16:30 Roscommon

Monday 23 May 2022

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Roscommon Claiming Maiden

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 36.63s

(2)

Atlantic Breeze¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

8/1

Thrice-raced colt. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 16 in maiden (25/1) at Cork (6f, good) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5-40

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(5)

Plankton

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

8/13

Dandy Man colt. Dam, 7f-1m winner, half-sister to useful 5f/6f winner Love Intrigue. Represents top yard, so he's a notable newcomer in a weak maiden.

Form:

(4)

Brown Eagle^b1⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 72

15/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 40/1, last of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Claims if blinkers spark some life back into him.

Form: 4385-00

(6)

Gregor Mendel^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: J Davison| OR: 56

13/2

Modest gelding. Visored for 1st time, good fifth of 15 in handicap (13/2) at this course (7.3f, soft) 14 days ago. Yard in good form. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 997-005

(1)

Red Storm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

9/1

2,000 gns 3-y-o, Night of Thunder gelding. Dam, 1¼m-2¼m winner, half-sister to very smart 1m-13.4f winner Systematic out of smart 1m winner Sensation.

Form:

(8)

Sovereignty^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 40

100/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Last of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 40/1) 12 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 00080

(7)

Geri Hatrick^v²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

16/1

Thrice-raced filly. 40/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Sligo (10.6f, soft) 22 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 2-77

Non-Runners

(3)

Schiele¹⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Plankton (8/13), Schiele (11/10), Gregor Mendel (13/2), Brown Eagle (15/2), Atlantic Breeze (8/1), Red Storm (9/1), Geri Hatrick (16/1), Sovereignty (100/1)

SCHIELE has comfortably the best form and should be capable of opening his account in this weak claiming maiden. The obvious danger is Plankton, who is out of a 7f winner and with n excellent stable. The others all have questions to answer.