19:00 Killarney

Tuesday 17 July 2018

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Irish Examiner Rated Race

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 44.63s

(3)

Aussie Valentine^p,t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92| D

9/4

Winner last month at Leopardstown and Tipperary last month, just foiled at the latter venue most recently (1m2f, good to firm). Has gone up another 2lb, but likely to be in the mix again back down in trip.

Form: 248113

(5)

Monkeylou²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 87

14/1

Backed to win Listowel maiden over extended 6f last June but failed to build on that next time in Listed company. Fair effort back from a layoff at Sligo (7f, good to yielding) last month and should come forward for that outing.

Form: 15-4

(4)

Arthurian Fame⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 86

11/4

Runner-up first two starts before winning three-runner maiden at Navan (1m2f, good to firm) last month. Capable of further progress.

Form: 221

(7)

Escapability^p⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

4/1

Excelebration colt who is a half-brother to four winners over a variety of distances from 1m to 2m. Improving with his racing, finished second in maiden at the Curragh (1m2f, good to firm) when last spotted in May.

Form: 6-3252

(1)

Irish Minister¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 80| BF| D

20/1

Produced a career-best on turf debut when winning 1m maiden at Gowran in May, but well held in three starts since and has now left Joseph O'Brien for this trainer.

Form: 251854

(6)

Rionach^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 80

3/1

Showed decent form at two and off the mark second time of asking for this yard with career-best when winning nine-runner maiden at Tipperary (7½f, firm) 12 days ago. Potentially will have more to offer.

Form: 944-21

Non-Runners

(2)

Swiss Cottage¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Aussie Valentine (9/4), Arthurian Fame (11/4), Rionach (3/1), Escapability (4/1), Swiss Cottage (12/1), Monkeylou (14/1), Irish Minister (20/1)

Aussie Valentine continues to be in excellent heart having just been denied a hat-trick last time at the Curragh. He'll surely run his race one more, but is spotting weight all round here. Arthurian Fame was a maiden winner at Navan last time and should keep progressing but ESCAPABILITY was second in maiden company when last spotted and looks like the sort to be winning races soon enough. Rionach and Monkeylou are likely to build on their respective reappearances.