17:30 Leopardstown

Sunday 5 March 2023

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Ballinteer (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 3m 54.60s

Balally Park

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: T Cooper

3/1

€115,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Riders Onthe Storm. Dam unraced. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Iceberg Theory

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

5/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful chaser No Anxiety and bumper winner Patty D.

Form:

Montys Rock^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle

12/1

Fastnet Rock gelding. Brother to 2 winners and closely related to a winner and half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 11f-1¾m winner Dark Crusader. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Sattam⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld

9/4

Promising type. 4/1, fourth of 10 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, heavy) on NH debut 56 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

The Yellow Clay

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

2/1

Yeats gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Leighinmohr. Likely type.

Form:

Itwasntmeanttobeme

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

66/1

Youmzain filly. Dam well beaten in bumpers.

Form:

Miss Gherkin⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

80/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, heavy) on NH debut 56 days ago.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Base Of Fire

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: Mr R W Barron

Forecasts

The Yellow Clay (2/1), Sattam (9/4), Balally Park (3/1), Base Of Fire (10/3), Iceberg Theory (5/1), Montys Rock (12/1), Itwasntmeanttobeme (66/1), Miss Gherkin (80/1)

SATTAM shaped better than the bare result when fourth at Naas on debut 8 weeks ago and can put that experience to effective use. The Yellow Clay and Balally Park make most appeal out of the newcomers.