18:45 Galway

Monday 26 July 2021

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Eventus Handicap (60-90)

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 2m 48.13s

(8)

Port Sunlight³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 90

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 6/1, very good second of 6 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 35 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Yard in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 41-032

(4)

Catena Zapata^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 87

25/1

Creditable third of 8 in minor event (14/1) at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 71-3853

(2)

National Ballet²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 86| D

5/2

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Limerick (12.5f, soft, 11/8) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Stable having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 05-51

(12)

Citronnade¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/4, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago, having run of race. Makes handicap debut. May well do better.

Form: 67D1

(6)

Optimistic Belief¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 83

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good, 12/1) 13 days ago, just holding on. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 6-0341

(13)

Prince Of Verona^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 81| BF

14/1

Winner at Naas in July. Good 8 lengths second of 7 to Ever A Dream in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good, 3/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 587412

(11)

Ever A Dream^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 80| D

10/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 15 days ago by 8 lengths from Prince of Verona, plenty in hand.

Form: 4-76541

(14)

Druk^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: W P Browne| OR: 79

18/1

Winner at Sligo in May. Creditable 9½ lengths third of 7 to Ever A Dream in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 358103

(7)

Khezaana²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 78

50/1

Winner at Beverley in May. 11/4, fourth of 5 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good) 23 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 6-31734

(3)

Razdan^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M J Smith| OR: 74

11/2

Unreliable type. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 10/3) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 48-2072

(9)

Bell Ex One^p⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: R P Cody| OR: 73

18/1

Winner at Gowran in May. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm, 17/2) 52 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 541225

(10)

Powerful Kieran^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixteenth of 19 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 4/1) 31 days ago, met some trouble. Not taken lightly.

Form: 080220

(5)

Bynx¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Killian Leonard| T: M Hassett| OR: 67

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, 10 lengths fourth of 7 to Ever A Dream in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 500-94

Non-Runners

(1)

Earl Of Tyrone¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

National Ballet (5/2), Port Sunlight (4/1), Razdan (11/2), Citronnade (7/1), Earl Of Tyrone (8/1), Ever A Dream (10/1), Powerful Kieran (14/1), Prince Of Verona (14/1), Bell Ex One (18/1), Druk (18/1), Optimistic Belief (20/1), Catena Zapata (25/1), Khezaana (50/1), Bynx (66/1)

NATIONAL BALLET showed improved form to get off the mark making handicap debut at Limerick 3 weeks ago and looks one to keep on the right side of. Citronnade is another who is going the way and is next best ahead of Earl of Tyrone.