17:30 Sligo

Wednesday 3 August 2022

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Rockshore Lager Claiming Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 26.66s

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(13)

Alhaajeb^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 68

13/2

Fair gelding. Latest win at Gowran in May. 9/1, respectable third of 13 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness. Can make presence felt.

Form: 319773

(15)

Jaafel^b,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69

11/4

Fair gelding. 12/1, seventh of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Blinkers back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 573687

(4)

Crystal Pool^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 58

18/1

Fair mare who failed to back up latest effort when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 953060

(7)

Yorkshire Pirlo^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 67

8/1

Fair gelding who ran no sort of race on first run since leaving Darryll Holland when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 58770-0

(16)

Eastern Racer^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 62| BF

13/2

Fair gelding. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 13 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 3/1) 16 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Chance if bouncing back.

Form: 285629

(9)

Aleksey Tolstoy^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J McAuley| OR: 55

20/1

Fair gelding. 40/1, creditable seventh of 13 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 009897

(8)

Bringsty^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

9/4

Fair gelding. Eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 11/2) 22 days ago. Down in grade.

Form: 000908

(6)

Purdey's Gift^p1²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: N C Kelly| OR: 68

14/1

Fair gelding. 33/1, bit below form when eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 5257/08-

(11)

Just For Yuse¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 64

16/1

Visored for 1st time, ran no sort of race when twelfth of 13 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 11/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 333-000

(10)

Thunder Rain^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hassett| OR: 58

40/1

Won maiden claimer at Roscommon in 2021 but well held all 3 starts this year. Up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 548-000

(2)

Boston Rocket^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 42

125/1

Well held in maidens/handicaps at long odds. Significantly up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 7000-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Nevada Queen⁸²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: W P Browne J: Jake Coen

(3)

Movie King¹³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Ben Coen

(5)

Lily Of The Glen¹¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: L Smyth J: K J Leonard

(17)

Maricruz²⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(14)

Odd Venture²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 1

(12)

Boing²⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: Paul Traynor J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bringsty (9/4), Jaafel (11/4), Alhaajeb (13/2), Eastern Racer (13/2), Yorkshire Pirlo (8/1), Maricruz (8/1), Lily Of The Glen (8/1), Purdey's Gift (14/1), Just For Yuse (16/1), Nevada Queen (16/1), Crystal Pool (18/1), Aleksey Tolstoy (20/1), Movie King (25/1), Thunder Rain (40/1), Boing (100/1), Boston Rocket (125/1), Odd Venture (150/1)

An open-looking claimer that can go to JAAFEL if returning to something like the pick of his form. Maricruz and Eastern Racer are a couple of others to consider.