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Tuesday 2 May 2023

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Jennings Meats Flat Race

Off time: 20:18 | Winning time: 4m 11.90s

Any Road⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

7/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 7 in bumper (15/8) at Cork (16f, heavy) 40 days ago, keeping on without proving a match for the winner. Entitled to be firmly in the mix once more.

Form: 3/4242-

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Arabian Diamond⁹⁴

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

13/2

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 25 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 94 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 6-

Elusive Action^p1⁴⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in bumper (66/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving John Queally. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 00/

Ferrybridge^h¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 25/1). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 758-

Galvarino²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in bumper (5/2) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Should improve.

Form: 0-

Get It Right¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Aherne

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, first run since leaving Desmond Kenneally when seventh of 9 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 127 days ago.

Form: 4/7-

Master Player¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Martin Kenirons when seventh of 10 in bumper at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 14/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 0/637-

Plunkett Street⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael W O'Meara

33/1

Territories gelding. Dam 1¼m winner in France. Sixth of 10 in bumper (12/1) at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 50 days ago. This ought to reveal a good deal more.

Form: 6-

Readin Tommy Wrong⁴⁵⁰

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

1/1

Authorized gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner Cavallino, stays 25f, and unreliable/fairly useful chaser Roque It. Runner-up sole start in points (Feb 2022) and he's a Rules debutant well worthy of note for leading stable.

Form: 2/

Smallfreebirdsfly⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M N Sharpe⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Carey

125/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Low Lie The Fields. Off bridle long way out when pulled up in a bumper at Clonmel on debut 6 weeks ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: P-

Zolpharine

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

16/1

Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Fairyhill Run, stays 29f. Dam, fairly useful 2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 21f), sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (winner up to 3m) Flemish Invader. Check betting.

Form:

Cullagh Pride²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.5f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 7-

Hob's Angel¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: M G Mcguane

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, creditable tenth of 16 in bumper at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten horses. May strip fitter for that now.

Form: 9440-

One And Only⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 72 days ago. Reserve.

Form: 60-

Non-Runners

Smile Again²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M Fahey J: Mr T P Harney

Forecasts

Readin Tommy Wrong (1/1), Any Road (7/4), Arabian Diamond (13/2), Zolpharine (16/1), Get It Right (16/1), Smile Again (25/1), Master Player (33/1), Plunkett Street (33/1), One And Only (50/1), Cullagh Pride (50/1), Galvarino (50/1), Hob's Angel (66/1), Ferrybridge (100/1), Smallfreebirdsfly (125/1), Elusive Action (150/1)

ANY ROAD has shown more than enough to think a race of this nature is within his grasp and, having finished runner-up at Cork on his latest outing weeks ago, he's fancied to go one place better. Readin Tommy Wrong is an appealing Rules newcomer for the all-conquering Mullins' stable and he's respected, with Master Player completing the shortlist.