Freixenet Flat Race

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

Firefox²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

1/6

Useful form last season, doubling his tally in 5-runner event at Fairyhouse 7 months ago. Fully expected to land the hat-trick on return.

Form: 4211-

Feast⁹⁶

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

100/1

Winner in bumper at Downpatrick in July. Last of 8 in bumper at Galway (16f, soft, 33/1) 96 days ago.

Form: 573/P-18

Wrecking Ballbilly⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

17/2

4/1, won 4-runner bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) 56 days ago, readily. Could do better still.

Form: 221

Ilitch¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 0-

Quint Major

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy

10/1

Aizavoski gelding. Dam (b79), placed in bumpers, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) O Maonlai and bumper winner Flirtatious Girl.

Form:

Non-Runners

The Yellow Clay²²⁹

Weight: 12-3| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Mr H C Swan

Cailin Deas⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: J Fahey J: Miss H Heffernan

Forecasts

Firefox (1/6), The Yellow Clay (11/8), Wrecking Ballbilly (17/2), Quint Major (10/1), Cailin Deas (12/1), Ilitch (14/1), Feast (100/1)

FIREFOX is a cut above this field and should have little issue making a successful return from 7 months off. His stablemate The Yellow Clay looks the likeliest to capitalise if the selection underperforms, although Wrecking Ballbilly can't be completely dismissed.