20:30 Sligo

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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  • 3YO plus  |   1m 5f 40y  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:30  |   Winning time: 3m 13.28s
1st
Horse silk
10
(7)
2/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J Coen (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly to assert final furlong, eased close home op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
11
(1)
10/1
T: D K WeldJ: O Enright (10)
Mid-division, progress into 3rd 5f out, ridden in 6th on inner 1 1/2f out, stayed on between horses into 2nd under 1f out, kept on closing stages, no chance with winner op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
9
(4)
7/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden and lost place 3f out, 9th over 1f out, ran on well closing stages op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(9)
610-2
11/10f
T: W P MullinsJ: S Cleary-Farrell (10)
Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along to progress on outer 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 5/4
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(11)
18/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: C T Keane
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden to close in 4th 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
½
3
(6)
40/1
T: M M McNiffJ: G F Carroll
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression in 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlong op 28/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(3)
710-7
100/1
T: P MartinJ: S T McCullagh (3)
Slowly away and rear, some progress into 8th 2f out, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out op 66/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(8)
66/1
T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: D N Curran (7)
Led, ridden and headed over 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
2
5
(2)
150/1
T: A J MartinJ: M A Enright
Dwelt and towards rear, progress into 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ¾
8
(10)
150/1
T: L ComerJ: J Cleary (7)
Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, soon no extra op 125/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
4
(5)
810-7
150/1
T: John CullenJ: J J Slevin
Soon mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden in rear 3f out, no extra op 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.10Pl:€1.10, €2.70, €1.20EX:€26.10Trifecta:€79.90SF:€23.84

Forecasts

Nikini (11/10), Rattle And Hum (2/1), Rapparee Champ (7/2), Votre Homme (10/1), Chicago Storm (18/1), Evans Secret (40/1), Vincenzo Gamba (66/1), Daghdha (100/1), Natural Ability (150/1), Way Forward (150/1), Karayaz (150/1)

Verdict

NIKINI has shown more than enough over jumps to think she can make a winning Flat debut and is comfortably preferred to Rattle And Hum, who has achieved most in this discipline. Newcomer Rapparee Champ is one to note if the market speaks in his favour.

  1. NIKINI (IRE)
  2. RATTLE AND HUM (IRE)
  3. RAPPAREE CHAMP (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
The Shunter
Weight: 10-7  |Age: 9
5/6

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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