15:08 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

McMahon McKay M&A (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 10.07s

Attaboyarchie²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss E J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

9/2

Fair hurdler. 18/1, good second of 11 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 23 days ago, having run of race. Should go well again.

Form: 2-40422

Boldog^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

3/1

€155,000 3-y-o, Authorized gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/chaser Belargus, and half-brother to numerous winners, including fair French hurdler/chaser Bushido. Wears hood. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Faulty⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

9/5

€36,000 3-y-o, £70,000 5-y-o, Dunaden gelding. Dam, French bumper maiden, half-sister to useful French chaser (stayed 2¾m) Quolibe. Failed to complete both starts in points in Dec 2021 but second of 6 in bumper at this course (16.9f, soft, 15/2) on NH debut 51 days ago. Leading form claims.

Form: FU-2

Johnny M

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L D Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

16/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Ofalltheginjoints and fair hurdler Mick Charlie, stays 25f. Worth a market check.

Form:

Kalsman⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Kelly Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 8 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 150/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 898

Littlefoot²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Molloy

8/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Milan. Placed both starts in points, runner-up latest (May 22), so shouldn't be totally ruled out.

Form: 3-2

Lucky Lyreen²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

11/2

Promising sort. 5/4, fourth of 14 in bumper at this course (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Open to progress and merits consideration.

Form: 4

Make No Plans

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Liam G O'brien

66/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam made frame completed start in points.

Form:

Ounce Of Gold³⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Patrick Turley

33/1

Arcadio gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (2m-21f winner) Mr Mole, out of French 2¼m hurdle/chase winner Emmylou du Berlais. Unplaced sole start in points (Dec 2021).

Form: 9-

The Bridge House²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (20/1) at Tramore (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 7

Tiz All Hush Hush

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: R K Watson

20/1

Outstrip gelding. Dam maiden on Flat in France. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

Always Handy⁵³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: B Jordan J: Mr B T Stone

Fathom Two²²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: S McParlan J: Mr N McParlan

Largy Ray⁵⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr S Connor

Onehellofagetaway²⁴⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: Miss E Doyle J: Mr F Maguire

Forecasts

Faulty (9/5), Boldog (3/1), Attaboyarchie (9/2), Lucky Lyreen (11/2), Littlefoot (8/1), Largy Ray (8/1), Fathom Two (10/1), Johnny M (16/1), Tiz All Hush Hush (20/1), Onehellofagetaway (25/1), Ounce Of Gold (33/1), Always Handy (33/1), Make No Plans (66/1), The Bridge House (125/1), Kalsman (200/1)

FATHOM TWO was a comfortable winner of a point at the second attempt and this looks a reasonable starting point under Rules, so he is preferred to form-pick Faulty and Lucky Lyreen, who might well improve on his debut 7 months ago.