John Madden & Sons (Pro-Am) Flat Race

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 3m 47.30s

Iron Sword³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

6/5

Attracted support and shaped even better than the bare result when fifth of 18 in a deep Punchestown bumper on debut in June, doing too much too soon. Not seen to best effect when third in 13-runner event at Roscommon (15f) since and clearly up to winning races.

Form: 53

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Le Grand Retour

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan| T: Peter Fahey

13/8

Goliath Du Berlais gelding. Dam (h107), placed twice from 3 starts over hurdles in France, sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Another Emotion. Newcomer from respected yard.

Form:

Reafadda²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

33/1

A cheap purchase who hasn't shaped with much encouragement on either start to date.

Form: 66

Gaelic Seer

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J & T Kiely

5/1

3,000 gns 3-y-o, Masar filly. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 1¼m-1½m winner The Glen Rovers. A cheap purchase but hails from a yard with a decent record in bumpers, so would enter the reckoning if supported.

Form:

Real Lark

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

12/1

Vadamos filly. Closely related to fair hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser Get Up Mush. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Real Steel. Makes a fair amount of appeal on paper so a market check is advised.

Form:

Non-Runners

Walkineezy⁴⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Mr D Doyle

Forecasts

Iron Sword (6/5), Le Grand Retour (13/8), Gaelic Seer (5/1), Walkineezy (8/1), Real Lark (12/1), Reafadda (33/1)

IRON SWORD sets a reasonably good standard and is fancied to make it third time lucky. Newcomers Le Grand Retour and Gaelic Seer need keeping a close eye on in the betting, however.