20:20 Killarney

Tuesday 18 July 2023

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William Hill Epic Value (Q.R.) Maiden

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 3m 16.81s

(4)

Back O' The Net^t¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A O Harrington⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 44

250/1

66/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 158 days. Significantly up in trip. Best watched,

Form: 860/00-0

(6)

Balaclava²⁶⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Ms M Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 35

250/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Seventh of 9 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 200/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 79/9807-

(15)

Buddy One¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P J Gilligan

3/1

Once-raced gelding on Flat. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 12/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft) on flat debut 14 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(5)

Fermoyle³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

11/4

Once-raced gelding on Flat. 9/4, second of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on hurdles bow 38 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement back in this sphere.

Form: 4

(13)

Gekkota¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N J O'Mara⁽⁷⁾| T: T J O'Mara

66/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 80/1, fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 12 days ago.

Form:

(8)

Liberated Light¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 64| BF

11/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 9/2, good fifth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good) 13 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 0/009-05

(14)

Number Jack²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M Chaybyn⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 17 in maiden (150/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 7-0

(12)

Plains Indian²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

5/1

Useful jumps winner. Once-raced gelding on Flat. Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 24¾ lengths last of 5 to Hercule Du Seuil in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 12/1). Off 8 months. Good shout on return.

Form: 3-

(7)

Rasiym^t⁸⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ms R M O'Grady⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 69

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Respectable fourth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 11/1). Off over 2 years. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 224233/

(11)

Stuzzikini⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

9/2

Fairly useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. Second of 5 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft, 9/2) 44 days ago. Likely to make a successful start on the Flat.

Form: 1

(9)

The Banger Doyle¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J Queally| BF

6/1

Fairly useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. 5/2, fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.3f, soft) 14 days ago. One to consider.

Form:

(2)

Tullyhogue Fort¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr K O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

80/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Won 16-runner handicap chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 16/5) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip. Poor on last Flat run. May do better in this sphere.

Form: 70-

(10)

Sandymount Baby^p1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

125/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 25/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0

(3)

Spring Wind²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

125/1

Once-raced filly. 20/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Down Royal (12.8f, good) on debut 24 days ago. Needs to improve from that.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

(1)

Forever Frankie⁸⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: S Aherne J: Mr S Tobin

Forecasts

Fermoyle (11/4), Buddy One (3/1), Stuzzikini (9/2), Plains Indian (5/1), Liberated Light (11/2), The Banger Doyle (6/1), Rasiym (25/1), Gekkota (66/1), Number Jack (66/1), Forever Frankie (66/1), Tullyhogue Fort (80/1), Spring Wind (125/1), Sandymount Baby (125/1), Balaclava (250/1), Back O' The Net (250/1)

STUZZIKINI represents a top yard and has been in good form over hurdles, so he's likely to make a successful start in this sphere. Fermoyle and Plains Indian are also of interest based on their jumping exploits.