Galway Flat Race

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 4m 25.10s

Dermateen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian O'Connor

33/1

Clouseau gelding. Dam (h87), modest maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m), 1½m winner who stayed 2m on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Ocean Transit.

Form:

Hermin D'oudairies^t1⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: James King

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/1, sixth of 11 in bumper at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 63 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 6

Magnetic Pulse¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 161 days ago. Can improve.

Form: 5-

Ocojohn¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Broderick⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) on NH debut 10 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 4

Smooth Player

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

8/11

Getaway gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Thunder Down Under, stays 3m over hurdles, and bumper winner/fair 2m hurdle winner Cloudy Rock, stayed 2½m. Trainer going well. Obvious appeal.

Form:

Cocoplum

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr N McParlan| T: C A McBratney

16/1

Nathaniel filly. Half-sister to 7f winner at 2 yrs Ellery Lane. Dam 1m winner at 2 yrs who stayed 1½m.

Form:

Rathnaleen Kal¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

13/2

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 17 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Smooth Player (8/11), Magnetic Pulse (4/1), Rathnaleen Kal (13/2), Ocojohn (12/1), Hermin D'oudairies (14/1), Cocoplum (16/1), Dermateen (33/1)

Those with form don't set the bar all that high, so the percentage call is to side with newcomer SMOOTH PLAYER, who represents a top yard and is a half-brother to a winner in this discipline. Magnetic Pulse and Rathnaleen Kal should improve from their debuts, so they look the selection's strongest opponents.