19:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 22 August 2025

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John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race

Off time: 19:55 | Winning time: 3m 57.80s

Barrakilla Vage^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L P Barnett⁽⁴⁾| T: Edward F Power

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1, last of 10 in bumper at Tramore (16.4f, good to firm) 7 days ago.

Form: PP/60-59

Carrig Padraig^h¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽²⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 158 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 0/806-

Groucho Max⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B J Walsh| T: B J Walsh

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 77 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 78

Onlyforfrankie⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E M Nugent⁽⁴⁾| T: B McMahon

20/1

Third foal, half-brother to modest hurdler Kalsman (2¾m winner, by Kalanisi). Dam point/fair 2¾m hurdle winner. Made frame on second of 2 starts in points in May. Likely a longer-term prospect.

Form: 54

Red Oak²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Alan O'Sullivan| T: Ciaran Murphy

11/4

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 16 in bumper at Galway (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. May do better with that run under his belt.

Form: R/7-7

Sonny Koufax¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C O'Keeffe⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

40/1

Second foal, dam maiden pointer. Last of 6 finishers completed start in points and fell last time in that sphere. Likely best watched on Rules debut.

Form: 6UF-

Cailin Deas^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Connor| T: J Fahey

7/2

Matched best form when creditable fourth of 15 in bumper at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago. This is less competitive and she holds strong claims.

Form: 034-8U4

Dunbell Diva

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms K M Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

Affinisea mare. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Champagne Classic. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Keep It Together⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R N Hyland⁽⁴⁾| T: D Buckley

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (400/1) at this C&D (good) on hurdles bow 42 days ago, pulled up 4 out. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: P00-P

Sellerna Bay¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Doyle| T: M Fahey

1/1

Back from 15 months off when good second of 10 in bumper at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 4/1) a fortnight ago. Entitled to build on that and looks sure to make another bold bid.

Form: 0/2-2

Forecasts

Sellerna Bay (1/1), Red Oak (11/4), Cailin Deas (7/2), Carrig Padraig (14/1), Onlyforfrankie (20/1), Dunbell Diva (20/1), Groucho Max (33/1), Sonny Koufax (40/1), Barrakilla Vage (80/1), Keep It Together (250/1)

SELLERNA BAY ran a cracker on her return from a lengthy absence at Wexford earlier this month and remains low mileage. She can open her account in the finale. Cailin Deas made the frame again at Galway last month and looks the likeliest danger, with Red Oak best of the rest.