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Distance: 1m 3f 210y
Going: Good To Yielding

Runners: 12
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain

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(5)

Blackjack Hills ^b

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Matthew J Smith

Progressive late last year, more needed to cope with several higher-rated rivals here

90011-

Age: 4

Weight: 10-2

OR: 64

Days: 217

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Nov 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Hc	9-8 b	1/13	Thompson Gunner (¾L)	9/2	56	64
20 Oct 25	Gow Gowran Park	8.5f Hy	Hc	9-3 b¹	1/15	Rock Etoile (1½L)	10/1	50	58
5 Sep 25	Dro Down Royal	13f Gd	Hc	9-4	14/14	Maxwell Smart (14½L)	10/1	53	35
5 Jul 25	Naa Naas	10.5f Gd	3yHc	9-9	11/13	Casheldale Lass (11½L)	10/1	58	46
5 Jun 25	Leo Leopardstown	8f Gd	3yHc	9-4	9/18	Refreshment (6½L)	50/1	60	51
17 May 25	Nav Navan	10f Gd	3yMd	9-8	9/10	Scandinavia (38L)	125/1	-	12

(7)

Glendower ^t

J: Wesley Joyce ³

T: Eoin Doyle

Gave a lively display after a break when third in a maiden at Ballinrobe last month

2099/3

Age: 5

Weight: 10-2

OR: 66

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 May 26	Bal Ballinrobe	9.5f Gd/Y	Md	9-6 t	3/9	Marmeladova (7¼L)	80/1	67	72
31 May 25	Trm Tramore	16f Gd/Y	HcH	11-8 t¹	11/11	May Call You Back (88L)	33/1	100	13
24 Apr 25	Klb Kilbeggan	18f Gd/Y	HcH	10-5	12/14	Pakens Rock (32L)	28/1	102	67
11 Apr 25	Bal Ballinrobe	17f Gd	MdH	10-5	6/15	Arch Empire (16½L)	125/1	-	97
8 Mar 25	Gow Gowran Park	16f Sft	MdH	10-13 h	15/20	Grimaud (97L)	100/1	-	16
1 Mar 25	Nav Navan	16f Hy	4yMdH	11-7 h	8/12	Positive Energy (28L)	66/1	-	89

(8)

Kakori

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Good pedigree, others have a stronger chance in theory but perhaps unwise to rule out

65-096

Age: 4

Weight: 10-2

OR: 66

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Apr 26	Nav Navan	13f Gd/Y	Hc	9-10 t	6/20	Kool One (3L)	14/1	66	65
11 Apr 26	Bel Bellewstown	8f Sft	Hc	9-10 t	9/14	Lahore Da King (18½L)	11/2	66	26
15 Mar 26	Cur Curragh	8f Hy	Hc	9-11 t	21/26	Electric Beauty (45L)	9/2F	67	-
20 Oct 25	Gow Gowran Park	7f Hy	3yHc	9-11 t	5/16	Ribee (4¼L)	9/1	67	63
29 Sep 25	Dro Down Royal	7f Y	Md	9-3	6/14	Smiling (9¼L)	11/1	-	61
22 Sep 25	Lis Listowel	8f Hy	Md	9-3 t¹	7/15	Naples (11L)	16/1	-	56

(3)

Metamorphic ^t

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Third in a heavy ground Gowran fillies' maiden last October, upset in stalls twice on AW

67359-

Age: 4

Weight: 10-2

OR: 67

Days: 175

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Dec 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Hc	9-11 t	9/14	Benavente (12L)	10/1	70	54
12 Nov 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Hc	9-11 t	5/14	Porsche Lad (3¾L)	10/1	71	69
20 Oct 25	Gow Gowran Park	9.5f Hy	MdF	9-3 t	3/8	Candleford Green (3L)	7/1	70	70
11 Sep 25	Clo Clonmel	9.5f Y/Sft	MdF	9-3 t¹	7/10	Its All Peachy (16½L)	7/1	-	52
20 Jul 25	Cur Curragh	9f Gd/Y	3yMdF	9-3	6/10	Queen Of The Bogs (12L)	12/1	-	59
20 May 25	Cor Cork	12f Gd	MdF	9-0	5/6	Royal Entry (12½L)	13/2	-	69

(12)

Taj Crown ^v

J: W J Lee

T: K J Condon

Unexposed filly, open to improvement but others have stronger credentials

9-5

Age: 4

Weight: 10-2

OR: -

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 May 26	Kln Killarney	8f Gd	Md	9-4 v¹	5/13	Hygge (4½L)	10/1	-	61
28 Nov 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	MdF	9-3	9/13	Angelight (9¾L)	14/1	-	59

(1)

Merlin The Wizard

J: Colin Keane

T: R P Cody

Recent form just about good enough to suggest he can make his presence felt at this level

-02538

Age: 6

Weight: 9-13

OR: 72

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 May 26	Cur Curragh	8f Gd	Hc	9-1	8/19	Pretty Omagh Girl (7¾L)	10/1	74	69
8 May 26	Bal Ballinrobe	9.5f Gd/Y	Hc	9-1	3/9	Lough Leane (3½L)	100/30F	74	69
12 Apr 26	Leo Leopardstown	8f Gd/Y	Hc	9-8	5/17	Vega's Muse (3¾L)	11/2	74	71
20 Mar 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	Hc	9-6	2/11	Ohailbhic (2L)	12/1	74	78
27 Feb 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	Hc	9-9	10/13	Neo Smart (5¾L)	22/1	75	67
29 Jul 25	Gal Galway	7f Y	Hc	9-7	15/15	Summer Snow (15L)	12/1	80	45

(11)

Peace Walk

J: Hugo Tavares Oliveira ⁷

T: Eamonn O'Connell

Failed to prosper in handicaps after showing decent form at two, long absence to overcome

85659/

Age: 5

Weight: 9-13

OR: 64

Days: 608

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Oct 24	Ayr Ayr	10f Gd	5Hc	9-2	9/12	Inappropriate (11L)	14/1	70	57
13 Sep 24	Chs Chester	14.5f Hy	43yHc	9-3 b¹	5/6	Who's Glen (44L)	10/1	74	22
30 Aug 24	Thi Thirsk	14f Gd	4Hc	9-3 v	6/7	The Crafty Mole (10L)	10/1	77	70
4 Aug 24	Hay Haydock	16f Gd	3Hc	8-8 v	5/9	Arrange (7¼L)	25/1	79	77
7 Jul 24	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	13.5f St	4Hc	9-0 v¹	8/12	Cardano (5½L)	33/1	82	80
1 Jun 24	Don Doncaster	14.5f Gd	23yHc	8-13	8/8	Wild Waves (54L)	40/1	85	13

(6)

Tyson Fury ^p

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Suited by the race conditions as he was when an easy winner in this grade on AW in March

3-4610

Age: 9

Weight: 9-13

OR: 93

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Jun 26	Cur Curragh	14f Y	Hc	9-4 p	10/12	Poetic Sound (24L)	16/1	96	68
9 May 26	Kln Killarney	17f Gd/Y	MdH	11-12	2/15	Magico (4L)	3/1	117	115
19 Apr 26	Trm Tramore	16f Sft	MdH	11-12	2/15	Polepatrick (13L)	6/1	-	111
13 Mar 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Cl	10-2 p	1/6	Persian Bliss (8L)	8/11F	96	91
27 Feb 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St		9-6 p	6/7	Gaucher (8L)	18/1	98	93
1 Feb 26	Leo Leopardstown	16f Hy	NvHG1	11-12	11/12	Talk The Talk (34L)	300/1	-	110

(10)

Timandi

J: Luke McAteer

T: James M Barrett

13-race maiden, never in the first three. unlikely to improve her profile here.

5-5009

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 55

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 May 26	Dro Down Royal	16f Gd	Hc	9-12	9/14	Our Lucky Lady (16L)	40/1	57	45
15 Mar 26	Cur Curragh	8f Hy	Hc	8-9	12/26	Electric Beauty (24L)	12/1	58	10
11 Feb 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	12f St	Hc	9-13	14/14	Baila Conmigo (29L)	25/1	59	19
13 Jan 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Hc	9-4	5/14	Limestone Red (6½L)	11/1	60	55
10 Dec 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	12f St	Cl	8-9	5/13	Benavente (1¼L)	40/1	61	64
29 Oct 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	Cl	9-3 b¹	12/14	Fleetfootsoldier (18½L)	16/1	61	12

(2)

Zammawar

J: Reese Holohan ⁷

T: Jarlath P Fahey

Has struggled in maidens, including a Ballinrobe event in which Glendower finished third

05-080

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: -

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 May 26	Gow Gowran Park	8f Gd/Y	Md	9-13	15/15	Rolltight (32L)	300/1	-	17
8 May 26	Bal Ballinrobe	9.5f Gd/Y	Md	9-9	8/9	Marmeladova (32L)	300/1	-	21
9 Apr 26	Gow Gowran Park	9.5f Sft	Md	9-9	14/17	Purple Moon (30L)	300/1	-	27
12 Jul 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	Md	9-8 h	5/5	Lombardi Trophy (40L)	300/1	-	14
21 Jun 25	Lim Limerick	7f Gd	Md	9-8 h	11/13	Alfred Tennyson (19½L)	200/1	-	34
4 Jun 25	Cur Curragh	6.5f Gd	Md	9-8 h¹	16/18	Cold Hearted (25L)	125/1	-	7

(9)

Dreamed To Dream

J: Keithen Kennedy ⁵

T: Raymond Hurley

Rating of 64 flatters him on what he has shown in five Flat starts, tailed off last time

/900-0

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 64

Days: 38

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 May 26	Cor Cork	10.5f Sft	Md	10-7	10/10	Atomic City (87L)	250/1	67	-
25 Jan 26	Naa Naas	16f Hy	4yMdH	11-7	10/12	Kai Lung (52L)	50/1	-	64
31 Jul 25	Gal Galway	12f Sft	Hc	9-2	18/18	Glenroyal (82L)	12/1	69	-
27 Jun 25	Cur Curragh	10f Gd	Md	9-8	11/19	Our Friend Mouse (15½L)	100/1	-	59
28 Feb 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	10.5f St	3yMd	9-8	9/12	Heather (10L)	20/1	-	57
8 Nov 24	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	2yMd	9-5	6/12	Fivefortwo (6¼L)	20/1	-	69

(4)

Wolfpack ^t

J: Chris Hayes

T: Gordon Elliott

1m winner in Britain, recent AW fourth behind a stablemate of Tyson Fury was encouraging

8109-4

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 77

Days: 15

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 May 26	Dun Dundalk (AW)	8f St	Cl	8-12 t	4/10	The Liffey (5¼L)	11/1	-	62
5 Apr 26	Cor Cork	16.5f Y	4yMdH	11-7 t¹	13/15	Bartholomew (94L)	50/1	-	31
14 Feb 26	Gow Gowran Park	16f Hy	4yMdH	11-7	9/10	Madness d'Elle (57L)	100/1	-	61
12 Jan 26	Pun Punchestown	16f Sft/Hy	4yMdH	11-7	10/15	Kilmeaden (64L)	66/1	-	58
27 Dec 25	Leo Leopardstown	16f Y	3yMdH	10-9	UR/19	Hardy Stuff ()	50/1	-	-
28 Aug 25	Nby Newbury	10f Gd	43yHc	9-9 p¹	9/9	King Al (40L)	13/2	82	10

Official ratings are not necessarily gospel in races like this, but TYSON FURY is well ahead of the rest and is hard to oppose

Tyson Fury

7/4 Tyson Fury,

4/1 Wolfpack,

5/1 Kakori,

13/2 Merlin The Wizard,

8/1 Blackjack Hills,

Metamorphic,

10/1 Taj Crown,

12/1 Glendower,

25/1 Peace Walk,

50/1 Timandi,

66/1 Dreamed To Dream,

100/1 Zammawar

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