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Sunday 9 April 2023

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Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.1s

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Selected odds by:

Aeros Luck

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

€7,000 3-y-o, My Dream Boat gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 25f) Heron Heights. Yard having good spell.

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Dee Capo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

3/1

€230,000 3-y-o, Maxios gelding. Dam 13.5f winner on Flat in France. One to note on debut.

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Grand Slam Sam

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

€170,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler/fairly useful 2½m chase winner Stoner's Choice and modest hurdler Fine By Her. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Iceberg Theory³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: P Nolan

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/1, third of 7 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 3

Junior Des Mottes³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr F Maguire| T: W J Burke

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, third of 8 in bumper at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 3

Manfredi²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

66/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to hurdler/useful chaser The Caddy Rose, stayed 25f. Pulled up both starts in points (latest Mar 11).

Form: PP

Nelson Muntz

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

80/1

€31,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Dam, unraced, out of useful hurdler/fair chase winner (stayed 2¾m) Bold Fire.

Form:

Punch Perfect

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

7/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Nathaniel gelding. Half-brother to 5f/6f winner abroad Ensyaab. Dam runner-up twice on Flat (stayed 8.5f). Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

Tommies Call

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

100/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam (c128/h151) 19f-3m hurdle/chase winner, also 1¾m-2½m winner on Flat.

Form:

Topgun Simmy⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 12 in bumper (9/1) at Naas (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 57 days ago. First run for yard after leaving R. P. Cody.

Form: 3

Tullabrack Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr R A Jackson⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

125/1

€5,500 3-y-o, Conduit gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including multiple unbeaten bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Longhouse Sale.

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Williethebuilder⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

14/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Arcadio gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to multiple bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) The Model Kingdom. Third sole start in points (Feb 12).

Form: 3

Brighterdaysahead⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

5/4

2/1, won 9-runner bumper at Gowran (17f, heavy) on NH debut 50 days ago, easing clear. Sets a good standard and is open to improvement, so she should take the beating.

Form: 1

Cola Blaze

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr E Ohgren⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin

80/1

€1,500 3-y-o, Malinas filly. Dam unraced sister to modest 2m hurdle winner Glen of Aherlow and half-sister fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 3m) Crixus's Escape.

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Colleen Danu¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ms C A Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 15¼ lengths sixth of 10 to The Yellow Clay in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 66

Field A Thistles

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss A Hourigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

50/1

€6,500 3-y-o, Mount Nelson filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3½m) Across The Bay.

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Ghost Jury

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr B Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: John Winston

150/1

€5,500 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury filly. Dam, bumper/fair 2½m hurdle winner, sister to ungenuine hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Zacharova.

Form:

In The Blood

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Maxwell

200/1

€4,500 3-y-o, Yeats filly. Dam (c114/h107), 21f/2¾m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to untrustworthy but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Western King.

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Non-Runners

Nevereverever

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: C A McBratney J: Mr N McParlan

Forecasts

Brighterdaysahead (5/4), Dee Capo (3/1), Grand Slam Sam (7/2), Punch Perfect (7/1), Williethebuilder (14/1), Iceberg Theory (20/1), Topgun Simmy (25/1), Junior Des Mottes (40/1), Field A Thistles (50/1), Nevereverever (50/1), Manfredi (66/1), Aeros Luck (66/1), Cola Blaze (80/1), Nelson Muntz (80/1), Tommies Call (100/1), Colleen Danu (100/1), Tullabrack Lad (125/1), Ghost Jury (150/1), In The Blood (200/1)

BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD eased clear to make a winning start at Gowran 50 days ago and she should be able to defy a penalty despite the presence of some solid opposition in Grand Slam Sam and the selection's stablemate Dee Capo, both of whom fetched plenty as store horses.