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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 4m 11.3s

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Eastern Blue Bird²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H E Sexton| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 15½ lengths seventh of 9 to Oneinthewell in bumper (50/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 67

Eternal Echo^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott| D

14/1

Winner on Naas bumper debut in February. 3/1, length second of 9 to Oneinthewell in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 12

Oneinthewell²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T Cooper| D

17/2

Won 9-runner bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 9/4) on debut 21 days ago by a length from Eternal Echo, bit in hand. Interesting contender for last year's winning trainer/jockey combination.

Form: 1

Starting Fifteen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: E McNamara

9/2

City Light gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Burning Victory. Dam 5.5f/6f winner in France. Bred to have a future but this looks a tough ask on debut.

Form:

Thiscouldbetheone

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil

11/1

€62,000 Court Cave gelding. Brother to smart hurdler City Island. Starts out at a high level but still worth noting in the betting.

Form:

Carrigmoorna Beech⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr R W Barron| T: D Queally| D

9/2

Promising individual. 7/4, won 6-runner bumper at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 59 days ago, forging clear. Should progress.

Form: 1

Light Up The Dark⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J P O'Brien| D

6/5

2/1, won 9-runner bumper at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 77 days ago by 7 lengths from Scarriff Bridge, staying on well. Probably the one to beat.

Form: 1

Mary Mammon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A P Ryan| T: J Halley

50/1

Affinisea filly. Dam unraced. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

Portetta

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

Le Havre filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Ziggle Pops. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

Scarriff Bridge⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T P Harney| T: R O'Sullivan

16/1

7 lengths second of 9 to reopposing Light Up The Dark in bumper (28/1) at Naas (16f, heavy) on debut 77 days ago.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Light Up The Dark (6/5), Starting Fifteen (9/2), Carrigmoorna Beech (9/2), Oneinthewell (17/2), Thiscouldbetheone (11/1), Eternal Echo (14/1), Scarriff Bridge (16/1), Portetta (20/1), Mary Mammon (50/1), Eastern Blue Bird (200/1)

Possibly best to narrow this down this listed bumper down to once-raced winners LIGHT UP THE DARK, Carrigmoorna Beech and Oneinthewell. J P McManus has purchased the first-named since her Naas defeat of the reopposing Scarriff Bridge and she can make it 2-2.