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Tuesday 28 May 2024

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QuinnBet Flat Race

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 4m 12.70s

Garnacho³⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H D O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

7/2

Once-raced maiden. 4/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at this course (16.5f, good) on NH debut. Off 12 months.

Form: 5-

I Am Mimi²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

11/4

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (18.8f, heavy, 6/1) 25 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 29-

Kilroe Champ^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J Neilan

33/1

Milan gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Itsnotyouitsme and half-brother to a point winner. Dam modest 17f-21f hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Minella Hollow

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: J Nallen

7/2

Beat Hollow gelding. Closely related to 2 winners, including modest hurdler It's All About Me, and half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Tag Man, stays 23f. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

Arctic Piper³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| BF

4/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in bumper at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 11/4) on NH debut 33 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 6-

Gers Gigi²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

7/2

Once-raced maiden. Third of 16 in bumper (7/1) at this course (16.8f, good) on NH debut 21 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 3

Heure Exacte¹⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J P Sampson⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in bumper (250/1) at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy) 149 days ago, tailing off end of back straight.

Form: 800/P-

Nicolas Fortune^t1³⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

66/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to fair 21f hurdle winner Kaituna River and Westernerka. Wears tongue strap. Maiden pointer, pulled up last 2 starts (Apr 2023).

Form: 33P/PP-

Non-Runners

Soir De Garde

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Mr P W Mullins

The Correction⁴⁶¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Martin J: Mr J R Martin

Forecasts

Soir De Garde (11/8), I Am Mimi (11/4), Minella Hollow (7/2), Gers Gigi (7/2), Garnacho (7/2), Arctic Piper (4/1), The Correction (7/1), Kilroe Champ (33/1), Nicolas Fortune (66/1), Heure Exacte (250/1)

SOIR DE GARDE is a half-brother to State Man and is fancied to make a successful start representing the same connections as that top-class hurdler. The Correction and Gers Gigi are the main dangers.