17:45 Galway

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Galway Flat Race

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 4m 24.80s

Christmas Jumper

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P Harty⁽⁷⁾| T: E P Harty

25/1

€14,000 3-y-o, Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Coney Island and bumper winner Seaton Carew.

Form:

Coach Carter

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

11/4

€47,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Dam (c123/h121) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner. Represents top yard.

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Colman's Courage

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara

50/1

Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (3m/25f winner) Meanus Dandy.

Form:

Justbeyondthemoon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Nolan

9/1

€20,000 3-y-o. Westerner gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 2m-3m1f hurdle/smart chase winner Daklondike. In good hands so newcomer is much respected. Worth a market check.

Form:

Pale Blue Dot¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

16/1

Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 2½m) Gala Ball. Third in point on debut, Sep 19.

Form: 3

Right Turn Clyde¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: P Hennessy

16/1

Brother to a winner, and half-brother to 4 winners, including bumper winner/useful 2¾m hurdle winner Skorcher, stayed 3m,. Dam unraced. Fell on point debut, Sep 27.

Form: F

Shakespeare's Word²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

11/4

Runner-up on debut, but pitched in deep and failed to match that form when 21 lengths fifth of 8 to Appreciate It in Gr 2 bumper (16/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 25-

Skol

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: N Meade

5/2

€58,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including temperamental but fair hurdler/chaser Golanova, stayed 3¼m, and fair hurdler Glocca Mora. Stable having good spell.

Form:

Teuchters Glory

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

12/1

€58,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner College Boy, stayed 2½m, and bumper winner Glan. Dam, useful winner in Germany, stayed 1m.

Form:

Non-Runners

Any Givin Sunday

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: T J Taaffe J: Mr Pat Taaffe

Dark Spark

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ms L O'Neill

Panic Over

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Mr T Power Roche

Wild River Ridge

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: V Wilson J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Skol (5/2), Shakespeare's Word (11/4), Coach Carter (11/4), Dark Spark (13/2), Justbeyondthemoon (9/1), Any Givin Sunday (10/1), Teuchters Glory (12/1), Pale Blue Dot (16/1), Right Turn Clyde (16/1), Christmas Jumper (25/1), Panic Over (33/1), Colman's Courage (50/1), Wild River Ridge (50/1)

It wasn't a major surprise to see SHAKESPEARE'S WORD come up short in a Grade 2 contest at Leopardstown when last seen in February, but his runner-up effort prior to that reads very well and he could well be the way to go on return. Justbeyondthemoon and the Elliott pair Coach Carter and Dark Spark look to be the pick of the newcomers before market clues.