17:20 Roscommon

Monday 26 September 2022

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Roscommon On-Course Vets Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 48.20s

Kippers Company

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Kelly

9/1

€2,500 3-y-o, Fast Company gelding. Half-brother to useful 5f-1m winner Earls. Dam winner up to 11f (2-y-o 7f winner). Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Leading Flame⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Kelly Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

5/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good) on NH debut 9 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Down in trip.

Form: 8

Liberty Flame^h1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood

6/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good) on NH debut 40 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 5

Locorotondo^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J Codd| T: M Brassil

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 12 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 6569

Mister Vic

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens

50/1

Masterofthehorse gelding. Dam point winner/modest maiden hurdler (stayed 19f). Doesn't appeal as a probable first-time-out winner.

Form:

Never Seen Again

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

8/1

Epaulette gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including useful 1½m-13f winner Bolder Bob. Dam unraced. Worth a peak in the betting.

Form:

Quaresome^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell

28/1

€2,200 3-y-o, Parish Hall gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Morning With Ivan, stayed 2½m. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Wears hood on debut, which is somewhat disconcerting.

Form:

Unbridled Power^p1⁴⁰

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

5/4

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper (11/4) at Sligo (18f, good) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's an obvious candidate.

Form: 74

Dugort Bay⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: P Stafford

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in bumper at this course (16.1f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 55 days ago.

Form: 8

Village Lady^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

12/1

Pride of Dubai filly. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 7f/1m winner Juthoor. Wears tongue strap. Yard 1-28 in bumpers in Ireland in recent seasons.

Form:

Non-Runners

Affordale Fury²⁰⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Mr Pat Taaffe

West Away¹⁷⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Mr B W Harvey

Forecasts

Unbridled Power (5/4), Affordale Fury (2/1), Leading Flame (5/1), Liberty Flame (6/1), West Away (7/1), Never Seen Again (8/1), Kippers Company (9/1), Locorotondo (12/1), Village Lady (12/1), Dugort Bay (25/1), Quaresome (28/1), Mister Vic (50/1)

Point winner AFFORDABLE FURY could be the way to go in a bumper seemingly lacking any strength in depth. It will look significant if Noel Meade's representative is strong in the betting. Unbridled Power evidently isn't one of his powerful yard's leading lights, but he has shown enough in a couple of runs to make him of strong interest in a race of this nature, and perhaps the addition of cheekpieces may help eke out a bit more. Newcomer West Away is worth a second look in the betting.