15:20 Curragh

Saturday 12 May 2018

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Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 4.27s

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(4)

Primo Uomo^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 106| CD

3/1

Career-best effort last time at Navan (5½f, yielding to soft) when springing 20/1 surprise in Listed company, holding off Gorane in second by 1¾L. Respected off that run.

Form: 138-321

(9)

Texas Rock^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 101| C

25/1

Listed winner over 6f at Naas on soft ground in October, probably found a mile beyond him on reappearance last month and often needs a run to get his season going. This is more suitable.

Form: 52510-6

(6)

Ardhoomey^t²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 104| CD

7/1

Far from disgraced in some high quality Group races last summer, though finished behind Texas Rock over 6f in Listed company in October. Back from a break and well capable fresh.

Form: 336365-

(3)

Gymkhana¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 94

12/1

No match for Primo Uno last time out at Navan (5½f, yielding to soft) and has routinely come up a bit shy in Listed class events.

Form: 0170-34

(2)

Kyllang Rock⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G F Carroll| T: J Tate| OR: 107| D

6/4

Likeable four-year-old who may have more improvement in him this season. Started well with Musselburgh success in March, form that looks good with runner-up going close in Newmarket Group 3 since.

Form: 06246-1

(7)

Mister Trader^t²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 93| CD

16/1

Maiden winner over C&D in March 2016, all four runs since have been in Listed/Group company and essentially been finding things very tough. Shouldn't be winning this on reappearance.

Form: 120/78-

(1)

Gorane¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D P McDonogh| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 99| D

6/1

Filly was within 2L in second behind Primo Uno at Navan (5½f, yielding to soft) on last month's reappearance. Better off on these terms and plausible she can reverse the form.

Form: 24717-2

(8)

Fashion Queen²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Hayes| T: D O'Meara| OR: 100| D

10/1

Beat Kyllang Rock to win 5f York Listed race on good to soft in this month last year, poor runs (in strong races) either side of winter break however and that rival may have her number now.

Form: 5/1639-0

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(5)

Smash Williams¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Kyllang Rock (6/4), Primo Uomo (3/1), Gorane (6/1), Ardhoomey (7/1), Fashion Queen (10/1), Gymkhana (12/1), Smash Williams (12/1), Mister Trader (16/1), Texas Rock (25/1)

KYLLANG ROCK saw the form of his Musselburgh win in March boosted by the runner up in a Newmarket Group 3 last weekend. He will be effective on this surface and there could be further four-year-old improvement in him. He can land this contest. Primo Uomo comes here off a career-best effort at Navan and is respected, though the filly Gorane could have something to say and may reverse placings now having been second in that race. Ardhoomey is capable fresh and any money behind him would be noted representing Ger Lyons and Colin Keane.