18:50 Galway

Friday 4 August 2017

All17:1017:4518:1518:5019:2519:5520:25

Guinness Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 2m 48.47s

(7)

Cook Islands^b1,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 96| BF

9/1

Running well over hurdles of late placing at Roscommon last time out. Making his first Flat outing since finishing third at Dundalk for previous yard back in August 2016. Wears blinkers for the first time here.

Form: 41/4523-

(9)

Le Vagabond²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 95

12/1

Not beaten far when finishing sixth in a valuable contest over 1m2f at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) last month. Races off the same mark here and an interesting runner in this.

Form: 17-9256

(15)

Whiskey Sour⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 84| C

7/4

Winner of both of his outings since joining this stable earlier this year. Latest of those came in the feature amateur riders handicap over 2m1f here on Monday evening and looks likely to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 00078-1

(12)

Moonmeister^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 90| D

20/1

Successful over 1m4f at Cork (good-to-firm) in June but disappointed in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock (good-to-firm) over the same distance the following month. Worth a check in the market today.

Form: 3207-10

(8)

The Moore Factor^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 88

12/1

Finished seventh of 12 over 1m2f at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) on his return to the Flat last month. Rated 4lb higher than when third on soft ground over 1m at Limerick last October and wears cheekpieces for the first time here.

Form: 54323-7

(11)

Powersbomb⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Leigh Roche| T: B McMahon| OR: 87| C| D

10/1

Maiden winner over an extended 1m3f at Roscommon (good-to-yielding) last month but well held behind Whiskey Sour over 2m1f on yielding ground here on Monday. Needs to put that run behind him to take this.

Form: 3310

(14)

Mawaany³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86

12/1

Successful on each of his first two outings for this yard earlier this year and put a disappointing Cork effort behind him when 1L fourth at The Curragh (1m4f, good) last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark here.

Form: 26-1184

(10)

Brokopondo¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 84| D

50/1

Well beaten since finishing third over 1m4f at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) three months ago. Needs to step up on what he's shown of late to take this contest.

Form: 643085

(2)

Sweet Company^p1,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 82| CD

9/2

Finished seventh behind Whiskey Sour here over 2m1f on yielding ground on Monday. Was a winner over C&D in a maiden on soft ground last year and wears cheekpieces for the first time here.

Form: 41-0407

(6)

Tara Dylan^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Mullins| OR: 81| CD

12/1

Ran well when a close third off a mark of 81 over 1m5f at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) last month but well held in a Listed contest over 1m6f there subsequently. Drops in trip today.

Form: 0006-36

(3)

On The Go Again^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 80

12/1

Finished runner-up in two maiden events prior to winning over 1m at Bellewstown (good) last month. Steps back up in trip and an interesting runner on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 55-221

(13)

The Plan Man^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A J Martin| OR: 74

20/1

Not beaten far when fifth in a competitive 2m handicap at The Curragh (good) on his penultimate outing. Well held over hurdles at Killarney (good) subsequently but market support would be noteworthy with a leading jockey booked today.

Form: 737/055

Non-Runners

(16)

Song Of Namibia²⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: G M Lyons J: Gary Carroll

(4)

Fiesole¹²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: E Doyle J: C R King

(5)

Haripour⁴²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: P J Smullen

(1)

Lady Derrynane¹⁶

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

Forecasts

Whiskey Sour (7/4), Sweet Company (9/2), Song Of Namibia (5/1), Fiesole (8/1), Cook Islands (9/1), Powersbomb (10/1), Mawaany (12/1), Le Vagabond (12/1), Tara Dylan (12/1), On The Go Again (12/1), The Moore Factor (12/1), Haripour (12/1), Lady Derrynane (14/1), The Plan Man (20/1), Moonmeister (20/1), Brokopondo (50/1)

WHISKEY SOUR has already won here this week and he can defy a 7lb penalty by following up his success in Monday's feature by taking this competitive handicap here. The selection has won both of his starts since joining this stable and can take this with Haripour, who drops in grade having contested a Group 2 contest last time out taken to claim second ahead of Sweet Company who wears cheekpieces for the first time today having finished behind the selection earlier this week.