17:07 Leopardstown

Sunday 3 March 2024

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QuinnBet (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 0.60s

Baron Noir

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

11/2

Third foal, half-brother to fair French 17f hurdle winner Apres Bridget. Dam (h113), 2m hurdle winner, also 1¼m winner on Flat, half-sister to very smart hurdler who became unreliable (stayed 3m) Won In The Dark.

Form:

Buckaway Freddie²²

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

10/3

Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Slate House and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Touch Kick. Kept on nicely to finish second of 5 starting out at Naas last month.

Form: 2

Delta Force¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

28/1

Fourth of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 4

Glynn Brae

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

11/2

€52,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Brother to a point winner and half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner around 2m Earth Company. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Nitty Gritty

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

€5,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Lionnar. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m-21f winner) Lunar Display. Cheap buy given pedigree but he's in the right hands.

Form:

Rampere West

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

9/1

€13,500 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Tilabay.

Form:

Rural Link

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger

10/1

Parish Hall gelding. Closely related to 1m-1¼m winner Cuban Hope. Dam unraced. Interesting what the matket makes of him.

Form:

Kilbarry Ace

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

9/2

Diamond Boy filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful 2m/2¾m winner hurdle winner Kilbarry Chloe and fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Redstone.

Form:

Non-Runners

Man Of Action

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: A Kinirons J: Mr F Maguire

Forecasts

Buckaway Freddie (10/3), Nitty Gritty (7/2), Kilbarry Ace (9/2), Glynn Brae (11/2), Baron Noir (11/2), Rampere West (9/1), Rural Link (10/1), Man Of Action (14/1), Delta Force (28/1)

BUCKAWAY FREDDIE will come into his own over longer trips tackling obstacles but he still looks up to winning a bumper first judged on a promising runner-up effort at Naas 3 weeks ago. Glynn Brae and Rural Link could be the pick of the newcomers.