16:25 Gowran Park

Thursday 26 January 2023

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P.J. Foley Memorial Flat Race

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 4m 20.08s

Ankud¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

4/5

7/4, promising clear second of 10 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, heavy) on debut 18 days ago, keeping on well. Leading claims for top yard.

Form: 2

D Art D Art

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T Cooper

8/1

Jeu St Eloi gelding. Dam maiden over jumps in France. Not discounted on his debut.

Form:

Jerisk Star

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Miss E Doyle

5/1

No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1½m-15f winner Inedit Star. Dam ran once over hurdles. No forlorn hope.

Form:

Smokey Putnum

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

9/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam, fair runner-up both start in bumpers. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form:

Tramps Like Us

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss J Townend⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly

18/1

Court Cave gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to unreliable but smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Killala Quay. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

Final Decision¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 20/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, heavy) 18 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 45

Kilbarry Coreli

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

7/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy filly. Half-sister to 2 winners, including fair chaser Chess Player. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Djakadam. One to consider.

Form:

Swift Advance

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

16/1

6,500 gns 3-y-o, Golden Horn filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Yorkshire Gold. Dam 7f winner. Considered newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Arc Eyes

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: C O'Dwyer J: Mr B O'Neill

Forecasts

Ankud (4/5), Jerisk Star (5/1), Kilbarry Coreli (7/1), D Art D Art (8/1), Smokey Putnum (9/1), Arc Eyes (14/1), Swift Advance (16/1), Tramps Like Us (18/1), Final Decision (28/1)

Not much form to go on here so the market could prove revealing. ANKUD shaped well when runner-up on his debut at Naas and can go one better now with improvement on the cards. Stablemate Smokey Putnum can emerge as the biggest threat ahead of fellow newcomer Swift Advance.