Racecards
17:50 Sligo (IRE)
Sligo Racecourse Claiming Race
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 140y
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €10,500 added
- Winner: €6,468
- 2nd: €2,006
- 3rd: €956
- 4th: €431
- Form 96-44
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Bunyan & G O'Leary
- Jockey S P Davis
chased leader and ran freely, ran off bend 6f out and lost place, slightly detached halfway, closed up on field over 4f out, under pressure and detached over 2f out, eased under 2f out
- Form 5/440-67
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J F Levins
- Jockey D P McDonogh
tracked leader and ran freely, 2nd halfway, progress to lead over 2f out, under pressure and headed over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, not match winner
Joely (IRE)
28- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J T Gorman
- Jockey K P Gallagher
prominent, 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 81/0570-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer T G McCourt
- Jockey C T Keane
in rear, 9th halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden entering straight, 5th under 1f out, progress to 4th final 150 yards, ran on well, nearest finish
- Form 40-1932
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J P Fahey
- Jockey R P Whelan
towards rear, 7th halfway, headway on outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on best under pressure final furlong
- Form 170-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G Donnelly
- Jockey G F Carroll
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, dropped towards rear over 3f out, detached and reminder under 2f out, ran on well final 150 yards, no danger
- Form 389145/
- Age 12
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
pushed along to lead early, niggled along and headed over 2f out, lost place approaching straight, weakened final furlong, eased closing stages
- Form 315887
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A McGuinness
- Jockey D E Sheehy
slowly into stride, raced towards rear, 8th halfway, progress to 6th over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on to 5th final strides, never nearer
Sbraase
21- Form 400609
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J F Levins
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
mid-division, 5th halfway, dropped to 8th over 2f out, good headway on inner over 1f out, 3rd under 1f out, kept on without threatening
- Form 462088
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer A McGuinness
- Jockey K J Leonard
mid-division, 4th halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden and lost place under 1f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 6th final strides
Pando (IRE)
38- Form 11152-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer A McNamara
- Jockey E J McNamara
Verdict
Muroor has run the occasional decent race over timber and the champion jockey's presence is intriguing. Specific Gravity rarely runs anywhere but Dundalk these days and won a handicap there in March but he has plenty to find on official ratings with Pando, though it's difficult to know what to make of the latter. Four times a winner in France on testing ground, he was returning from a long break when mid-division in a Curragh handicap last month and it remains to be seen how he handles this quicker going. Percy B Shelley showed potential for John Gosden and Jonny Levins will get a race out of him soon but the vote goes to THE LORDS WALK, a winner at Dundalk in March and a very good second to the much higher-rated Muzbid in a similar race to this at Gowran last month.
Formwatch
Stay With Me (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Close up, led straight, pressed over 2f out, headed from 1f out, no extra and one pace after, dropped to 4th near finish, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Like An Open Book (9-2) at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn fll sft in May.
Percy B Shelley 33-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, short of room on rail after 2f, 8th halfway, ridden under 2f out, some headway 1f out, weakened under 1f out, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Sharjah (9-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Joely (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Soon raced in 5th, pushed along 2 1/2f out, soon no impression, one pace, 5th of 11, 14l behind Alanannda (9-0) at Sligo 7f mdn Yielding in May.
Muroor 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up before next, at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp hvy in May.
The Lords Walk 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, headway to dispute lead on outer entering straight, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Muzbid (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m gf in May.
Empress Lyla (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 37 1/4l behind Camile (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in May.
Mighty Whitey (IRE) 18-1 (11-10) Jumped right, led to after 8th, in touch, lost place 2 out, weakened last, 11th of 19, 19 1/4l behind Final Reminder (11-4) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Specific Gravity (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Solar Heat (8-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in May.
Sbraase 7-1 (9-1) Rear of mid-division on inner, ridden 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, 9th of 16, 15 1/4l behind Circling Moon (9-7) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gf in May.
Torthai An Ghra (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace under pressure straight, 8th of 18, 6 1/2l behind Schoolboy Error (10-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Pando (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ran freely, pushed along on outer early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Inscribe (9-2) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.