17:00 Sligo

Wednesday 7 August 2024

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Rockshore Lager Claiming Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 27.20s

(4)

French Company⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J G Coogan| OR: 66| D

9/4

Fair gelding. 25/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good) 40 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. This is less competitive and he must enter calculations.

Form: 13-7429

(5)

Mayo For Sam^v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| D

4/1

Fair filly who posted career best when resuming winning ways in 17-runner handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good) 11 days ago, driven out. Leading contender.

Form: 142551

(6)

Miss Abby Jools⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 66

17/2

Fair mare. 33/1, ninth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 917-589

(2)

Rick Dalton^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: C Collins| OR: 70

11/2

Fair gelding. Last of 8 in claimer (10/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 21 days ago, folding tamely. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 86342-8

(12)

Newfire³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 60

6/1

Fair filly. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (10/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 31 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. More on plate here but warrants respect.

Form: 068-401

(7)

Make The Switch^t,v¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 50| D

66/1

Fair gelding. 100/1 and visored for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 19080-0

(11)

My Kurkum^h¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: R K Watson| OR: 57

25/1

Modest gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Down Royal (13f, good) 19 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 080-080

(1)

Jupiter Rock^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

11/1

Posted best effort for while on Flat when third of 8 in claimer at Killarney (8.2f, good, 40/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 430-003

(10)

Men Of Dreams^v¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 59

50/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Pulled up in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy, 125/1) on debut over fences. Off 6 months. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 09340/0-

(9)

Sleepless Knight^p⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 41

80/1

Modest gelding. 23½ lengths twenty first of 22 to Mayo For Sam in handicap at Navan (10.2f, good, 22/1) 60 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 05890-0

(8)

Tartaraghan²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61

17/2

Fair filly. 16/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 0-92035

(3)

Sister Mila^b1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 63

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, ninth of 14 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 85509

Forecasts

French Company (9/4), Mayo For Sam (4/1), Rick Dalton (11/2), Newfire (6/1), Tartaraghan (17/2), Miss Abby Jools (17/2), Jupiter Rock (11/1), Sister Mila (20/1), My Kurkum (25/1), Men Of Dreams (50/1), Make The Switch (66/1), Sleepless Knight (80/1)

MAYO FOR SAM found some improvement when scoring at Gowran last month and makes plenty of appeal here. French Company and Jupiter Rock should also go well.