17:20 Cork

Monday 10 April 2023

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Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 57.40s

Asian Master²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: A Costello

18/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner up to 3¼m) Cup Final out of high-class 2¼m-3m hurdle winner Asian Maze. Won last 2 of 4 starts in points.

Form: 2-511

Blue In The West⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: E F Gallagher

50/1

Westerner gelding. Brother to bumper winner Smiths Cross, stays 2½m. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Supremely Lucky. Placed first of 2 starts in points, pulled up last time (Jan 29).

Form: 3P

Chasing Chances¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Califet gelding. Dam (c106/h101) 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Third sole start in points in December.

Form: 3

Doonbeg Don¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

11/2

88,000 gns 4-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Runner-up (place ahead of Chasing Chances) sole start in points (Dec 11). Joined a powerful yard.

Form: 2

Evesham Road⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

8/1

Malinas gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner Goodthynemilan and fairly useful chaser Goodthyneaway. Placed once from 4 starts in points.

Form: P7-3P

Flemensface²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

12/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 2¾m hurdle winner Flemenstide. Successful on last of 3 starts in points last month.

Form: 7-F1

Jet Appeal^b1,t1¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Duggan

150/1

Jet Away gelding. Little show in points. Headgear on.

Form: 58-3P

Marv Michael¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

11/4

€35,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fair 17f hurdle winner Bella Civena. Dam (c124/h122) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner. Point winner sole start in October.

Form: 1

What's Up Darling¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

1/1

£280,000 5-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Brother to fair 2m hurdle winner/useful chaser Your Darling, stays 3m. Third when unseated rider 2 out on point debut, comfortably off mark next time.

Form: U-1

Non-Runners

Beltown Lake⁵⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Lisleigh Lad¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Ms E Broderick J: Non Runner

Forecasts

What's Up Darling (1/1), Marv Michael (11/4), Doonbeg Don (11/2), Beltown Lake (6/1), Evesham Road (8/1), Flemensface (12/1), Asian Master (18/1), Chasing Chances (33/1), Blue In The West (50/1), Lisleigh Lad (100/1), Jet Appeal (150/1)

WHAT'S UP DARLING clearly impressed when a ready winner of his point given powerful connections went to £280,000 to acquire him and he rates the percentage call on Rules. The Henry de Bromhead-trained pair Doonbeg Don and Marv Michael also make plenty of appeal on paper.