17:25 Clonmel

Tuesday 21 March 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Russellstown Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 31.90s

Castlebawn North⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in bumper (10/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) on NH debut 83 days ago.

Form: 4

Find A Fortune¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

5/4

£47,000 5-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (c116/h120), 2m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 2½m) Whoshotthesheriff. Third sole start in points (Nov 13). Newcomer to consider.

Form: 3

Great Universe^h³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

8/1

Unreliable sort. 50/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable fifth of 13 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 90/05-35

Imperial Ode

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: S M O'Donoghue

25/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam ran once in points.

Form:

Portnacoo³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Jamie Sloan

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 150/1) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 9

Smallfreebirdsfly

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S G Carey

14/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Low Lie The Fields. Dam (h100), bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Edmund Kean.

Form:

Talk In The Park⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Ms M Mullins

9/4

Once-raced maiden. 9/2, second of 11 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 83 days ago. Player.

Form: 2

Toonagh Warrior⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in bumper (14/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 40 days ago.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Cato's Revenge⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

He's My Hero³⁵²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Mr B O'Neill

Forecasts

Find A Fortune (5/4), Talk In The Park (9/4), Cato's Revenge (9/4), Castlebawn North (9/2), Great Universe (8/1), He's My Hero (12/1), Smallfreebirdsfly (14/1), Imperial Ode (25/1), Toonagh Warrior (33/1), Portnacoo (125/1)

CATO'S REVENGE has shown enough in bumpers nearly 2 years apart to suggest he can win one and gets the vote. Talk In The Park made an encouraging start at Limerick and is another to consider, while Find A Fortune and He's My Hero are a couple of newcomers to note.