Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 4m 55.8s

Brownes Cross

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

12/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Cosmo Renfro. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stays 2¾m) Shang Tang.

Form:

Minella Emperor²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

9/4

Maiden pointer. 16/1, fourth of 14 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft) on NH debut 25 days ago. Should go well.

Form: 4544-

South Of Killerig²³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1, eighth of 12 in bumper at Listowel (16f, soft) on bumper debut. Off 7 months. Should progress.

Form: 448-

Take Chance⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

7/1

Second in a point. Sixth of 15 in bumper at Clonmel (16f, good to soft, 18/1) on NH debut 50 days ago.

Form: 26-

Le Roi Du Livet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

11/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Brother to French hurdler/chase winner Klothilde du Livet. Dam unraced.

Form:

Stede Bonnet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

5/2

€75,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Shannon Royale. Dam (b85) bumper winner. Noteworthy newcomer from a top yard.

Form:

Crohan Lady^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Lonergan

7/1

Point winner. Third of 13 on Cork bumper debut last month. Ran to a similar level when sixth of 11 in bumper (7/1) at Tipperary (18f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 31253-6

Forecasts

Minella Emperor (9/4), Stede Bonnet (5/2), South Of Killerig (9/2), Crohan Lady (7/1), Take Chance (7/1), Le Roi Du Livet (11/1), Brownes Cross (12/1)

STEDE BONNET gets the vote to make a winning start for Gordon Elliott, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Minella Emperor showed promise on his recent Cork debut and rates the obvious danger.