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6.05 2m. 4f. Hurdle 4-y-o plus 12 Declared
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1st - €59,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00 5th - €3,000.00 6th - €2,000.00 Overcast
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - CITY ISLAND was a very good winner of the Ballymore Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham in March and looks good enough to follow up here. He beat subsequent Aintree Grade 1 winner and high class prospect Champ when winning at Cheltenham and CITY ISAND now comes here a fresh horse following a 51 day racing break. Reserve Tank seemingly arrived from left-field in recent months and while he bypassed Cheltenham in favour of narrowly winning a novice hurdle at Kempton the same week, he then caused a 20/1 surprise when winning a Grade 1 hurdle at Aintree at this trip last month. Interestingly there is a form-line involving Ballymore fourth-placed Brewin'upastorm, beaten 5.75L by City Island, which was just 3.25L behind Reserve Tank at Aintree, suggesting there may be little between both CITY ISLAND and Reserve Tank today. CITY ISLAND does however have the benefit of having had a recent mini-break though. Battleoverdoyen was pulled in the Cheltenham race but had previously beaten Sams Profile (which finished fifth at Cheltenham) to win a Grade 1 at Naas in January and clearly is on a retrieval mission today. Speaking of retrieval missions, Tornado Flyer is on his own journey today having flopped badly when pulling up on his latest start in January. He did look a smart type early in the season but his absent since January is a worry. Dommage Pour Toi beat Wednesday's winner Zero Ten in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse latest and might be capable of getting involved were he to maintain progression while Royal Rendezvous is long absent since his impressive maiden hurdle win and is probably best watched.
A novice hurdle race for four yrs old and upwardsWeights - 4-y-o 11st 1lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 10lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Robin Des Pres (FR)-Mountain Empress(Accordion)
(26) (Keep The Faith Syndicate)Rated 131
Doyen (IRE)-Battle Over(Sillery)
(51) c1 d1 bf (Pioneer Racing)Rated 144
In the last 3 years Battleoverdoyen (IRE) has met
Court Cave (IRE)-Victorine(Un Desperado)
ts7(51) c1 (Sean & Bernardine Mulryan)Rated 152
In the last 3 years City Island (IRE) has met
Spanish Moon (USA)-Hasta Manana(Useful)
hd2(90) c1 (Tracey Gilmour)
In the last 3 years Come To Me (FR) has met
Magadan (IRE)-Phenyl Des Mottes(Bonnet Rouge)
(26) d1 (I'llMeetUForOneRTwoInJones Syndicate)Rated 139
In the last 3 years Dommage Pour Toi (FR) has met
Barastraight (GB)-Rule Of The Game(Lavirco)
(26) d3 (Nicholas Peacock)Rated 142
In the last 3 years Easy Game (FR) has met
Presenting (GB)-Shuil A Hocht(Mohaajir)
cp3(26) c1 d1 (Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited)Rated 138
In the last 3 years Gallant John Joe (IRE) has met
Jeremy (USA)-Lady Bellamy(Black Sam Bellamy)
(27) d1 (Mr Roddy Owen)Rated 150
King's Theatre (IRE)-Novacella(Beyssac)
hd3(188) (Dr S P Fitzgerald)
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)-Lucylou(Bob Back)
(51) (Michael O'Flynn & John F O'Flynn)Rated 138
In the last 3 years Sams Profile (GB) has met
Flemensfirth (USA)-Mucho Macabi(Exceed And Excel)
(117) cd1 (T F P Partnership)
In the last 3 years Tornado Flyer (IRE) has met
Saddler Maker (IRE)-Rixia Du Seuil(Ultimately Lucky)
(12) (The Unlikely Lads)Rated 136
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