4:20 Sligo

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Union Station KTB Selection60/100

   Form 2U446- · Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue

   Union Station is a high-class performer on his official rating of 120 and brings consistent placed form, notably a second on his penultimate start. He drops back from 3m7½f to this untried 3m1¾f trip today, which poses a fresh question, while he remains unproven on good to yielding ground. Gavin Cromwell’s 13% strike rate at Sligo from 153 runs sits in line with his overall record and Keith Donoghue’s 17% strike rate from 103 rides here is above his rate elsewhere. Usually held up, he produces his effort late and will be coming from off the pace in a race that should be strongly run. The 7-year-old’s recent form reads 2U446- and he is the KTB Selection.

2. 2Fuusland56/100

   Form U452 · Gordon Elliott · Danny Gilligan

   Fuusland is a useful performer who has shown consistent form this year with a string of placed efforts after an early unseating. He steps up to this 3m1¾f trip today, which asks a fresh question of a horse whose four runs provide too small a sample to judge the ground, and he is unproven on good to yielding. Gordon Elliott’s 16% strike rate at Sligo from 286 runs is in line with his overall record while Danny Gilligan’s 21% strike rate from 47 rides here stands above his 10% elsewhere. Usually held up, he produces his effort late and will be delivered from off the pace in what is set to be a strongly-run race. His recent form reads U452.

3. 3Its Time For A Run54/100

   Form 78-142 · Emmet Mullins · Donagh Meyler

   Family: the dam has had 1 other runner, not a winner.

   Its Time For A Run is a smart performer who arrives in solid form after winning a handicap at Punchestown in May and finishing a close second at Ballinrobe last time out. The step up to 3m1f is an unknown and the dam has had one other runner that did not win, offering no real clues. Emmet Mullins operates at a 5% strike rate at Sligo from 20 runs, in line with his record elsewhere, while Donagh Meyler’s 13% strike rate at the track matches his overall figure. Usually racing prominently, he will be on or close to the lead in a race that should unfold at a genuine gallop. His recent form reads 78-142.

4. 4Leading Rose53/100

   Form 2P4-19 · William P Murphy · Niall Moore(5)

   Family: the dam has had 1 other runner, not a winner.

   Leading Rose is lightly raced with only one run in the last year and brings a modest recent form line of 2P4-19. He steps up sharply in trip today while wearing first-time headgear, leaving questions to answer on both counts, and he is unproven on good to yielding ground. William P Murphy holds a 15% strike rate at Sligo from 13 runs while Niall Moore operates at a 5% strike rate here from 21 rides. With limited evidence he is usually held up and produces his effort late, though the 6-year-old will need to improve markedly to figure. The dam has had one other runner that did not win.

5. 5Pacy Macie52/100

   Form P-3657 · Barry John Walsh · Mr B J Walsh(7)

   Pacy Macie is a fair maiden who has shown modest placed form at best in four starts. Today brings a first-time trip beyond 2m5f plus first-time headgear, both of which are unknowns, while the trainer and jockey each have a blank record at Sligo. His recent form reads P-3657.

6. 6Rememberwhat50/100

   Form 462D7 · P G Fahey · Ben Kennedy(7)

   Family: the dam has had 2 other runners, none of them a winner.

   Rememberwhat has shown some ability in five starts with a second and a fourth on his record but was well held when last seen. He steps up markedly in trip today which asks a fresh question of him while the dam has produced no winners from two previous runners. The trainer holds a 23% strike rate at Sligo from 13 runs while the jockey has only one ride at the track so far. Usually racing prominently, his recent form reads 462D7.

7. 7Minella Maverick47/100

   Form 07 · John Patrick Ryan · Daniel King

   Family: half-brother to Diplomatic Ash (3 wins from 19 runs). The dam has had 3 other runners, 1 of them a winner.

   Minella Maverick has shown little in two starts to date and steps up markedly in trip as a lightly raced 5-year-old. The yard records an 11% strike rate at Sligo from 288 runs which sits above their 6% at other tracks while Daniel King posts a 14% strike rate here from 51 rides in line with his 9% elsewhere. Data confidence is low so this one is best read with caution. Half-brother to Diplomatic Ash who won three of 19, his recent form reads 07.

8. 8Colossal Impact41/100

   Form 3-4 · P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7)

   Colossal Impact has shown modest placed form in two starts over much shorter trips. The yard records a 6% strike rate at Sligo from 255 runs, in line with their 5% elsewhere. This is a big step up in distance for a horse with only two career runs, so the race is treated with caution. Tending to make the running, his recent form reads 3-4.