16:35 Naas

Saturday 11 February 2023

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Christopher Dunne Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 50.01s

Boskill Borden

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

16/1

Battle of Marengo gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair/ungenuine chaser Go As You Please. Dam unraced.

Form:

Cappucino³⁴

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

4/1

Westerner gelding. Dam unraced. Promising start when a keeping-on third on debut here last month. That sets the standard.

Form: 3

Gabriel Ranger

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy

12/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam (h115), 2m hurdle winner, also 1½m winner on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Rich Coast.

Form:

Ganderstown

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

11/2

Vadamos gelding. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 8.5f).

Form:

Jeronimo De L'ouch

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M Kennedy

11/2

Cokoriko gelding. Half-brother to 11f French bumper winner Elixire de L'ouche. Dam, maiden in French bumpers, out of French 17f hurdle winner Haitza.

Form:

Samui

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

3/1

32,000 gns 3-y-o, Siyouni gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Throne Hall. One to take seriously on debut for top yard.

Form:

Shengai Enki

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr N McParlan| T: M J O'Hare

13/2

€20,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to 4 winners, including bumper winner/fair hurdler Travail D'Orfevre, winning hurdler around 2m Lady Enki.

Form:

Smokey Putnum¹⁶

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

66/1

9/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago. Has to be capable of better given yard he represents.

Form: 7

Topgun Simmy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

9/1

First foal, dam (h122), bumper/2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 13f winner who stayed 2¼m on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 2½m) Rock The World.

Form:

Familiar Dreams

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

25/1

4,000 gns 3-y-o, Postponed filly. Dam 9f-1¼m winner who stayed 12.5f. Newcomer to keep an eye on.

Form:

Little Hero

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

80/1

Malinas filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Finula, stayed 21f. Dam (c72/h82) maiden jumper who should have stayed beyond 2½m.

Form:

Majestic Topaz

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

80/1

The Gurkha filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner Lisheen Castle by Most Improved). Dam unraced.

Form:

Forecasts

Samui (3/1), Cappucino (4/1), Jeronimo De L'ouch (11/2), Ganderstown (11/2), Shengai Enki (13/2), Topgun Simmy (9/1), Gabriel Ranger (12/1), Boskill Borden (16/1), Familiar Dreams (25/1), Smokey Putnum (66/1), Majestic Topaz (80/1), Little Hero (80/1)

SAMUI is a half-brother to 4 winners and represents an excellent yard, so a successful debut would come as no surprise. Cappucino sets a solid if unspectacular standard and should be thereabouts, with Familiar Dreams another newcomer to note.