17:30 Galway

Sunday 6 August 2023

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:3017:0017:30

Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 38.90s

Chef D'etat³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms T Kingsley⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| D

25/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Won 6-runner bumper (4/6) at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. This is more demanding.

Form: 11

Feast²⁴

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

33/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 9-runner bumper (150/1) on debut for new yard at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 24 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Much more on his plate here.

Form: 573/P-1

You Oughta Know⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

4/9

Once-raced winner in bumpers. Won 16-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 3/1) on NH debut 86 days ago, cruising clear. Looks a good prospect.

Form: 1

Crooked Tannie³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| D

7/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 4/1, won 14-runner bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago, unchallenged. Place possibilities.

Form: 731

Mont Beuvray²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 12 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good, 14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 930

Toto Too

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

Ocovango gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Penny Out, and half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Uisce Solas. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Fort Randall³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| BF

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 7 in bumper (6/4) at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft) 33 days ago, conceding first run.

Form: 42

Lionnar⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| D

4/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 9/4, won 6-runner bumper at the Curragh (16f, good) 60 days ago.

Form: 41

Non-Runners

Aurora Vega⁵⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Miss J Townend

Final Decision⁵⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: Miss A B O'Connor

Forecasts

You Oughta Know (4/9), Aurora Vega (15/8), Lionnar (4/1), Crooked Tannie (7/1), Toto Too (10/1), Final Decision (14/1), Chef D'etat (25/1), Fort Randall (28/1), Feast (33/1), Mont Beuvray (80/1)

Willie Mullins saddled the winner of this last year and fields promising duo YOU OUGHTA KNOW and Aurora Vega this time round. Both were impressive on their respective debuts and while it's not easy choosing between them, You Oughta Know scored in particularly good style on his introduction and appears to be the stable first-string judged on jockey bookings. Crooked Tannie and Lionnar can do battle for minor honours.