19:20 Ballinrobe

Monday 26 June 2023

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Lodge At Ashford Castle Maiden

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 2m 2.59s

(13)

Angelus Griseo^t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L F Roche| T: K Dempsey

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 66/1, first run since leaving Joseph O'Brien when ninth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 4-9

(9)

Black Soul²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: J & T Kiely

28/1

Twice-raced gelding. First run since leaving John E. Kiely when eighth of 13 in maiden (200/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good) 27 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0-8

(5)

Chicago Storm^p1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 71

11/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Respectable tenth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 14/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 837-550

(12)

Cornmarket^p1¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M Flannery

150/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Tenth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 09-

(4)

Expound^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

5/1

Fair gelding. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 353053

(3)

Game Nation²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Heffernan| T: E McNamara| OR: 56

20/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 12 Flat runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 10 in claimer (50/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 25 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian Barr.

Form: 866453

(6)

Granville Street⁴⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 68

5/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 15/2, creditable second of 10 in maiden at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft), no match for winner. Off 13 months but will be a threat if ready to roll.

Form: 53/22-

(1)

Plunkett Street⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Slattery| T: Michael W O'Meara

33/1

150/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) on Flat debut 41 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 0

(8)

Rock Basher^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

80/1

Once-raced colt. 125/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) on debut 23 days ago.

Form: 6

(7)

So Easy Way¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: I Madden

150/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago, possibly amiss.

Form: 6-

(10)

Banned^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 71| BF

11/4

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 12 Flat runs. 5/2 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 9 in maiden at Roscommon (11.7f, good) 25 days ago. Another bold show likely.

Form: 24-2642

(11)

Lizzy's Filly¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: P Martin| OR: 73| BF

6/4

Fairly useful filly. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Respectable second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 5/2) when last seen in December. Since rejoined former yard and she has to be high on the shortlist with Colin Keane booked.

Form: 325222-

Non-Runners

(2)

Celebrating Ethel²⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: A Kinirons J: Luke McAteer

Forecasts

Lizzy's Filly (6/4), Banned (11/4), Expound (5/1), Granville Street (5/1), Celebrating Ethel (6/1), Chicago Storm (11/1), Game Nation (20/1), Black Soul (28/1), Plunkett Street (33/1), Rock Basher (80/1), So Easy Way (150/1), Angelus Griseo (150/1), Cornmarket (150/1)

This represents a good opportunity for both BANNED and Lizzy's Filly to get off the mark. The latter will not go down without a fight if fully tuned-up following six months off but preference is for Banned, who put in a good shift equipped with a first-time hood (retained) when runner-up back from a break at Roscommon. She is unlikely to be inconvenienced by this drop back in trip and similar conditions are forecast here. Granville Street is third choice.

Previous Winners

2022

Ms Eagleton

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 4

J: W J Lee | T: Miss H McLoughlin

6/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €231.00