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

1st

1

The Yellow Clay

J: Mr J J Codd

T: Gordon Elliott

4/6 (Won)

Win: £1.70
Place: £1.10

Form: 1 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Home-bred gelding by Yeats from a solid family; looked potentially useful when beating a horse with previous experience on his debut at Leopardstown three weeks ago; quite closely matched with Cappuccino on collateral form involving runner-up Sattam; 4lb penalty not a major drawback.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 1	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick The Yellow Clay 11st 6lb J: Mr J J Codd T: Gordon Elliott	prominent, disputing second with one circuit to go, shaken up to lead 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably	4/6
1st 6	5th Mar 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y	17:30 Leopardstown The Yellow Clay 11st 3lb J: Mr J J Codd T: Gordon Elliott	travelled strongly, hampered start, soon prominent in chasing group, pressed leaders going okay home turn, quickened to lead on outer under 2f out, edged left when clear 1f out, eased towards finish, impressive	2/1

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1st

1

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

11st 6lb

prominent, disputing second with one circuit to go, shaken up to lead 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably

4/6

1st

6

5th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

11st 3lb

travelled strongly, hampered start, soon prominent in chasing group, pressed leaders going okay home turn, quickened to lead on outer under 2f out, edged left when clear 1f out, eased towards finish, impressive

2/1

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2nd

9

Familiar Dreams

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: Anthony McCann

10/1

Place: £4.70

Form: 4

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Was doing her best work in the closing stages on her debut at Naas; can build on that, but has almost 12l to find with runner-up Cappucino; place possibility with normal progress.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 11	20th May 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y	17:10 Wexford Familiar Dreams 11st 5lb J: Mr J J Codd T: Anthony McCann	prominent throughout, went second and pressed leader 3f out, pushed along and outpaced 1f out, kept on, no match for winner	11/2
2nd 8	6th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y	17:25 Cork Familiar Dreams 11st 5lb J: Mr J J Codd T: Anthony McCann	in touch with leaders, headway 3f out, pushed along and went second 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on, no match for winner	11/4
2nd 9	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Familiar Dreams 10st 9lb J: Miss A B O’Connor T: Anthony McCann	led, pushed along and headed 1f out, kept on, no match for winner	10/1

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2nd

11

20th May 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

11st 5lb

prominent throughout, went second and pressed leader 3f out, pushed along and outpaced 1f out, kept on, no match for winner

11/2

2nd

8

6th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

11st 5lb

in touch with leaders, headway 3f out, pushed along and went second 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on, no match for winner

11/4

2nd

9

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

10st 9lb

led, pushed along and headed 1f out, kept on, no match for winner

10/1

3rd

6

Ossie’s Lodge

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: A J Martin

14/1

Place: £3.00

Form: 8

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Showed promise in a maiden hurdle at Navan despite betraying signs of inexperience; just in front of Jeriko De Baune in finishing eighth in that 25-runner contest; the addition of a tongue-tie may help, improvement on the cards.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 6	1st May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 180y	17:05 Down Royal Ossie’s Lodge 11st 10lb J: Mr J L Gleeson T: A J Martin	held up in rear, headway going easily over 2f out, waiting for room over 1f out, shaken up and quickened to lead inside final furlong, went clear inside final 110yds, readily	5/2
3rd 6	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Ossie’s Lodge 11st 2lb J: Mr J L Gleeson T: A J Martin	held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and ran green but went third 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression towards finish	14/1
8th 11	4th Mar 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y	14:00 Navan Ossie’s Lodge 11st 7lb J: Peter Carberry T: A J Martin	Tamayuz gelding; dam 1m winner (RPR 85), sister to 7f winner Cnocandancer, half-sister to 2m/2m4f winner Greatness; probably more of a long term prospect.	33/1

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1st

6

1st May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 180y

11st 10lb

held up in rear, headway going easily over 2f out, waiting for room over 1f out, shaken up and quickened to lead inside final furlong, went clear inside final 110yds, readily

5/2

3rd

6

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

11st 2lb

held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and ran green but went third 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression towards finish

14/1

8th

11

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

11st 7lb

Tamayuz gelding; dam 1m winner (RPR 85), sister to 7f winner Cnocandancer, half-sister to 2m/2m4f winner Greatness; probably more of a long term prospect.

33/1

4th

2

Cappucino

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Liz Doyle

7/2

Form: 32

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Finished 1 1/2l in front of Sattam (subsequently beaten 3 1/2l second to The Yellow Clay) when third on debut at Naas in January; made a lot of the running before proving no match for The Yellow Clay's stablemate Samui at the same venue; unlikely to be far away.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 2	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Cappucino 11st 2lb J: Mr Finian Maguire T: Liz Doyle	raced freely, midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, went third 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost third 1f out, kept on	7/2
2nd 2	11th Feb 2023 Yielding 1m 7f 123y	16:35 Naas Cappucino 11st 10lb J: Mr Finian Maguire T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle	Left an impression he would improve from the run when a third of ten here on debut; the experience of that run should be an asset; stable had a big handicap winner at the Dublin Racing Festival and the runner-up in the bumper at Gowran on Thyestes day.	9/4
3rd 4	8th Jan 2023 Soft 1m 7f 194y	15:50 Naas Cappucino 11st 10lb J: Mr J W Hendrick T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle	Westerner gelding; cost 14,500Euros as a yearling; dam unraced half-sister to 2m1f/2m6f hurdle winner Too Much To Ask; yard's horses going well at present and the trainer has bumper winners; market support worth noting.	10/1

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4th

2

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

11st 2lb

raced freely, midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, went third 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost third 1f out, kept on

7/2

2nd

2

11th Feb 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 123y

16:35 Naas

Cappucino

11st 10lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle

Left an impression he would improve from the run when a third of ten here on debut; the experience of that run should be an asset; stable had a big handicap winner at the Dublin Racing Festival and the runner-up in the bumper at Gowran on Thyestes day.

9/4

3rd

4

8th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 194y

15:50 Naas

Cappucino

11st 10lb

J: Mr J W Hendrick

T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle

Westerner gelding; cost 14,500Euros as a yearling; dam unraced half-sister to 2m1f/2m6f hurdle winner Too Much To Ask; yard's horses going well at present and the trainer has bumper winners; market support worth noting.

10/1

5th

10

Miss Gherkin

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Peter Croke

16/1

Form: 84

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Safely held by Cappucino on Naas running and beaten almost 10l when fourth of seven behind The Yellow Clay at Leopardstown.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
13th 13	26th Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 70y	19:45 Punchestown Miss Gherkin 11st 3lb J: Mr B Lawless T: Peter Croke	prominent	18/1
5th 10	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Miss Gherkin 10st 9lb J: Mr H C Swan T: Peter Croke	towards rear, headway from 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders	16/1
4th 8	5th Mar 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y	17:30 Leopardstown Miss Gherkin 10st 10lb J: Shane Fenelon T: Peter Croke	Well behind Sattam when soundly beaten on her Naas debut and easy to pass over.	66/1

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13th

13

26th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 70y

11st 3lb

prominent

18/1

5th

10

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

10st 9lb

towards rear, headway from 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders

16/1

4th

8

5th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

10st 10lb

Well behind Sattam when soundly beaten on her Naas debut and easy to pass over.

66/1

6th

8

Colleen Danu

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

6/1

Form: 6

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Half-sister to bumper/hurdle winner Absolute Notions, second in 2m6f Grade 1 novice hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival; not beaten far when sixth of ten behind a promising stablemate of The Yellow Clay on debut at Punchestown; likely to improve from that.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 17	11th May 2023 Soft 2m 0f 54y	20:18 Clonmel Colleen Danu 11st 5lb J: Miss M O’Sullivan T: P A Fahy	Second reserve; not disgraced in three bumpers but more needed.
9th 16	9th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y	17:30 Fairyhouse Colleen Danu 10st 13lb J: Ms C A Walsh T: P A Fahy	Half-sister to bumper winner and very smart novice hurdler Absolute Notions wasn't beaten far when sixth on Punchestown debut in February but failed to build on that at Limerick on softer ground; likely plenty of improvement needed to feature.	14/1
6th 8	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Colleen Danu 10st 9lb J: Miss M O’Sullivan T: P A Fahy	in touch with leaders, pushed along 3f out, outpaced under 2f out, soon no extra	6/1

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3rd

17

11th May 2023

Soft

2m 0f 54y

11st 5lb

Second reserve; not disgraced in three bumpers but more needed.

9th

16

9th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

10st 13lb

Half-sister to bumper winner and very smart novice hurdler Absolute Notions wasn't beaten far when sixth on Punchestown debut in February but failed to build on that at Limerick on softer ground; likely plenty of improvement needed to feature.

14/1

6th

8

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

10st 9lb

in touch with leaders, pushed along 3f out, outpaced under 2f out, soon no extra

6/1

7th

7

Stuntman Steve

J: Mr H D Dunne

T: L Byrne

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Getaway gelding out of a mare by Milan; potentially interesting for his owner/rider who is a respected point-to-point handler.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 7	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Stuntman Steve 11st 2lb J: Mr H D Dunne T: L Byrne	midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out	14/1

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7th

7

26th Mar 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 50y

11st 2lb

midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out

14/1

8th

3

Jeriko De Baune

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

20/1

Form: 9

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Half-brother to three winning jumpers in France; hinted at better to come on debut in a maiden hurdle at Navan; may need further.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 8	2nd Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 120y	18:20 Tramore Jeriko De Baune 10st 13lb J: Brian Hayes T: Philip Fenton	Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick and behind a few of these at Tipperary latest; others much preferred.	40/1
8th 9	18th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y	17:00 Tipperary Jeriko De Baune 10st 13lb J: Brian Hayes T: Philip Fenton	Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick later that month.	16/1
18	14th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y	13:55 Killarney Jeriko De Baune 10st 13lb J: Sean O’Keeffe T: Philip Fenton	Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick later that month; second reserve.

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8th

8

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 120y

10st 13lb

Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick and behind a few of these at Tipperary latest; others much preferred.

40/1

8th

9

18th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

10st 13lb

Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick later that month.

16/1

18

14th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

10st 13lb

Made a satisfactory hurdling debut in mid-field at Navan in March; soundly beaten in a Listed bumper at Limerick later that month; second reserve.

9th

5

My Good Pal

J: Mr P W Gleeson

T: Brian Mortell

50/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Mount Nelson gelding from small local stable not typically associated with bumper runners.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 7	30th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 40y	18:00 Ballinrobe My Good Pal 11st 0lb J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Brian Mortell	Has shown little in bumpers and a maiden hurdle, so passed over.	100/1
13th 11	18th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y	17:00 Tipperary My Good Pal 10st 13lb J: Phillip Enright T: Brian Mortell	Has finished in rear in bumper outings at Limerick and Ballinrobe; safe to rule out.	100/1
19	14th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y	13:55 Killarney My Good Pal 10st 13lb J: Sean O’Keeffe T: Brian Mortell	Has finished at the back in two bumper outings, safe to rule out; third reserve.

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8th

7

30th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 40y

11st 0lb

Has shown little in bumpers and a maiden hurdle, so passed over.

100/1

13th

11

18th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

10st 13lb

Has finished in rear in bumper outings at Limerick and Ballinrobe; safe to rule out.

100/1

19

14th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

10st 13lb

Has finished at the back in two bumper outings, safe to rule out; third reserve.

10th

4

Khewilltu

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

66/1

Form: 5

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

100-1 when tailed off first time out in a conditions hurdle at this venue a fortnight ago; safe to rule out.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5th 4	30th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 40y	18:00 Ballinrobe Khewilltu 11st 0lb J: Sean O’Keeffe T: John F O’Neill	Well beaten in a bumper and two maiden hurdles, so can only be watched.	100/1
7th 9	6th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 185y	13:48 Cork Khewilltu 11st 7lb J: J J Slevin T: John F O’Neill	midfield	100/1
10th 4	26th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 50y	16:10 Limerick Khewilltu 11st 2lb J: Mr P J O’Neill T: John F O’Neill	prominent, pushed along and lost position 3f out, soon ridden and dropped to rear, beaten 2f out	66/1

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5th

4

30th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 40y

18:00 Ballinrobe

Khewilltu