18:00 Roscommon

Monday 23 May 2022

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Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 2m 19.12s

(12)

Big Belief⁴⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane Kelly| T: S Fahey

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 21 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good to firm, 28/1), well positioned. Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Oliver.

Form: 50-

(6)

Gatsby Grey^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

11/4

Bumper winner and very useful hurdler. Good 4 lengths second of 5 to Mighty Potter in Champion Novices' Hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Should be up to making presence felt in race like this on Flat debut.

Form:

(4)

Hallowed Star⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| C

15/2

Useful jumps winner. Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Second of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, good to soft, 8/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 4-2

(5)

Port Salalah^t³⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Well held in 2 bumpers ahead of Flat debut.

Form:

(13)

Fascinating Secret^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: A A Howard

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden (200/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-0

(11)

No Hassle³⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder

125/1

Once-raced mare. 125/1, sixth of 9 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) on debut. Off 10 months.

Form: 6-

(3)

Pierre Precieuse²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

33/1

Twice-raced filly. Sixth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft, 10/1), not knocked about. Off 9 months. Open to improvement.

Form: 76-

(15)

Scarriff⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 15 in maiden (125/1) at Gowran (9.6f, good to soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 09

(16)

A Mhacin¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77

13/2

Thrice-raced colt. Fourth of 16 in maiden (11/2) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 744

(8)

Gig Harbor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

18/1

Gleneagles gelding. Dam, 9f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m Toolain out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner Qasirah. Colin Keane rides this newcomer who needs keeping a close eye on in the market.

Form:

(7)

Impero²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 82

3/1

Fairly useful form. Third of 20 in maiden (9/2) at Naas (7.9f, heavy), clear of rest. Off 6 months. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 023-

(1)

Spasiba⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

7/4

Promising sort. 4/1, third of 10 in maiden at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) on debut 50 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should improve.

Form: 3

(14)

Destivelle¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S K Ryder

150/1

Twice-raced filly. Tenth of 11 in maiden (250/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 00

(10)

Heather Bear¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Twelfth of 16 in maiden (28/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8-0

Non-Runners

(17)

Sierra Nevada²¹⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Reserve 1

(9)

Chilled Out²⁰⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 2

(2)

Raleigh Bridge⁴³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: G O'Leary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Spasiba (7/4), Gatsby Grey (11/4), Impero (3/1), A Mhacin (13/2), Hallowed Star (15/2), Chilled Out (12/1), Gig Harbor (18/1), Raleigh Bridge (25/1), Pierre Precieuse (33/1), Sierra Nevada (33/1), No Hassle (125/1), Big Belief (125/1), Port Salalah (125/1), Destivelle (150/1), Heather Bear (200/1), Fascinating Secret (200/1), Scarriff (200/1)

IMPERO showed enough when placed twice last autumn to suggest that a race like this should be within his grasp so he gets the nod to make a winning return. Spasiba rates an obvious threat after his encouraging debut third at Cork last month, while good hurdler Gatsby Grey should also be up to making an impact on his Flat debut.