16:35 Down Royal

Saturday 30 October 2021

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Lisburn Bowl (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 4m 21.90s

For The Cause¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| BF

20/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle at Navan (22f, good, 11/4) on hurdles bow 136 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Down in trip.

Form: FF/7F

American Mike²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

4/7

€20,000 3-y-o, £195,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdle winner One Fine Man. Dam (c138/h107) 17f-25f hurdle/chase winner. Easily won sole start in points (Apr 10). Obvious claims.

Form: 1-

Champ De Gane¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

10/3

Once-raced maiden. 6/1, second of 13 in bumper at this course (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 180 days ago. Solid claims with the potential to do better.

Form: 2

Pass No Remarks

Age: 4| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

66/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Cigliano and fairly useful hurdler Shmabeni.

Form:

Royal Romeo

Age: 4| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

5/1

Mamool gelding. Half-brother to 10.3f winner Latoyah of North. Notable newcomer, particularly if he attracts support.

Form:

Cocoplum²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr N McParlan| T: C A McBratney

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 7 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, heavy, 16/1) on NH debut 25 days ago. Claims if she can improve on that.

Form: 2

Glenview⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: D McDonogh

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifteenth of 20 in bumper at Navan (15.8f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 980

Non-Runners

Ballyferris²²⁰

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: J J Lambe J: Liam McKenna

Use Your Illusion

Weight: 12-1| Age: 4

T: N Carolan J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

American Mike (4/7), Champ De Gane (10/3), Royal Romeo (5/1), Cocoplum (20/1), For The Cause (20/1), Ballyferris (33/1), Pass No Remarks (66/1), Use Your Illusion (66/1), Glenview (125/1)

AMERICAN MIKE was picked up by top connections for a hefty sum on the back of a ready point success, so he's a straightforward choice to make a winning Rules debut. Royal Romeo is an interesting newcomer and Champ de Gane is the clear pick of those with Rules form.