19:05 Galway

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Galway Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 0.87s

(16)

Grace To Grace²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70| BF| CD

3/1

Good efforts last twice, latest when just foiled in 12-runner handicap at Roscommon (12f, heavy) 21 days ago. 4 lb higher now but looks sure to go well again.

Form: 31-7742

(13)

Trump Card^t⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Slattery| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 67| D

80/1

11/1, below form seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good) 50 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing.

Form: 095-040

(3)

Shumaker²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 66

5/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Down Royal in July. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, heavy, 18/5) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4/90-114

(10)

Allora Yeats^v³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 65| D

16/1

Latest win at the Curragh in July. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm, 14/1) 33 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 113720

(2)

Fayetta^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S T McCullagh| T: S Fahey| OR: 59

40/1

First run since leaving David Loughnane when below form seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Sligo (17.5f, good) 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 46270-8

(1)

Make Good^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 57

7/2

Excellent second of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at this course (16.7f, soft) 39 days ago. Fair on the all weather, good on last Flat outing.

Form: 9-40005

(4)

Bell Manannan²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in maiden (150/1) at Roscommon (12f, heavy) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 808

(17)

Curious Bride^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 64

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 33/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Not easy to make a strong case for.

Form: 87-000

(8)

Muyam Spirit^e/s1,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 56

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 07066

(11)

Son Of Hypnos^p1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse| T: M J Smith| OR: 64

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden who posted good fifth of 18 in handicap at this course (11.8f, soft) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 08045

(12)

Final Endeavour¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D W O'Connor| T: H Rogers| OR: 54| BF

17/2

4/1, creditable 4 lengths fifth of 16 to El Tren in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 98-6325

(5)

Harvey Specter⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽²⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 49| BF

5/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, soft) 4 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7-51335

Non-Runners

(7)

El Tren¹⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 9

T: A A Howard J: Nathan Crosse

(14)

Azakan⁴⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: J P Shinnick

(9)

Aasleagh Fawn³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: A J Slattery

(15)

Quiet Desire⁴⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: P Martin J: A C Persse

(6)

Martha's Vineyard¹³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Ian O'Connor J: J A Powell

Forecasts

Grace To Grace (3/1), Make Good (7/2), Harvey Specter (5/1), Shumaker (5/1), El Tren (5/1), Son Of Hypnos (13/2), Final Endeavour (17/2), Aasleagh Fawn (12/1), Martha's Vineyard (12/1), Muyam Spirit (14/1), Allora Yeats (16/1), Azakan (25/1), Quiet Desire (33/1), Fayetta (40/1), Bell Manannan (50/1), Curious Bride (66/1), Trump Card (80/1)

Preference is for GRACE TO GRACE, who found improvement when narrowly denied at Roscommon last time and remains on a workable mark. El Tren and Son of Hypnos look the likeliest dangers.