20:30 Sligo

Tuesday 16 May 2023

All17:1517:5018:2018:5019:2019:5520:30

countysligoraces.com Maiden

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 3m 13.28s

(11)

Chicago Storm²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Colin Keane| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 74

18/1

Lightly-raced gelding. First run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when creditable fifth of 17 in maiden (25/1) at Gowran (9.6f, heavy) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 4837-5

(3)

Daghdha^t³⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

100/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 12 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

(6)

Evans Secret^t³³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M M McNiff

40/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fourth of 9 in maiden (28/1) at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft), not knocked about. Off 11 months. Significantly up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 84-

(5)

Karayaz^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: John Cullen

150/1

Lightly-raced gelding on Flat. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 080-0

(2)

Natural Ability^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: M A Enright| T: A J Martin

150/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Unseated rider in novice chase (150/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Up against it.

Form:

(8)

Vincenzo Gamba²⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 71

66/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 006/00-

(9)

Nikini²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. 4/1, 9 lengths seventh of 14 to Shecouldbeanything in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Should take all the beating.

Form:

(10)

Way Forward⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

150/1

Thrice-raced filly. 150/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12f, heavy) 40 days ago, slowly away. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0-98

(4)

Rapparee Champ

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

€58,000 yearling, Churchill colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1½m Fernando Vichi and half-brother to 6f winner Dane Bell. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Rattle And Hum²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

2/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 9/1, very good second of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 25 days ago, running on. Up in trip. Stable having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 3038-2

(1)

Votre Homme⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D K Weld

10/1

Once-raced colt. Seventh of 12 in maiden (20/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 74 days ago. Up in trip. Needs to do better.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Nikini (11/10), Rattle And Hum (2/1), Rapparee Champ (7/2), Votre Homme (10/1), Chicago Storm (18/1), Evans Secret (40/1), Vincenzo Gamba (66/1), Daghdha (100/1), Natural Ability (150/1), Way Forward (150/1), Karayaz (150/1)

NIKINI has shown more than enough over jumps to think she can make a winning Flat debut and is comfortably preferred to Rattle And Hum, who has achieved most in this discipline. Newcomer Rapparee Champ is one to note if the market speaks in his favour.