding on. In the mix.

Form: 3/3144-1

Time Gents³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss E Cummins⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

150/1

16/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 66 days ago on sole run for J. V. Redmond. More needed for new yard now.

Form: P5P-

Aghinagh

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary

40/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Cotton Jenny. Dam, 2m chase winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stays 19f) Rocky Court. Makes some appeal on paper. No forlorn hope.

Form:

Benny The Duke

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

18/1

Libertarian gelding. Half-brother to useful 3m hurdler Jimmy Breekie. Dam unraced. Others appeal more.

Form:

Imperial Ruler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D A McLoughlin

12/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Santo Romano. Dam, maiden on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler/chaser (17f-21f winner) Celtix. Makes some appeal on his first run.

Form:

Bang On Target^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler

28/1

Milan mare. Dam fairly useful 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner. Wears hood. Other newcomers are preferred.

Form:

Save Tonight

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

150/1

Fame And Glory mare. Half-sister to 4 winners on Flat, including useful winner up to 10.7f Nice Style. Dam 7f winner at 2 yrs. Appeals on pedigree so newcomer shouldn't be underestimated.

Form:

Brownstown Head^h1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

66/1

80/1, thirteenth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Hooded for 1st time and lots to find. RESERVE

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Up The Club³⁰⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Miss R Murphy

Making Country⁵³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: E J O'Grady J:

One Last Tango²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: E Griffin J: Mr F Maguire

Youlongforme²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

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

Smoke And Mirrors

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: Mr T Hamilton

Forecasts

Kottayam (1/1), The Gossiper (7/2), John Cannon (5/1), Making Country (10/1), Nancy Wyse (11/1), Imperial Ruler (12/1), Don't Tell Grandad (16/1), Benny The Duke (18/1), Bang On Target (28/1), Up The Club (33/1), Youlongforme (33/1), Aghinagh (40/1), One Last Tango (50/1), Brownstown Head (66/1), Alfie Flowers (66/1), Smoke And Mirrors (100/1), Time Gents (150/1), Save Tonight (150/1)

KOTTAYAM made a winning start in emphatic style for Willie Mullins at Kilbeggan last month and is fancied to defy a 7 lb penalty in a bumper which isn't so competitive as the numbers suggest. John Cannon looks the one to chase him home with Making Country appealing as the pick of the remainder now his sights have been lowered.