20:00 Down Royal

Friday 31 May 2024

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BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds Maiden

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 14.77s

(3)

Free Flow¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 69

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. 2/1, good second of 8 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip and he's a strong candidate.

Form: 6540-52

(6)

Gift Of Life^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Moore

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. 200/1, unseated rider in maiden at Sligo (5.7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0-U

(8)

Hungry Rock¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: M M McNiff

40/1

Twice-raced gelding. Seventh of 8 in maiden (40/1) at Sligo (10.6f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 67

(2)

Nucky Johnson³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: N Meade

7/2

Useful jumps winner. Thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Galway (16f, good). Off 10 months. Could have a big part to play on Flat debut.

Form:

(7)

Samui^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott

7/4

Fairly useful jumps winner. Tenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 31 days ago. One to consider on Flat debut.

Form: 2

(5)

Wisdomofhindsight¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 77

5/2

Thrice-raced gelding. Fourth of 8 in maiden (7/2) at Sligo (10.6f, good) 16 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 9-34

(9)

Wee Valerie^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan

125/1

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Tenth of 11 in maiden (200/1) at Roscommon (10.3f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 9-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Churchwarden⁹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(4)

Zariygann¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Samui (7/4), Wisdomofhindsight (5/2), Zariygann (3/1), Free Flow (7/2), Nucky Johnson (7/2), Churchwarden (8/1), Hungry Rock (40/1), Wee Valerie (125/1), Gift Of Life (125/1)

If NUCKY JOHNSON and Samui are able to translate their useful hurdles form to this sphere at the first attempt they should emerge as the main protagonists in this maiden. The former is marginally preferred. Free Flow is just about the pick based on Flat form ahead of Zariygann and Wisdomofhindsight.