Fairyhouse Summer BBQ Rated Race

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 3.46s

(1)

Baltic Bird^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: W Durkan| OR: 85

9/1

Fairly useful gelding. 11/4, below form fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Hood on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps) so not dismissed.

Form: 21000/4-

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(6)

Extensio²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 81

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Creditable 6¼ lengths sixth of 18 to Sixpack in handicap at this C&D (good, 12/1) 26 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 02213-6

(5)

Sixpack^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 80| CD

10/11

Fairly useful gelding. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 26 days ago. Anothe bold showing is likely with cheekpieces added in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 2-84211

(2)

Banana Three^p⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77

16/1

Fairly useful gelding. Last of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (13.3f, 11/2) 90 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with work to do.

Form: 21-8537

(4)

Sioux Eagle²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 69

7/2

Fair gelding. 6/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Gowran (14f, good) 23 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 50560-3

(3)

Tenth Amendment^t⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 45

150/1

Modest gelding. Thirty seven runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Navan (13f, good) 53 days ago, slowly away. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 30-4708

Forecasts

Sixpack (10/11), Extensio (7/2), Sioux Eagle (7/2), Baltic Bird (9/1), Banana Three (16/1), Tenth Amendment (150/1)

SIXPACK remains unexposed as a stayer and appeals as the pick of these weights so is fancied to follow up his recent C&D success and complete a hat-trick. Sioux Eagle appeals as the one to chase home Johnny Murtagh's improver aheaad of Extensio and Baltic Bird.