Sligo Races End Of Season Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 47.90s

Ballybow¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

11/4

€90,000 3-y-o, £110,000 5-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to bumper winner Hurricane Vichi and half-brother to modest hurdler Malago Rose. Runner-up both starts in points (latest Apr 20). Clearly the one to beat.

Form: 22-

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Coral River¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

11/10

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, second of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (18.8f, heavy) 175 days ago. Looks the pick of those with experience.

Form: 522-

Supreme Ruler³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell| BF

9/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/4, third of 13 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good) on bumper debut 33 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 3-3

Cailin Deas^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 6 in bumper (10/1) at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Respected.

Form: 5-2303

Galcafed^t1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper (80/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good) on NH debut 10 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Amberjack⁶⁰⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: D Hassett J: Mr C J Shine

Forecasts

Coral River (11/10), Ballybow (11/4), Supreme Ruler (9/2), Cailin Deas (5/1), Amberjack (50/1), Galcafed (125/1)

BALLYBOW is a full brother to a bumper winner and fetched six figures after showing plenty in points, so he's a straightforward choice to make a successful Rules debut. Coral River is the likeliest to capitalise if the selection fluffs his lines.