13:45 Sligo

Wednesday 4 August 2021

All13:1513:4514:1714:5215:2716:0216:37

Keash Hill Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 18.96s

(14)

Clew Bay^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 6-074

(3)

First Blood^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 60

3/1

Promising individual. Very good fifth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (10f, good) 25 days ago, nearest finish. Should have more to offer for her good stable.

Form: 7-885

(6)

Catherine Chroi^p,t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Halpin| T: C O'Connell| OR: 56

14/1

16/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 754804

(17)

Built For This^t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 55

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 0000

(12)

Bella Coaster³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 53

12/1

Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap (17/2) at Naas (10f, good) 32 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 550445

(13)

Ten Ten Twenty³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 52

5/4

13/2, good second of 15 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 3 days ago, running on. Back up in trip. Yard in good form. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 00-0922

(7)

Queen Amanirenas¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 51

15/2

Creditable 2 lengths second of 8 to Bader Ginsburg in handicap (4/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 098462

(15)

Rusla²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 46

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in claimer (33/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000066

(2)

French Company¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: J G Coogan| OR: 45

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 150/1) 13 days ago, merely closing up late. Up in trip.

Form: 879-7

(1)

Our Secret Pearl^t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 45| BF

33/1

6/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Naas (10f, good) 32 days ago, not ideally placed. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 60-5750

(11)

Rock Ya Boy Ya³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: Francis Casey| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap (80/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 34 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 09-00

(8)

Sioux Grit⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 45

40/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 150/1) 77 days ago.

Form: 00-0090

(10)

Xael¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: D English| OR: 45

50/1

4 lengths fifth of 8 to Bader Ginsburg in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good, 28/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 0-00005

(4)

Itsnoteasyhi¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Davis| T: G Keane| OR: 49

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10f, good to firm) 12 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. RESERVE.

Form: 00095

Non-Runners

(5)

Bader Ginsburg¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: C J MacRedmond

(9)

See The Love¹²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

(16)

Classy Choice¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ten Ten Twenty (5/4), First Blood (3/1), Bader Ginsburg (4/1), Queen Amanirenas (15/2), See The Love (8/1), Clew Bay (17/2), Bella Coaster (12/1), Catherine Chroi (14/1), Classy Choice (16/1), Itsnoteasyhi (22/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (25/1), French Company (33/1), Our Secret Pearl (33/1), Sioux Grit (40/1), Xael (50/1), Rusla (50/1), Built For This (66/1)

FIRST BLOOD shaped with a bit of promise when nearest at the finish on his Navan handicap debut last month and gets a tentative vote for the Joseph O'Brien team. Colin Keane takes over in the saddle on Ten Ten Twenty who could pose a big threat if over his exertions at Galway on Sunday. Queen Amanirenas and Bader Ginsburg are also shortlisted.