20:00 Roscommon

Monday 8 May 2017

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Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 28.3s

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Selected odds by:

Annamatopoeia³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B O Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: B Jordan| OR: 114

6/1

Winner of two point-to-points and a maiden hurdle, unable to get off the mark in 15 starts over fences. Has run some promising races, placing six times, and this is not very strong. Disappointing over 2m at Wexford last month on reappearance having raced prominently.

Form: 423355-

Balofilo^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: M Cullinane| OR: 102

16/1

Dual scorer over timber and has shown some glimpses of ability in four starts going chasing again this year. Ran fair race at Kilbeggan over 2m4f last month on good ground, not a lot more required to hit the frame in this with cheekpieces retained.

Form: 994F74-

Kalopsia²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

Twice a winner over hurdles and reached a rating of 121, also a dual point-to-point winner. Won on the Flat at Tipperary over 1m4f last month on soft ground and make chase debut now. Should handle conditions and one to note in the betting.

Form: 12265-F

Longhouse Music^t1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: I J McCarthy| T: S Curling

25/1

Winner last month in the point-to-point sphere, since finished second in follow up bid, trainer doesn't saddle too many under rules and this appears to be a tough enough ask, though she's worth a check in the market.

Form: P/P212-U

Monbeg Rose^h,t1¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 105

10/1

Has proved to be a source of frustration since arriving with this yard in the Gigginstown reshuffle in the autumn and is yet to score in ten starts since. She finished 11L behind Kalopsia over hurdles at Thurles in December and five runs since January have been tame. Hard to trust currently.

Form: 5PU645-

Rock On The Moor¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 137

4/7

Been asked some tough questions in three starts this year, running in Graded/Listed hurdles before a competitive handicap chase at Punchestown last month over this trip. Anything but disgraced there when beaten just over 8L and this is her most straightforward task of the year to date seemingly.

Form: 434305-

She's Everything^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: S J Mahon

25/1

Improved showing on return from 325-day absence at Ballinrobe over 2m1f last week, she was beaten around 15L there but could well improve to be competitive with the benefit of that run.

Form: 0P/097-5

St Agnes Church^t⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: S J Mahon

80/1

Remains a maiden after 14 starts under rules, there has been nothing in three chase starts to suggest she'll take close order in this first start since being tailed off over 2m at Thursday in February.

Form: 0008F0-

Think Of Me⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

40/1

Finished last of five, beaten 75L, in sole previous chase start over 2m3f on good ground at Limerick last May. Without a win in 30 starts under rules, it is hard to build any case here on return from 75-day break.

Form: 625020-

Go Complain^b1,t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J Fogarty

40/1

Failed to beat a rival home in two Flat runs, more than a year apart in 2014/2015 over 1m/2m trips. She's clearly had some issues but did win a mares' maiden point-to-point last month so cannot be ruled out entirely on first chase start.

Form: 6PPP1-

Forecasts

Rock On The Moor (4/7), Kalopsia (9/2), Annamatopoeia (6/1), Monbeg Rose (10/1), Balofilo (16/1), She's Everything (25/1), Longhouse Music (25/1), Think Of Me (40/1), Go Complain (40/1), St Agnes Church (80/1)

Having been highly-tried in three runs since the turn of the year this looks a really good chance for ROCK ON THE MOOR to get off the mark over these obstacles. She's run in top hurdles events before showing decent form in a competitive Punchestown handicap chase over this trip. With her trainer still in good form and Power on board, she has clear credentials for this. Annamatopoeia has shown enough over fences to suggest she'll have a say in this contest while chase debutant Kalopsia is also one to consider in what does not appear a strong race. Longhouse Music, a rare runner under rules for her yard, is worth keeping an eye in the market.