16:50 Bellewstown

Thursday 6 April 2023

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Compas Stallions Maiden

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 2m 53.54s

(1)

Art Of Silence¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane| BF

12/1

Fair bumper winner, unseated early on hurdling debut 6 months ago.

Form:

(5)

Black Smoke^t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: M P Sheehy| T: L Roche

200/1

Once-raced gelding on Flat. 250/1, fell in novice hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-

(2)

Douglas Dc^p¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 70

10/3

Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 152 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 473-

(7)

Ely Bandero¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: P M Verling

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 250/1, pulled up in maiden at Dundalk (12f). Off 120 days.

Form: 0P-

(4)

I Fall To Pieces

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer

150/1

Kargali gelding. Dam ran twice.

Form:

(11)

Indulging⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: T M Walsh| OR: 60

33/1

Modest gelding. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 95 days ago. Modest on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run.

Form: 330/009-

(8)

The Gossiper²⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: E Mullins| BF

11/4

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 5/4, seventh of 16 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, soft). Off 9 months. One to note.

Form: 57-

(6)

Tom The Plasterer^b1⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer

125/1

Well held in bumper.

Form:

(9)

All Ways And Ever³³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Thrice-raced filly. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 12 in maiden (250/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft). Off 11 months.

Form: 0/00-

(3)

Encore De Mer¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murray

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Off 174 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter.

Form: 60-

(12)

Star Kissed¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| BF

8/13

Promising type. 5/6, second of 9 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, soft) when last seen. Off 6 months. Will take all the beating.

Form: 22-

(10)

Way Forward⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

150/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 62 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-9

Forecasts

Star Kissed (8/13), The Gossiper (11/4), Douglas Dc (10/3), Art Of Silence (12/1), Indulging (33/1), Tom The Plasterer (125/1), Way Forward (150/1), I Fall To Pieces (150/1), Ely Bandero (150/1), All Ways And Ever (200/1), Encore De Mer (200/1), Black Smoke (200/1)

STAR KISSED sets the standard on her second at Killarney six months ago and there's more to come, so she's worth siding with. Douglas Dc is feared, with useful bumper winner The Gossiper potentially interesting on his return.