14:50 Galway

Thursday 2 August 2018

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Rockshore Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 48.48s

(5)

Tony The Gent¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| BF| C| D

4/1

C&D winner in 2016 and comes back here in good form having finished second in his last two starts at the Curragh and Killarney.

Form: 062522

(9)

Remarkable Lady^p,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 88| CD

11/1

Won this contest a year ago, different story since however and has often hindered her chance by going at things hard from the start.

Form: 336958

(12)

Knowing You^v1⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 85| BF| D

6/1

Struggled to justify market support in three starts this year, good to firm ground last time at Gowran Park perhaps not in her favour and could bounce back at this venue where trainer is so respected.

Form: 511-245

(4)

Georgian Bay¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| D

12/1

Caught the eye last month at the Curragh when third on first start in Ireland, not exactly gone on with things in two runs since but too soon to be writing off chances.

Form: 540365

(3)

Perfect Soldier^b1⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Halpin| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 78| C

12/1

C&D maiden here last year on soft going, wouldn't mind seeing more rain as such, toiling over hurdles in couple of starts lately but not out of it back on the Flat.

Form: 512722-

(10)

Honor Oak²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: T Hogan| OR: 76| CD

11/2

Former C&D winner, sound effort in second spot here already this week over a shorter trip, this distance should suit but the race also looks stronger on paper.

Form: 130472

(6)

Prosecution¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74

4/1

Foiled very late on by Koybig at Killarney last time, receives a 2lb swing on these terms and entitled to be bang in the mix on that form.

Form: 8-22722

(13)

Red Avenger²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 74| D

25/1

Hasn't got the best draw here and was poor last time out at Leopardstown, previous win at the Curragh over 7f was decent.

Form: 430518

(1)

Sketching¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: T Doyle| OR: 74

25/1

Still lightly-raced and drop in trip a potential plus point but has significant improvement to find on form shown so far.

Form: 3546

(14)

Dinkum Diamond²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-5| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

10/1

Didn't get a clear run when attempting to come from off the pace here on Monday (finished fifth) and wide draw may once more leaving him with luck to rely upon.

Form: 062665

(8)

Giorni Felice^v1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: C P Hoban| T: E Lynam| OR: 66

20/1

Edged out by Perfect Soldier in a C&D maiden last year, then went one better at Roscommon next time. Form in four starts this season ensures hard to recommend despite happy memories here.

Form: 89-0000

(2)

King Christophe^b⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 66| D

16/1

First run fun for new handler, was badly out of form at Sligo in June when last spotted and case not helped by racing from 5lb out of the handicap.

Form: 1-51760

(11)

Cairdiuil³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 8-4| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 66| CD

25/1

Was once a standing dish around here but facing a mammoth task now at 12-years-old on these terms and potentially here for a farewell spin around Ballybrit.

Form: 0-90605

Non-Runners

(7)

Koybig¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: P J F Murphy J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Prosecution (4/1), Tony The Gent (4/1), Honor Oak (11/2), Knowing You (6/1), Koybig (13/2), Dinkum Diamond (10/1), Remarkable Lady (11/1), Perfect Soldier (12/1), Georgian Bay (12/1), King Christophe (16/1), Giorni Felice (20/1), Sketching (25/1), Cairdiuil (25/1), Red Avenger (25/1)

TONY THE GENT has winning form over C&D in his locker and comes back here in good health. He ran a perfectly good race last time, despite settling for second, and looks a strong contender for this prize. The likeable Koybig will attract support and won last time at Killarney, he could go close and his form brings in Prosecution, who get a pull at the weights for that defeat at the Kerry track. Knowing You is also worth a glance for the Weld team.