15:25 Sligo

Sunday 5 May 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

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Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 15.74s

1^st

(2)

War Thunder

68-12

5/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Robert Whearty

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, led over 3f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon ridden and rallied to regain lead over 100 yards out, kept on well op 7/1

2^nd

(12)

Glyde Ranger

49-11

12/1

T: T G McCourtJ: James Ryan

Towards rear, rapid progress on outer to go 2nd entering straight, ridden to lead when hung right over 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, kept on op 10/1

3^rd

4 ¾

(9)

Enquire Within

89-3

9/1

T: F G HandJ: Amy Jo Hayes (4)

Towards rear, progress into mid division halfway, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, went 3rd over 150 yards out, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 10/1

4^th

2 ½

(1)

Sand Castle

89-5

25/1

T: A MurrayJ: J Cleary (4)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 14/1

5^th

(10)

Futurum Regem

88-12

22/1

T: H P FineganJ: Rory Mulligan (7)

Mid division, 7th halfway, briefly short of room over 2f out, soon ridden and went 5th entering straight, no extra and kept on one pace from over 1f out op 18/1

6^th

4 ½

(5)

Big Challenge

108-13

6/1

T: R DonohoeJ: Keithen Kennedy (4)

Mid division, progress into 3rd over 2f out, ridden entering straight, soon no extra and dropped to 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1

7^th

2 ¼

(11)

Grann's Boy

410-0

7/2f

T: H RogersJ: Adam Caffrey

Rear of mid division, 10th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 4/1

8^th

(14)

Creative Dancer

78-12

66/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: C Horgan (4)

Towards rear, pushed along on inner when hampered over 2f out, soon no impression tchd 80/1

9^th

1 ½

(17)

Special Protector

68-13

11/1

T: E DoyleJ: Wesley Joyce

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost position over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

10^th

(16)

Circus Act

59-9

12/1

T: J NashJ: Jack Kearney

Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 4f out, 6th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 16/1

11^th

9 ½

(15)

Kashi

79-5

14/1

T: K ThorntonJ: C J MacRedmond

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 11/1

12^th

(3)

For Everyone

88-12

22/1

T: M M McNiffJ: Paddy Harnett

Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

(4)

Hangry

49-12

11/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Always towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression when brought down over 2f out tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1

(7)

Neddies Boy

69-9

15/2

T: R P CodyJ: Wayne Hassett (2)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, still travelling well when slipped up over 2f out op 13/2

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Non-Runners

(13)

Evans Secret⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

(6)

Gudrun Genberg¹⁸⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: Reserve 3

(8)

Britzka²²¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€2.40, €4.60, €3.40EX:€80.10Trifecta:€1,518.90Tricast:€547.42SF:€65.41

Forecasts

Grann's Boy (7/2), War Thunder (5/1), Big Challenge (6/1), Neddies Boy (15/2), Evans Secret (8/1), Enquire Within (9/1), Special Protector (11/1), Hangry (11/1), Glyde Ranger (12/1), Circus Act (12/1), Kashi (14/1), Gudrun Genberg (14/1), Futurum Regem (22/1), For Everyone (22/1), Sand Castle (25/1), Britzka (33/1), Creative Dancer (66/1)

In the hope he's as effective on turf, NEDDIES BOY could be the answer given he was in excellent order at Dundalk when last seen. Grann's Boy put up a career-best effort on the level at Galway in October and is a definite threat, along with Futurum Regem.

NEDDIES BOY (IRE)
GRANN'S BOY (IRE)
FUTURUM REGEM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Nostra Casa

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 7

J: Robert Whearty | T: P W Flynn

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00