17:05 Sligo

Wednesday 9 August 2023

All17:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Rockshore Lager Claiming Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 25.55s

(13)

Dalvey^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 70

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago, slowly away. Hinted at a revival on penultimate start, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 297860

(2)

Darkened^b,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 64

9/2

Fair gelding. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, below form tenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Has endured a busy spell of late.

Form: 5-76730

(11)

Bringsty^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 68| BF

5/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Gowran in May. 9/4, ninth of 10 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Type to get back on track quickly.

Form: 122229

(14)

Gometra Ginty⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

8/1

Fair mare. First run since leaving Keith Dalgleish when below form eleventh of 18 in handicap (22/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 8 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 847300

(4)

Cafe Con Leche^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 70

7/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Seventh of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0/05907

(8)

Halcyon Spirit²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65

18/1

Fair gelding. 25/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 28 days ago. Every chance if back to best but hasn't been firing lately.

Form: 369907

(7)

No Trouble^t⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: J McAuley| OR: 66

28/1

Fair gelding. 16/1, ninth of 13 in claiming hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Fair on the all weather, poor on last Flat outing, but gives his running more often than not in this sphere.

Form: 666200

(1)

Texas Sun^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: J McAuley| OR: 66

14/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving G. M. Lyons when fourth of 7 in maiden (66/1) at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Unexposed compared to the bulk of his rivals and he's worth considering.

Form: 32-6074

(10)

Jomont^b1,t1⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 52| D

16/1

Last of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 6897-00

(15)

Jalo^t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: N Meade| OR: 64

10/1

Fair gelding. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good, 11/1) 35 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 783-388

(9)

Crystal Pool^p1²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: C Moore| OR: 48

28/1

Modest mare. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 0470-00

(6)

Charlie Darling^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 44

33/1

Modest gelding. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, tenth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago. Modest on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. RESERVE.

Form: 000777

Non-Runners

(5)

General Idea²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Seamie Heffernan

(16)

Santa Catarina¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: W P Browne J: James Ryan

(12)

Miss Langmore¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(3)

Gatsby Cap¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cafe Con Leche (7/2), Dalvey (4/1), Darkened (9/2), Bringsty (5/1), Gometra Ginty (8/1), Jalo (10/1), Santa Catarina (12/1), Texas Sun (14/1), Jomont (16/1), Halcyon Spirit (18/1), General Idea (20/1), No Trouble (28/1), Crystal Pool (28/1), Charlie Darling (33/1)

TEXAS SUN is less exposed than the bulk of his rivals and made a positive start for his new yard in a maiden at Ballinrobe last time, so he's worth a chance to open his account in a race where most have something to prove. Cafe Con Leche and Bringsty are both likely to feature if back on their game.