Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GAA (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 3.3s

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Boston Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Egan

33/1

Gelding by Marienbard out of a Needle Gun mare. Yard not renowned for their bumpers and are without a winner from 23 runners in the last five years.

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Desir Du Large^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Gelding by Zambezi Sun cost connections £68,000 at the 2016 sales. Disappointed in four starts for Mouse Morris but more expected on stable debut here.

Form: 85-20

Light Myles Ahead²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford

66/1

Echo Of Light gelding out of a Diesis mare. Appeared one pace on debut when beaten 19L at Down Royal last month. Liable to find life just as difficult in this contest.

Form: 5

Throughway²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien

33/1

Getaway gelding who is out of a Beneficial mare. Tailed off when fourth of nine in a Navan bumper last month and looks opposable here.

Form: 4

Valdieu^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

7/4

Winning point-to-pointer who has made the frame in his last four bumpers. Time running out for the win and will look to get off the mark here.

Form: 19/2-322

Yendo

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

15/8

Gelding by Doyen out of a Definite Article mare. Not easy to discount on racecourse debut given the trainer/jockey combination.

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Miss Shoe City¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

10/1

Appeared to lose confidence when tightened up on the turn 5f from home on debut at Thurles last month with the Saddler Maker mare never gaining full momentum again. Expected to come on for the experience.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Brindabella³⁴⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: W J Austin J: T Ryan

Forecasts

Valdieu (7/4), Yendo (15/8), Desir Du Large (3/1), Miss Shoe City (10/1), Boston Hill (33/1), Throughway (33/1), Brindabella (50/1), Light Myles Ahead (66/1)

MISS SHOE CITY never recovered from getting tightened up at Thurles last month and though it was some way out, the mare took plenty of time to regain momentum eventually finishing fourth. The Willie Mullins-trained mare can make up for that hiccup to land the closer from her biggest dangers Valdieu and Yendo.