17:35 Listowel

Monday 19 September 2022

All14:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:35

Eric Browne Memorial Flat Race

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 3m 49.05s

Abbeydale^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

4/1

Martaline gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Irish Saint and bumper winner/useful hurdler Welsh Saint. Dam 2m hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap. Likely type on paper and needs a close look in the betting.

Form:

Bukhill⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

5/4

Promising sort. Fifth of 15 in bumper (7/4) at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 56 days ago. Open to improvement and high on the shortlist for top yard.

Form: 5

But What^t1¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

12/1

Affinisea gelding. Dam, bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2½m) Quintana. Wears tongue strap.

Form: P-

Fiveonefive⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: C Collins

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, seventh of 15 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 56 days ago.

Form: 27

Innocent Walker¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, sixth of 14 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 140 days ago.

Form: 0-6

My Gaffer³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

7/2

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 4 in bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good, 9/2) 30 days ago. Should be in the mix.

Form: 22

Robin Elite^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: G O'Loughlin

100/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam 7f/1m winner. Wears tongue strap and will only be of interest on debut if the market vibes are notably positive.

Form:

Sean Og³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Ms M Mullins

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 9 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good, 9/1) 33 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 93

Sonny Fella

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: W M Roper

200/1

Battle of Marengo gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including useful Italian 9f-11f winner Ecopass. Dam, Italian 2m hurdle winner, also 1m winner on Flat. Opposable on debut.

Form:

Volantis⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

11/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, third of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 40/1) on debut 98 days ago. First run for yard after leaving R. P. Rath. More needed.

Form: 3

Ladybela

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P Kiely

100/1

Belardo filly. Dam 7.5f winner in France. Unlikely first-time-out winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

Pickanumber

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P Croke J: Mr J P Murray

Forecasts

Bukhill (5/4), My Gaffer (7/2), Abbeydale (4/1), Fiveonefive (9/1), Volantis (11/1), But What (12/1), Sean Og (18/1), Innocent Walker (28/1), Pickanumber (33/1), Ladybela (100/1), Robin Elite (100/1), Sonny Fella (200/1)

ABBEYDALE is an appealing newcomer from the Gordon Elliott yard and he wouldn't need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning start to his career. The hint should be taken if the market speaks in his favour. Bukhill can be expected to improve on what he showed first time out at Galway and he is clear second choice. My Gaffer is best of the rest, while Fiveonefive and Sean Og are also worth a second look from an each-way perspective.