20:07 Ballinrobe

Friday 19 April 2024

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John Madden & Sons Flat Race

Off time: 20:07 | Winning time: 4m 15.30s

Butch Cassidy

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

9/4

€140,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to Champion/Irish Champion Bumper winner Fayonagh and fairly useful hurdler Buck Rogers. Lots to like on paper and got to be respected.

Form:

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Deerpark Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

22/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam point winner/little show under Rules.

Form:

Kingdom Calling

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

18/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful French hurdler Jobartim and French 2½m chase winner Griviere.

Form:

Mack The Chemist²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| BF

4/1

Fifth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, heavy, 9/4) on debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. One to note now tackling a bumper.

Form: 5

Move It

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

16/1

Vadamos gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Made In Taipan and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Made In Time.

Form:

Pondicherry⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery

66/1

1,800 gns 3-y-o. Last of 7 finishers sole start in points (Feb 17).

Form: 7

Real Empire^h⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 106

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, second of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 58 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 32

Swingin Safari

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

4/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Closely related to modest hurdler Tiny Tantrum. Dam fair hurdler around 2m.

Form:

Elusive Ruby

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

40/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fair hurdlers Wall Street Wally and Our Brian, stayed 21f. Dam 1m winner.

Form:

Gino Bella

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

9/2

€25,000 3-y-o, It's Gino filly. Dam, fairly useful 15f hurdle winner in France, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (2m-2¼m winner) Fan de Blues.

Form:

Non-Runners

Chuck Bass

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: P A Fahy J: Ms C A Walsh

El Cairos

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: S Doyle J: Mr J W Hendrick

Forecasts

Butch Cassidy (9/4), Swingin Safari (4/1), Mack The Chemist (4/1), Gino Bella (9/2), Real Empire (7/1), El Cairos (12/1), Move It (16/1), Kingdom Calling (18/1), Deerpark Hill (22/1), Chuck Bass (25/1), Elusive Ruby (40/1), Pondicherry (66/1)

BUTCH CASSIDY ticks all the boxes on paper and is chanced to make a successful start from Real Empire. Mack The Chemist is interesting now tackling a bumper after a promising start over hurdles at Cork.