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17:15 Laytown

Thursday 6 September 2018

All15:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:15

Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 22.54s

1^st

(9)

Waqaas

412-0

5/4f

T: J A OsborneJ: Ms L O'Neill (3)

Chased leaders on outer, close 4th halfway, improved to dispute lead under 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, stayed on well to lead close home op Evens tchd 11/8

2^nd

(5)

Royal Admiral

411-7

11/4

T: A McGuinnessJ: Mr J J Codd

In rear, 6th on outer 3f out, ridden and headway to dispute lead 2f out, edged slightly left 1f out, headed and no extra close home op 3/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(7)

Alfirak

412-0

11/2

T: D EnglishJ: Mr P W Mullins

Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 6/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

(4)

Saint Irini

411-9

33/1

T: E D DelanyJ: Mr D G Lavery (3)

Disputed lead, headed under 3f out, soon ridden, 4th 2f out, no extra

5^th

4 ¼

(8)

Mzuri

611-2

12/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Mr M J O'Hare (3)

Disputed lead, headed 3f out, soon ridden and no impression op 16/1

6^th

(1)

Muroor

512-0

16/1

T: T G McCourtJ: Mr J C Barry (5)

Mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3f out op 20/1

7^th

3 ¼

(2)

Flowerhill Nova

512-0

8/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Mr R P Quinlan (3)

Soon prominent on inner, ridden in 4th 3f out, weakened op 11/1

8^th

(6)

Flattothemat

611-7

20/1

T: S J MahonJ: Mr F Maguire (3)

Slowly into stride and always behind, never a factor op 25/1

9^th

(3)

Not Now Bernard

611-7

66/1

T: G B CaldwellJ: R Deegan (5)

Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, eased 2f out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.02, €1.30, €1.50EX:€5.80Trifecta:€15.60SF:€4.90

Forecasts

Waqaas (5/4), Royal Admiral (11/4), Alfirak (11/2), Flowerhill Nova (8/1), Mzuri (12/1), Muroor (16/1), Flattothemat (20/1), Saint Irini (33/1), Not Now Bernard (66/1)

Waqaas is head and shoulders above these rivals on official ratings, and has probably been laid out for this race by Jamie Osborne since arriving from Charles Hills for 30,000 gns in July. However, he'll be well found in the market with the excellent Lisa O'Neill on top and there are a few potential flaws-notably his effectiveness over 7f, and lack of racing over the past 12 months. Alfirak is a possible threat, but the unexposed, lightly-raced ROYAL ADMIRAL is more likely. Adrian McGuinness saddled Rivellino to score on this card in 2017, so knows what is takes to prepare a horse for this surface, and his 4yo gelding remains firmly on the upgrade.