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Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 11.83s

(6)

Racing Royalty^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: G Scott| OR: 69

28/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 80/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form seventh of 15 in maiden at this C&D (soft) 12 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 66/2-07

(1)

Tango Flare^t²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 73

13/2

Thrice-raced gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 8 in maiden at this course (7f, good, 10/3), clear of rest. Off 7 months but not ruled out.

Form: 072-

(7)

Wooden Head^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

33/1

€120,000 foal, Aclaim gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 7f-9f winner Haatheq out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner Alshadiyah from an excellent family. Wears tongue strap. Market can guide.

Form:

(4)

Emorcee³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Marnane

12/1

Twice-raced gelding. Good second of 10 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (7f) 36 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 6-2

(5)

Kings Time^t1²⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Promising type. Third of 6 in minor event at Roscommon (7.2f, good, 7/1) on debut, meeting some trouble. Off 8 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Open to progress.

Form: 3-

(11)

Paradise Perfect³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K W De Oliveira⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W P Browne

150/1

Unreliable type. Pulled up in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 100/1) 33 days ago. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 0P

(9)

Bold As Love⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| BF

10/11

Promising sort. Off 5 months before fading fifth of 10 in maiden (5/2) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 45 days ago. Down in trip and this daughter of Deep Impact sets a good standard.

Form: 2-5

(3)

Final Check¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

40/1

Ninth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 22/1) on debut 14 days ago, slowly away. Can build on it now.

Form: 9

(2)

Las Cuatro¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 69| BF

14/1

Twice-raced filly. 8/11, third of 8 in minor event at Dundalk (6f). Off 6 months. Should still progress.

Form: 33-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(10)

Navalny³³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: Wayne Lordan

(8)

Thunder Dance¹⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Bold As Love (10/11), Kings Time (4/1), Navalny (5/1), Tango Flare (13/2), Emorcee (12/1), Thunder Dance (12/1), Las Cuatro (14/1), Racing Royalty (28/1), Wooden Head (33/1), Final Check (40/1), Paradise Perfect (150/1)

BOLD AS LOVE holds the edge on form and should strip fitter for her reappearance Leopardstown fifth so gets the vote. Navalny also has the form to play a part and is next on the list, with Kings Time and Tango Flare not discounted either on their seasonal returns.