16:45 Tipperary
Friday 11 August 2017
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McGrath Oil Claiming Race
- 3YO plus | 1m 1f | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 58.31s
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Work to do based on two runs this season since joining current handler, including a disappointing run at the Galway festival, when 15th of 16, earlier this month.
Returned from a layoff with tame run over 7f at Naas in June, subsequently well beaten in three starts since, over 7f and 1m.
Finished a close fourth at Dundalk over 1m in first time blinkers in April, but well beaten since including on turf at Killarney last day in May. Blinkers removed for today.
Improved a little on third start to finish a close up third of seven at Clonmel in a claimer, before beaten 5¾L at Fairyhouse on the 1st of June, over 1m2f.
Not seen for 863 days, when finishing a promising third of 11, beaten 7L on stable debut in Ballinrobe 1m2f claimer.
Finished 13th of 15 on first turf run of the season at Cork over 1m4f in May and has disappointed in two subsequent starts, both at Killarney, when well beaten in both.
Expected to win last day when sent off the 13/8f, but was beaten a nose, when joined on the line by All For Nothing in Ballinrobe 1m2f handicap last month.
Last seen on the Flat on turf in 1m2f Navan claimer in June, when third of seven beaten 4L, before last of six in Fairyhouse 1m4f handicap, last month.
Beaten out of sight on debut for this yard at Bellewstown recently over 1m4f, before finishing last of seven, well beaten last day in Leopardstown 1m7f maiden last month.
Still a maiden after nine starts, form has been poor recently, including heavy defeats last twice at Gowran Park and Killarney over 1m.
Ended a 21-race losing streak recently when taking five-runner Hamilton handicap over extended-mile on good to soft ground, before running admirably in Naas 1m handicap on good ground, when beaten just 2¾L.
Beaten 24L when making his debut over an extended 1m3f at Limerick at the end of April, before last of eight, here in May.
Won a 1m2f Navan claimer earlier this month off a mark of 74, before well beaten last day in Down Royal handicap, interesting over this distance from 2lb lower weight.
Oasis Dream gelding, weakened and completely tailed off on debut in Dundalk, extended 1m2f maiden. Best watched on second career start.
Beaten more than 15L on return at Naas last month and equally disappointing in Navan, 1m5f handicap on good to firm last month, when beaten over 16L.
Ten-race maiden now, latest three of those starts coming since switching to this yard, including last day when well beaten sixth of 13 at Killarney.
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Why Me45
Weight: 9-4| Age: 7
T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 1
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Forecasts
Buffalo Blues (4/1), New Story (6/1), Six Silver Lane (6/1), Jackie Ellis (7/1), Seanie (8/1), Ti Amo (8/1), Seapoint (9/1), Specific Gravity (12/1), Dandy Rock (16/1), Darling Days (20/1), Why Me (20/1), Free Code (25/1), Mack Miller (33/1), Sir Henry Raeburn (33/1), High Honcho (50/1), Almontaser (66/1), Qubtaan (66/1)
Sir Henry Raeburn, Ti Amo and Darling Days should take the field along here. Jackie Ellis could go well at a big price, but the shortlist consists of, New Story, promising third of 11, beaten 7L on stable debut in Ballinrobe 1m2f claimer, Buffalo Blues, interesting over this distance from 2lb lower weight and the selection, SIX SILVER LANE, beaten a nose, when joined on the line by All For Nothing in Ballinrobe 1m2f handicap last month.
- Six Silver Lane
- New Story
- Buffalo Blues
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €6,468.002nd: €2,005.003rd: €956.004th: €431.005th: €168.00
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