17:30 Listowel

Sunday 17 September 2023

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Kerry Group (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 3m 52.60s

Answering²³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

14/1

Remains a maiden after 7 bumper runs. Seventh of 10 in bumper (5/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 3564-97

Fast Felix^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 9 in bumper (22/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 04

Glowing Account

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Le Havre gelding. Dam 1¼m winner. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Huntsgrove²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 22 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 435

Never Present¹³³

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

4/1

€15,000 3-y-o, £30,000 5-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Scotchtown, stays 3¼m. Dam (c105/h77) 25f chase winner. Every chance when fell heavily 2 out sole start in points (May 7). Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: F

Watergrangedreamer^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D A McCarthy⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

40/1

Remains a maiden after 11 bumper runs. 80/1, fourth of 6 in bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Needs to find plenty of improvement.

Form: 99-6004

Cailin Deas

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss H Heffernan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

40/1

Pour Moi mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Glendars Mahler. Dam, ran once over hurdles, 1m-1½m winner on Flat. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Phildante³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath

16/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in bumper at Sligo (18.2f, good to soft, 28/1) on NH debut 38 days ago. More required.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Locorotondo³⁵⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M Brassil J: Mr D O'Connor

Typhoon Flyer¹⁴⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Yvonne Latta J: Mr J W Hendrick

Forecasts

Glowing Account (2/5), Never Present (4/1), Locorotondo (4/1), Huntsgrove (11/1), Typhoon Flyer (12/1), Answering (14/1), Fast Felix (16/1), Phildante (16/1), Cailin Deas (40/1), Watergrangedreamer (40/1)

GLOWING ACCOUNT has the speed to be well equipped for this sort of test and his top yard should have him well readied for his debut, so he take preference over Never Present, who showed ability prior to falling in a point. Locorotondo is the pick of the others but he has a long absence to overcome.