Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Flat Race

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 4m 40.30s

Ben Purple

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

25/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to useful chaser The Long Mile, stays 25f, and unreliable but fairly useful hurdler Larkbarrow Lad, stayed 25f.

Form:

Colcannon⁴⁰

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

5/2

Once-raced maiden. 17/2, third of 14 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 40 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 3

Delta Force

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

18/1

15,000 gns 3-y-o, Fastnet Rock gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Clear White Light and bumper winner Daytona Beach. Dam 7f/1m winner.

Form:

Harry's Dream²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 6 in bumper (10/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago, clear of rest. Could do better.

Form: 2

Real Empire^h²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

22/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and hooded, third of 6 in bumper at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 3

Sermandzarak

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

8/15

€80,000 3-y-o, Zarak gelding. Closely related to a winner on Flat and half-brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Sermando. Dam jump/1¼m winner on Flat in Italy. Makes plenty of appeal on paper and worth chancing to make a winning start.

Form:

Result Amended

Colcannon - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 5th.

Delta Force - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Harry's Dream - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 3rd.

Real Empire - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Sermandzarak - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Forecasts

Sermandzarak (8/15), Colcannon (5/2), Harry's Dream (14/1), Delta Force (18/1), Real Empire (22/1), Ben Purple (25/1)

SERMANDZARAK has the speed in his pedigree to be capable in this sphere and he's in top hands, so he may be up to making a successful debut at the possible expense of Colcannon, who makes most appeal of those with experience.