Racecards
17:40 Sligo (IRE)
Tote Supports Sligo Racing Claiming Race
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 146y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €10,499 added
- Winner: €6,468
- 2nd: €2,006
- 3rd: €956
- 4th: €431
- Form 26-5366
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 50
led, headed and raced 2nd after 5f, ridden 2f out, regained lead entering straight, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home
Keble (IRE)
726- Form 207076/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J J Hanlon
- Jockey L F Roche
dwelt, always towards rear, never a factor
- Form 050-070
- Age 11
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer L Smyth
- Jockey Robbie Colgan
chased leaders, improved to lead after 5f, ridden 2f out, headed entering straight, no impression
- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
mid-division, 5th 3f out, soon ridden, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression
- Form 930-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer L Smyth
- Jockey C D Maxwell
mid-division, weakened from over 3f out
- Form 450-130
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A McGuinness
- Jockey Ronan Whelan
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, moderate 8th 2f out, went moderate 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening easy winner to go 2nd close home
- Form 09006/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Michael G Cleary
- Jockey T P Madden
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened
- Form 080-050
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 37
- Trainer T Cleary
- Jockey Nathan Crosse
chased leaders on outer ridden over 3f out, weakened
- Form 30-6067
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey R Coakley
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in moderate 7th 3f out, no impression
- Form -
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey S M Crosse
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 3f out, soon no impression
- Form 2-78678
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey S Foley
dwelt, soon mid-division on inner, headway into 4th travelling well 3f out, improved to lead over 1f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Keble is comfortably the top-rated based on his two-year-old form in 2015 but he hasn't run for two years. The veteran Glenbank King won a handicap here in August but has run very poorly subsequently. BLACK LABEL needs further having won over 2m at Dundalk in March but the likely conditions should make this a stamina test and he's taken to gain career victory number eight. Measured showed signs of ability in a Down Royal bumper but was beaten a long way over hurdles at Tramore earlier this month. Grove Hill wasn't beaten far in a Gowran claimer over a trip too short last month while Giorni Felice just finished in front of Match My Fire in a Fairyhouse handicap on Friday though the latter has much the better of the weights here.
Formwatch
Giorni Felice (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Chased leader, dropped to 10th halfway, progress on inner 2f out, soon ridden, ran on final furlong without threatening, 6th of 18, 11 1/2l behind Swelltime (8-4) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Keble (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Soon led and went on, a little keen, reduced lead over 3f out, pushed along before straight, joined under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14 1/4l behind New Direction (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
Glenbank King (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 14l behind Walking On Glass (8-11) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gf in May.
Grove Hill (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway and pushed along approaching straight, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Percy B Shelley (8-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f gf in May.
Land Of Grace (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, slightly impeded after about 4f, pushed along after halfway, soon lost position, weakened from over 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Royal Illusion (11-2) at Leopardstown 1m 7f mdn gd in Jun.
Black Label 14-1 (9-9) Waited with, 11th and pushed along approaching halfway, dropped behind from over 4f out, 12th of 14, dist behind Conron (10-0) at Clonmel 2m hcp Yielding in Apr.
Darling Days (USA) 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, never a factor, trailing from 4 out, last of 9, dist behind Gardens of Babylon (11-4) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in May.
Greanta (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon rapid headway on outer to track leader, 3rd halfway, under pressure in 5th over 3f out, lost place and weakened over 2f out, 14th of 18, 14 1/2l behind Swelltime (8-4) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Match My Fire (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Rear, ridden under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 18, 12 1/4l behind Swelltime (8-4) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Measured (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, bad mistake 4 out, 4th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 10, 34 3/4l behind Yaiza (11-12) at Tramore 2m 5f mdn gd in Jun.
Sbraase 16-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon mid-division, impeded 1 1/2f out, soon one pace, 8th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Galeola (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gd in Jun.