17:05 Killarney

Sunday 12 May 2024

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An Excellent Choice (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 4m 13.30s

Brave Soldier

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon

16/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Belle The Lioness. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Casa Manolo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

66/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Casamento gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Pumped Up Kicks and fair hurdler Wee Tiger. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Florida Strait

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Australia gelding. Brother to useful stayer on Flat Magellan Strait, and half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler Lagostovegas. Dam 2-y-o 7.4f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Gather Yourself

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

7/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler West To The Bridge and fairly useful hurdler Yes No Maybe So. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

Highland Earl

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

33/1

Highland Reel gelding. Closely related to fair hurdler Blackhillsofdakota, stays 23f,. Dam 1½m winner on Flat. Doesn't appeal as a probable first-time-out winner on paper.

Form:

Kalium

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

4/1

€62,000 3-y-o, Gentlewave gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including 2¾m chase winner in France Gizeux. Appealing pedigree and very positive jockey booking.

Form:

Kingdom Calling²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.8f, soft, 18/1) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 7-

Light On His Feet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

7/1

Valirann gelding. Dam bumper/2½m hurdle winner. Worth a peek in the betting.

Form:

Shadow Paddy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

33/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Shadow Gate gelding. Dam, ran once in bumpers/over hurdles, sister to useful chaser (stayed 25f) Clondaw Knight. Limited appeal on paper.

Form:

Spinola Bay⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

4/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in bumper (10/3) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 42 days ago. Should step up on that run in due course.

Form: 0-

Derryville

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

8/1

Affinisea filly. Half-sister to useful staying chaser Checkitout and fair chaser Fourth of July. Dam unraced. Market check advised.

Form:

Mother Ship⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 7 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 52 days ago.

Form: 4-

Forecasts

Florida Strait (7/2), Kalium (4/1), Spinola Bay (4/1), Gather Yourself (7/1), Light On His Feet (7/1), Derryville (8/1), Mother Ship (16/1), Brave Soldier (16/1), Shadow Paddy (33/1), Highland Earl (33/1), Kingdom Calling (50/1), Casa Manolo (66/1)

FLORIDA STRAIT and Kalium both make plenty of appeal on paper and are expected to come to the fore. The former is particularly appealing and shades preference ahead of Sean Doyle's representative, for whom the booking of Patrick Mullins catches the eye. Spinola Bay was disappointing on his introduction at Fairyhouse but better was clearly expected (strong in the betting that day) and he is best of the rest.