Plusvital Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 53.06s

Gaelic Arc¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J P Ryan| D

50/1

Winner in bumper at Thurles in November. 33/1, respectable 25 lengths third of 6 to American Mike in listed bumper at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Vulnerable.

Form: 7-7313

Johnny Cigar⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| D

11/1

Winner in bumper at Listowel in September. Fourth of 10 in bumper (13/2) at Cork (19f, good) 73 days ago, left poorly placed. Others make more appeal.

Form: UP44-14

Smooth Player⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

8/1

Promising type. 8/11, won 7-runner bumper at Galway (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 40 days ago, well on top finish. Sure to build on that, so no forlorn hope.

Form: 1

The Nice Guy³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

1/1

9/4, won 12-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 32 days ago, kept up to work. Trainer going well. Big shout.

Form: 1

Dorans Weir¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| D

8/1

Confirmed debut promise when won 11-runner bumper at Thurles (16f, good to soft, 4/1) on bumper debut 10 days ago. May have more to come.

Form: 51

Flemencello³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

5/2

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Slipped up in listed bumper at Navan (16f, good, 3/1) 38 days ago won by The Model Kingdom. Obvious claims.

Form: 13S

Non-Runners

Into The Sunset¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: J A Berry J: Mr J P Berry

Forecasts

The Nice Guy (1/1), Flemencello (5/2), Dorans Weir (8/1), Smooth Player (8/1), Johnny Cigar (11/1), Gaelic Arc (50/1), Into The Sunset (50/1)

THE NICE GUY scored with a bit in hand first time out and he's the preference of Patrick Mullins, so he gets the marginal vote ahead of stablemate Flemencello, who has the best form and was strong in the betting before she slipped up at Navan last time. Smooth Player also deserves respect.