19:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 August 2023

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John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 4m 10.6s

Answering¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽²⁾| T: T Doyle

5/1

Respectable ninth of 17 in bumper (10/1) at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Not completely ruled out.

Form: 9/3564-9

Athgaine Monarch²³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Sexton⁽²⁾| T: A Sexton

50/1

125/1, first run since leaving Padraig Roche when eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0/0

Barton Snow⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽²⁾| T: William P Murphy

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, eighth of 12 in bumper at Wexford (16f, good) 65 days ago. Shaped well on penultimate outing, so not completely dismissed back from a break.

Form: 1-22228

Forever Frankie¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁴⁾| T: S Aherne

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Patrick G. Kelly when ninth of 11 in bumper (66/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Off 8 months. Up against it.

Form: 3060/9-

Largy Ray^t1¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor| T: S R B Crawford

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 5 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 137 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. More required.

Form: 575-

The Shantou King^h1,t1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Mahon| T: Aengus King

8/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, creditable fifth of 17 in bumper at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Hood on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Looks vulnerable.

Form: FP-0445

Ballerina Boxer⁴³

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

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 17/2) 43 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 30-8

Come And See^t1⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J W Hendrick| T: Yvonne Latta

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good to soft, 22/1) on NH debut 73 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 8

Lissadell Lass

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L Donnelly⁽⁴⁾| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Sageburg mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Uncle Tom Cobley, stayed 2½m,. Will take all the beating first time out.

Form:

Miss Oreo^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in bumper (25/1) at Galway (16f, soft) 20 days ago, doing too much too soon. Hood back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4133-0

Non-Runners

The Dooner Citizen

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan

Wolfhill²⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M J Bowe J: Non Runner

Westerhope

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P G Fahey J: Mr A P Fahey

Forecasts

Lissadell Lass (6/4), Barton Snow (9/2), Answering (5/1), Largy Ray (8/1), The Shantou King (8/1), The Dooner Citizen (14/1), Westerhope (14/1), Wolfhill (14/1), Forever Frankie (16/1), Miss Oreo (20/1), Come And See (20/1), Ballerina Boxer (22/1), Athgaine Monarch (50/1)

LISSADELL LASS hails from a top yard and is related to 4 winners, so she's likely to make a successful start at the possible expense of Barton Snow, who should be back on his game following a break. Westerhope is another interesting newcomer.