Delaney’s Donkeys

 A special once off blog direct from Canada to mark another good man falling on the battlefields of Kilbeggan!

Few things to note about the mecca that is Kilbeggan before you start.

Sharp track with undulations so good jumping and being near the pace (unless insane burn up!) are big edges. The perfect type of track for the beloved stag to excel on! If you wana just do the scumbag thing to be on a front runner in each race, stand beside a bookie as they jump off and back one of front pack!

Secondly, i do nearly all my bets on handicap racing and very little on maiden hurdles/bumpers at this sort of level. Giving my thoughts here just to try help ye get enough cash to buy/rent whatever humiliation equipment you need for the aforementioned stag who deserves every bit of it! So i will be staking a lot more on the hcaps and beg chase than the rest

16:55 - maiden hurdle

Daisy dufresne (full sister of blog heartbreaker Andy) has the best form and timeform rating by a good chunk. Would be a clear bet except for the potential lurker from Emmets yard. Wont know till 5 mins before if that one will be having cash attached to his headgear or not. I tend to run a mile when Emmet is lurking. But you boys want to bet today, so back Daisy Dufresne and hope Emmet doesnt add cash!

1 pt Daisy Dufresne 13/8

17:30 - 2m Handicap hurdle. 

More my cup of tea. A lot revolves around Trebizond - went off short enough in hot nov hcap at c'mas. Travelled well into the straight but faded then. However that form is red hot again this year as always, plus theres an angle that he might b better back on this quick ground. However, no run in 5 months not ideal for one so short from a yard that can regularly need a tune up. The greek doesnt have oceans in hand from that mark and rodney bay hasnt been missed by the market. The one i want to back is John Ryans Bonarc. If you are new to summer racing in Ireland, John Ryan is King, and yes with a capital K! He has a fantastic summer record and just runs his horses so often but with great success. Had a double and a 2nd yesterday at Clonmel so expect this summer to be no different. With Ryan horses, you sometimes have to dig through the oceans of runs and discard lots of the graded races for eg at this level. Bonarc was coming to challenge here last Sept off this mark and made a horror of the last. Runs since have been fine with some off the pace from bad positions and his chase comeback last day was a joint career best on TFRs. Hopefully he front runs like last two runs. John Ryan for President - lets go.

Also worth adding a saver on Name me famous who has become a new beast from the front and with new headgear. More so another play against the Greek & Treb at the prices

2 pts Bonarc 7/1

1 pt  Name me famous 5/1

18:00 - Maiden hurdle

2 horse race. In a coin toss market, do you want a willie 93 flat horse making his debut or a Gordo 3 run maiden who has not looked straightforward and whose form is not improving? Oh and Townend pops down for just two rides......

1.5 pts Baby Zeus

18:35

Didnt get to this - see above comm re townend!

19:10

A classic kilbeggan beginner chase. A henry chase debutante who can improve lots, plenty who have decent hurdle form but probably arent off and then the ones with some nice chase form but have big possible holes

Best bit of form is Two Shoe Toms last run here. Problem is he will probably be out the back again and might repeat his great but too late trick from last day. The main entertainment here though should come from the fantastically named Ujumpthelastuwin....and yes you guessed it....he cant jump!!! The first, the last or many fences in fact! He has fallen 3 of the last 4 times and jumped like a piano on his completion. Place laying him in any market might give you some entertainment. The only slight unknown is Toofareastiswest who won his last maiden and has a p2p run that is laughably hot for this level. Market hasnt missed him though which i hoped might happen.

All in all, very dull advice but TST is most solid and have a saver on the Henry one incase he comes on a tonne for fences

1pt Two Shoe Tom 10/3

0.75 pt Upping the anti 11/2

19:45- Handicap chase

Pool city, ali foreman, kerry dublin, the stag vs the cops.....this is the one you came for boys! The main event....LFG!!!!

I love these races! quick run through the contenders - Quantum relam is unexposed elliot one who was 2nd last day to good yardstick here and was well clear of 3rd. will sit just off pace - nice. Kalkas is unexposed henry one who ran in top 2m punch hcap but went too hard. Can he get extra half mile and do better fractions?? pat coyne - utterly reliable but something does him i think. Fest deiz - if you can believe the form of the last day, hes v well in off that and his hurdle mark of last summer. jack hacket is a contender in the market but ive laid him at 10s. yes he is attractively handicapped but hasnt shown enough old fire to be this short. 

Main one i want is Funky Dady. Concern is another great but late show from this hold up beast. however there is lots of pace on so maybe it might burn up a bit. He was bang there in all these races last summer off 2 higher and went off 9s in a limerick national but he doesnt fully get 3m (not the issue that day). Have to add QR too considering i thought he should be clear fav

1.5 pts Funky Dady 8s

1 pt Quantum Realm 4s

Bumper - 

Not a breeze. Only note is gordos codd ridden debutante is any price. Pat Doyles debutante quite short but hes a 19% bumper man. Willie fav though ...in the bumper.....i dont really do bumpers but i presume its willie!

0.5 pt willie

Finally....

Unnecessary ew double of the day: Bonarc & Funky Dady

Completely unnecessary ew trixie of the day:  Bonarc & Funky Dady & Two shoe tom

Enjoy the day lads - hope you get some shouting value from this! Vote John Ryan!