17:30 Listowel

Monday 6 June 2022

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Dr. Louis O'Carroll (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 36.70s

Old Bill Barley⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Won 10-runner bumper (evens) at Kilbeggan (15f, good) on debut 46 days ago, always holding on. Significantly up in trip. Hard to beat with improvement on the cards.

Form: 1-

Drumroe Lad¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: R Murphy

14/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Shanroe Al C (2½m-25f winner) and 2 point winners. Pulled up in sole point ahead of Rules debut.

Form: P-

Ferdinand Star¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 16 in bumper at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago, finishing with running left. Up in trip.

Form: PP-7

Getaway Henry

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: Daniel O'leary

20/1

Getaway gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to a couple of useful sorts. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

Prohus Yank²²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath

80/1

No show in 2 maiden hurdles in March 2021. Likely outsider on return.

Form: 8P/P-

Stonehall²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: R A Foley

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Shotgun Jack

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

22/1

Califet gelding. Dam (c102/h112) 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner.

Form:

Costaweefortune

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: T B Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor

50/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Sister to fairly useful 15f-17f hurdle winner in France Dancing Roque, and half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler Fleur de La Roque.

Form:

Hot As Pepper^t1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

7/4

Point winner. Better effort in bumpers this spring when second of 14 at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 21 days ago, running on. Tongue strap on 1st time. The obvious threat to Old Bill Barley.

Form: 16-2

Killoughteen¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J M Lee

16/1

Modest form. Bit below form ninth of 16 in bumper at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 046-9

On The Sixth Day

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

9/2

Westerner mare. Sister to 1¾m bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Blazer's Mill, and half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Taniokey. Some paper appeal for stable which gets odd bumper winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

Cap Bernat⁵²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: R McNeilly J: Mr P McNeilly

Gandy Man⁴⁵⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: Mr T Hamilton

Forecasts

Old Bill Barley (6/4), Hot As Pepper (7/4), On The Sixth Day (9/2), Gandy Man (5/1), Drumroe Lad (14/1), Killoughteen (16/1), Getaway Henry (20/1), Shotgun Jack (22/1), Stonehall (22/1), Ferdinand Star (25/1), Cap Bernat (25/1), Costaweefortune (50/1), Prohus Yank (80/1)

Kilbeggan debut winner OLD BILL BARLEY is open to improvement now stepping up in trip and can make light of his penalty. Recent Killarney second Hot As Pepper is the obvious one to give him most to do. Gandy Man, who ran to a fair level when runner-up on the first of 2 hurdle starts in the 2020/21 season, and newcomer On The Sixth Day can fight it out for third.