20:25 Tipperary

Thursday 4 May 2023

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Millennium Surveys Ltd (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 4m 46.2s

Bitsnbuckles¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

9/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Well Chosen gelding. Dam unraced from family of high-class hurdler/smart chaser Cab On Target. Made frame on 3 of 4 starts in points, runner-up latest (Apr 21).

Form: 4542-

Blackwater Soldier²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: David Barry

20/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Glencairn View. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Apr 9). Considered.

Form: 61-

Blue In The West²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: E F Gallagher

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in bumper (50/1) at Cork (19f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 3P6-

Fear The Deere¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark J Scallan

33/1

Morpheus gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including smart hurdler Sailors Warn. Dam 1m/9f winner. Placed twice from 3 starts in points, including when third last time (Apr 21).

Form: 343-

Get A Superstar²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

66/1

Getaway gelding. Dam (h99) maiden hurdler. Failed to complete all 3 starts in points, fell latest (Apr 9). Up against it.

Form: PUF-

Initiateur¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

100/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Lord County. Made frame on second of 2 starts in points (Apr 23).

Form: 74-

Insouciant Dallier¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Liz Doyle

9/1

Cokoriko gelding. Dam, maiden over hurdles/fences in France, 1½m winner on Flat. Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points (Dec 2022).

Form: 52-

Keep Me Posted²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: T Costello

5/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam modest 3m hurdle winner. Multiple point winner, including last time (easily, Apr 9).

Form: 312/211-

Minella Rescue¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M A Carpenter⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

22/1

Beat Hollow gelding. Dam (c87/h71), 2½m/2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Harrycat. Placed last of 4 (only completed) starts in points (Apr 16).

Form: UPF3-

Quarry Rocco⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: P J Rothwell

7/1

Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Deputy Dan. Easy winner sole start in points (Mar 19). Interesting.

Form: 1

Snow Punt⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

22/1

Snow Sky gelding. Dam point winner. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Mar 25).

Form: F1-

Syracus Du Houx⁹⁵

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

9/2

€46,000 3-y-o, Al Namix gelding. Dam 5.5f-1m winner. Placed both starts in points, runner-up latest (Jan 29).

Form: 32-

What's Up Darling²⁴

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

3/1

Once-raced maiden. Evens, third of 9 in bumper at Cork (19f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago, having run of race.

Form: U/13-

Wilder Days²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

66/1

Westerner gelding. Dam (b82) lightly raced in bumpers. Others make more appeal.

Form: 37P5-

The Other Mozzie⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

€34,000 3-y-o, Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including bumper winner/useful hurdler My Mate Mozzie and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Contented. Dam unraced. Runner-up second of 2 starts in points (Mar 11). Merits respect.

Form: F2-

Forecasts

What's Up Darling (3/1), Syracus Du Houx (9/2), Keep Me Posted (5/1), The Other Mozzie (7/1), Quarry Rocco (7/1), Bitsnbuckles (9/1), Insouciant Dallier (9/1), Blackwater Soldier (20/1), Minella Rescue (22/1), Snow Punt (22/1), Fear The Deere (33/1), Blue In The West (40/1), Get A Superstar (66/1), Wilder Days (66/1), Initiateur (100/1)

KEEP ME POSTED is a multiple point winner who had plenty in hand on his latest outing in April and he's worth chancing to make a successful Rules debut at the possible expense of What's Up Darling, who was a respectable third in a bumper at Cork recently. The Other Mozzie and Quarry Rocco are also worthy of consideration.