19:30 Ballinrobe

Monday 29 May 2023

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McHale Orbital Flat Race

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 3m 59.0s

Fort Randall

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Valirann gelding. Half-brother to 1½m Flat winner Boom Box. Dam, 7f-1¼m winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle (stayed 3m) Last Flight.

Form:

Garnacho

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

4/1

€46,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Tasiteasai. Dam (h123), bumper/2m-2½m hurdle winner, closely related to smart hurdler (stayed 21f) City Island.

Form:

Jacenry²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in bumper (9/1) at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Mystical Power

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Galileo gelding. Dam top-class hurdler (best at 2m to 2½m), won all bar one completed starts, including Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Highly respected on debut. Stable in good form.

Form:

Orpington¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 7

Paddy Elvis²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 12/1) 28 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Needs to up his game.

Form: 92-6

Perfect Nelson²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

11/2

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 9/1) 28 days ago, no match for winner. Respected.

Form: 5-2

Royal Noble²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Thomas Coyle

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in bumper (66/1) at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 7F-7

Alittlebitofrita²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr D M Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, fifteenth of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) on bumper debut 23 days ago.

Form: 7P-0

Faux Fur

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

16/1

Wings of Eagles filly. Half-sister to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Invocation. Makes plenty of appeal on paper. Trainer going well. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Yorkshire Escape¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Mystical Power (2/5), Garnacho (4/1), Perfect Nelson (11/2), Faux Fur (16/1), Paddy Elvis (20/1), Yorkshire Escape (33/1), Orpington (66/1), Jacenry (80/1), Fort Randall (125/1), Royal Noble (125/1), Alittlebitofrita (300/1)

MYSTICAL POWER is out of the fantastic mare Annie Power and represents the same stable, so he's more than likely to make a successful start in a very winnable affair. Faux Fur is another notable newcomer for a top yard and Perfect Nelson is the best of those with form.