20:25 Kilbeggan

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Off time: 20:27 | Winning time: 4m 6.50s

Sage Conseil^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

9/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Brother to poor hurdler Mickyh and , stays 3½m, and bumper winner/useful hurdler Flash The Steel. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

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Steppingstone

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

4/11

Masterstroke gelding. Brother to a winner and half-brother to 9f-2m winner on Flat in France Elysian Star. Dam of little account on Flat. Should have the requisite speed, so capable of making a winning start.

Form:

The Contractor^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Richard John O'Brien when seventh of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 9-7

Thief Of The Night^t³⁰

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

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, seventh of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 14/1) on NH debut 30 days ago. More required.

Form: F4/5-7

Tomas O Maille^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M Flannery

6/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable fifth of 11 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.5f, good, 15/2) 18 days ago, needing stiffer test. Worthy of consideration.

Form: 00223-5

Pinyon Jay¹²

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

17/2

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, soft, 12/1) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 9

The Chatty Lad^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Ciaran Murphy

28/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Take Your Time. Wears tongue strap. Likely to need more time.

Form:

Dereks Dream⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in bumper (125/1) at Galway (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 88

Missus Beeton⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: S Nolan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good, 150/1) 62 days ago. Engaged 8.25 Wexford Friday.

Form: 0-00

Nomoretart

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Morpheus mare. Half-sister to 11f winner Crumblecreek. Dam ran once on Flat.

Form:

Forecasts

Steppingstone (4/11), Tomas O Maille (6/1), Pinyon Jay (17/2), Sage Conseil (9/1), Dereks Dream (20/1), Thief Of The Night (28/1), The Chatty Lad (28/1), Nomoretart (40/1), The Contractor (50/1), Missus Beeton (125/1)

STEPPINGSTONE is bred to have the speed for this sort of test and should be sufficiently tuned up by his top yard to make a winning start. Tomas O Maille is the pick of those with experience and Sage Conseil is another notable newcomer.