20:15 Ballinrobe

Monday 9 August 2021

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Cummins Homevalue Hardware Flat Race

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 4m 3.10s

Back Yourself^p1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 4 months, 11/1, ran poorly when tenth of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Questions to answer.

Form: 97-0

Cherrywood⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut 62 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 0

Magnetic Zero

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Curling

10/3

Mahler gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Imperial Knight, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner Go Whatever. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Modreeney¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J F O'Meara⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 16 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. This is easier and he has claims.

Form: 4-07

Shandancer³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fifth of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Could go well.

Form: 9-45

Tchoupinminzac

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

11/2

Falco gelding. Dam French 17f-19f hurdle winner, also 11.5f winner on Flat in France.

Form:

Non-Runners

Midnight Our Fred⁶⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Mr N McParlan

Ximli

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Mr G Collier

Forecasts

Shandancer (3/1), Modreeney (10/3), Magnetic Zero (10/3), Back Yourself (7/2), Tchoupinminzac (11/2), Midnight Our Fred (14/1), Ximli (16/1), Cherrywood (33/1)

MAGNETIC ZERO fits the bill on paper and could make a successful start under Derek O'Connor. Modreeney and Shandancer have both shown enough in similar events to suggest they can play a part.