17:25 Fairyhouse

Saturday 26 February 2022

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Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 24.80s

Banjaxed

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss F Leaney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler

8/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Dam, made frame in bumper, sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (2m-21f winner) Banjaxed Girl.

Form:

Cheerful Chap^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly

125/1

Pour Moi gelding. Half-sister to 1¼m-1½m winner Street Art and fair 2m hurdle winner So Lonely. Dam maiden on Flat. Wears hood.

Form:

Desertmore House^t1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in bumper (18/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 16

Kansas City Star¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

4/5

€44,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Beyond The Law. Wide-margin winner sole outing in points (Oct 10). Obvious claims on debut.

Form: 1

Mister Bo

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle

9/1

€29,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Monbeg Notorious and modest hurdler Katie's Hen. Dam (h84) lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Likely to need time.

Form:

Walter Grey⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel Joseph Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Naas (15.8f, soft) 72 days ago, pulling hard. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 2-0

What Path

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

2/1

Coastal Path gelding. Dam, placed over fences in France up to 2½m, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (21f-3m winner) Ungaro

Form:

Emily B

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Cosgrave

100/1

Arcadio mare. Sister to bumper winner You Caught My Eye and half-sister to modest chaser Auld Sold.

Form:

Lady Goliath^h1²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Paddy Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in bumper (80/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 76

Sameoldstory

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan

50/1

Sageburg mare. Dam, 1m winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 3¼m) The Macon Lugnatic.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bellaney Lord²⁷⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr B G Crawford

Forecasts

Kansas City Star (4/5), What Path (2/1), Bellaney Lord (3/1), Banjaxed (8/1), Mister Bo (9/1), Walter Grey (14/1), Desertmore House (40/1), Sameoldstory (50/1), Lady Goliath (100/1), Emily B (100/1), Cheerful Chap (125/1)

KANSAS CITY STAR has been picked up by a top yard since landing a point by a wide margin, so he's worth supporting in his bid to maintain his unbeaten record switched to Rules. What Path's yard has had a stranglehold on the bumper division this term, so he's one to take very seriously on debut, while Bellaney Lord is the clear pick of those with experience in this discipline.