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Monday 1 April 2024

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Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 4m 54.70s

Backmersackme¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: E Mullins

8/15

€12,000 3-y-o, £70,000 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful bumper winner Very Much So and half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Jessies Dream. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Nov 2023). Lots to like.

Form: 4-1

Can Daddy Dance²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B Dunleavy⁽⁷⁾| T: J Hurley

50/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful French hurdler Hahnville and 17f French hurdle winner Rosaville. Successful on last of 6 starts in points (Mar 3).

Form: 45-FP41

Corbally Cross⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Con McSweeney

8/1

€23,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam placed sole start in bumpers/ran once over hurdles. Last of 3 completed start in points, fell last time (Feb 11).

Form: 3F

Custom Taylor⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally

11/1

Malinas gelding. Dam (h114), 19f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stays 23f) Lord Schnitzel and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 2¾m) The Dubai Way. Fourth sole outing in points (Feb 4).

Form: 4

Dancingondaceiling⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Luke Burke Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott

20/1

Workforce gelding. Dam failed to complete in points. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Feb 18).

Form: 41

Getaway King²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J J Hanlon

22/1

€80,000 3-y-o, £23,000 6-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler The Gradual Slope. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Mar 3). Respected.

Form: 31

Mickthesoldier⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: D Ahern

50/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 21f hurdle winner Hel Tara out of fair hurdler/useful staying chaser Heltornic. Runner-up on last (only completed start) of 3 starts in points (Dec 2023).

Form: F-F2

Nothingtodowithyou^t1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S J P Baragry⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, fourteenth of 15 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P-P091P

Rock On Jet¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon

14/1

Jet Away gelding. Brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Jet Legs, and half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Shantou Magic. Runner-up both starts in points (latest Mar 17).

Form: 22

Shadow Chaser³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson

20/1

Mahler gelding. Successful on last of 6 starts in points (Feb 25). Not dismissed.

Form: U-3451

Summer In Milan¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

7/1

£30,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Check The Score. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Bohemian Lass. Third sole start in points (Nov 2023).

Form: 3

Trooper Carton¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J P Collins⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern

200/1

Hillstar gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hunter chaser Billaway and fair chaser Tiny Dancer, stayed 25f. Last of 4 finishers completed start in points (Mar 17).

Form: P-FPC4

Non-Runners

Colonel Nelson⁷¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Ms M Mullins J: Mr T Hamilton

Forecasts

Backmersackme (8/15), Colonel Nelson (5/1), Summer In Milan (7/1), Corbally Cross (8/1), Custom Taylor (11/1), Rock On Jet (14/1), Shadow Chaser (20/1), Dancingondaceiling (20/1), Getaway King (22/1), Can Daddy Dance (50/1), Mickthesoldier (50/1), Nothingtodowithyou (100/1), Trooper Carton (200/1)

BACKMERSACKME won a point and is bred to go well in this sphere, so he's an obvious choice having joined shrewd connections. Colonel Nelson looks the main threat and Getaway King will warrant respect if the market speaks in his favour.