15:47 Naas

Friday 12 January 2024

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Fifty Stars 'What About Those First Foals' (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 4m 11.9s

Balovale^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

18/1

Zambezi Sun gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Commandant and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Harvey's Quay. Wears hood. Dam won a bumper and over hurdles.

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Call Back Tuesday

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

12/1

Fast Company gelding. Half-brother to useful 5f-6f winner Aleef. Dam ran once on Flat.

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Colcannon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

17/2

Berkshire gelding. Dam (h128), bumper/2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 2m winner who stayed 2¼m on Flat, sister to useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 3m) Sixshooter.

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Frogman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien

17/2

€17,000 3-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Dam maiden on Flat.

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Kaikoura

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: J P Dempsey

14/1

€80,000 3-y-o, Beaumec De Houelle gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Invictus Machin. Makes appeal on paper.

Form:

King In Love

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Mrs G O'Connor

8/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Choeur Du Nord gelding. Dam maiden on Flat in France.

Form:

Shuttle Diplomacy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T Cooper

10/3

Dschingis Secret gelding. Dam, lightly raced on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) De Boitron.

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Squire Darlin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

33/1

Workforce gelding. Dam (h93) ran twice over hurdles.

Form:

Wartime Leader

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

9/2

Churchill gelding. Closely related to a winner on Flat and half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner Kottayam. Dam smart winner up to 1¼m. Shouldn't lack for speed on debut if pedigree is a guide.

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Zazir

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

22/1

€2,500 3-y-o, Kingman gelding. Half-brother to 1½m/13f winner in France Zaniyka. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner.

Form:

I'm Flattered

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

22/1

Churchill filly. Dam fairly useful 1¼m winner on Flat.

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Kelley Kapowski

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

9/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Closely related to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 6f-1m winner Elusive Time and half-sister to a winner. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 6f). Makes plenty of appeal on paper for leading yard.

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Paudie's Wings

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

14/1

Wings of Eagles filly. Dam (c117), 2½m/21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 25f), half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stays 23f) Ajp Kingdom.

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Rose Boum

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

25/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum filly. Dam French 2¼m chase winner out of bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (21f winner) Queen Poline.

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Forecasts

Shuttle Diplomacy (10/3), Wartime Leader (9/2), King In Love (8/1), Colcannon (17/2), Frogman (17/2), Kelley Kapowski (9/1), Call Back Tuesday (12/1), Paudie's Wings (14/1), Kaikoura (14/1), Balovale (18/1), Zazir (22/1), I'm Flattered (22/1), Rose Boum (25/1), Squire Darlin (33/1)

A field of newcomers and before market clues it seems prudent to stick with KELLEY KAPOWSKI for the Gordon Elliott team. Shuttle Diplomacy and Kaikoura also make appeal on paper.