18:05 Downpatrick

Thursday 13 July 2023

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Cosy Roof Flat Race

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 4m 27.10s

Castlebawn North^h1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 44-8

Fathom Two²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. 12/1, first run since leaving Sean McParlan when third of 9 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) 26 days ago. Needs to step up further on that if he's to open his account here.

Form: 5/19-3

Feast⁴³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Fair in bumpers for Fergal O'Brien but absent since making a discouraging start over hurdles for that yard in spring of last year. Others preferred making a belated return for new yard.

Form: 573/P-

Mister Vic²⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in bumper (100/1) at Sligo (18f, soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Mervyn Torrens.

Form: 79-

New Sheriff^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: B Nolan

10/11

Lawman gelding who confirmed debut promise on back of 12 months off when second in 9-runner C&D bumper 26 days ago. A repeat here should see him thereabouts.

Form: 3-2

Thief Of The Night^t1²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cotter⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

14/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Delusionofgrandeur (by Mahler). Made frame once from 3 starts in points, unplaced latest (Oct 2022). Wears tongue strap.

Form: F4/5-

Wholly Boley²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Gerald Quinn

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) 26 days ago, weakening from 3f out. Can only be watched here.

Form: 0-5

Air Drop²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 7 in bumper (4/1) at this course (17.3f, good) on bumper debut 25 days ago. Rates a likely player here with a repeat.

Form: P-42

Ballerina Boxer¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

17/2

Third sole start in points. Once-raced maiden under Rules. 11/2, tenth of 15 in bumper at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 140 days ago, ridden approaching straight and soon beaten.

Form: 30-

Forecasts

New Sheriff (10/11), Air Drop (3/1), Fathom Two (7/1), Ballerina Boxer (17/2), Thief Of The Night (14/1), Mister Vic (16/1), Wholly Boley (22/1), Castlebawn North (33/1), Feast (150/1)

AIR DROP matched the form of her hurdling debut effort when runner-up in a bumper here 25 days ago and with the likelihood of better to come, she can come out on top. New Sheriff rates the chief danger.