17:00 Sligo

Tuesday 21 May 2019

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O'Hehir's Bakery Claiming Race

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 16.31s

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(11)

T For Tango²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76| D

11/4

Won at Ayr over this trip last winter but struggled in handicaps after; is consistent and will be suited by the conditions though. Worth considering to gain a confidence booster in this grade.

Form: 816-558

(7)

Highly Approved¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| D

16/1

Lost her way lately and has a bit to prove even though she's dropped in grade. All three previous win gained on the AW at Dundalk.

Form: 709-000

(5)

Eacharn^t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: P A Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 66| D

5/1

Rated higher on the AW so feasible he'll be suited by the drop into a claimer; being 0-7 on turf is an off-putting statistic though.

Form: 3-30570

(1)

Florida's King^b,t³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: A B Joyce| OR: 37

33/1

Not posted much worthwhile form so far and makes limited appeal back over 6f; even though he got going late in the day over the minimum distance at Navan on Friday he still has something to prove over this trip.

Form: 500-000

(4)

Lincoln¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Hogan| OR: 85| D

11/10

Has an obvious chance on the official ratings and would be giving weight away all round if this were a handicap; the drop to 6f shouldn't be a problem. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 73/7797

(6)

Neyland⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57

12/1

Lightly raced but shown little so far; not hard to overlook in this grade for the first time.

Form: 96-0069

(8)

Stamp Of Authority^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Karen Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 59

16/1

Won a couple of modest handicaps on turf last summer but lost his way towards the back end of the campaign; didn't shown much on his return at Naas last month to suggest he's about to turn the corner as he faded very quickly under pressure.

Form: 90760-0

(9)

Bluesbreaker^t,v³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 57| D

33/1

A modest handicapper at his best but recent starts on the AW have been below his own standards. Hard to recommend on the evidence of two poor runs this year.

Form: 4380-07

(3)

Guiding Star^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 42| D

66/1

Low grade performer that is on a long losing run. Been well held all three starts this year and it's hard to make any sort of case out for him.

Form: 267-400

(10)

Tember^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

50/1

Managed a win over 7f during his time with David Barron but it's been a downward spiral since then; another whose recent form is too uninspiring to merit a recommendation.

Form: 7400-00

Non-Runners

(2)

Keep Believing⁴²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: B Nolan J: Luke McAteer

Forecasts

Lincoln (11/10), T For Tango (11/4), Eacharn (5/1), Neyland (12/1), Keep Believing (14/1), Stamp Of Authority (16/1), Highly Approved (16/1), Florida's King (33/1), Bluesbreaker (33/1), Tember (50/1), Guiding Star (66/1)

LINCOLN, who was highly tried during his time with Mick Channon, is the obvious starting point in a very ordinary claimer that should still be within the gelding's grasp; T For Tango is a consistent performer that can make a fist of things in his challenge, while Eacharn can also figure if he runs anywhere near the levels of his best form on the AW surface at Dundalk.