19:45 Galway

Tuesday 27 July 2021

All16:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 52.93s

(10)

Dance Emperor³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 65| D

9/2

8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 3 days ago, quickening clear. Carries penalty. Can make presence felt.

Form: 388011

(13)

Rocky Dreams²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: L Breen| OR: 70

12/1

Latest win at Dundalk in May. 12/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 401608

(19)

David Garrick^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 69

22/1

Respectable tenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good to soft, 10/1) 32 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 50-7000

(15)

Khafaaq^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69| C

10/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 070043

(17)

Lough Swilly Pearl⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 69

200/1

First run since leaving Gillian Scott when twelfth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good, 100/1) 9 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 2880-00

(7)

The Mpex Kid⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 69

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Last of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft, 22/1) 60 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5704-00

(12)

What A Feeling^p,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 67

16/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (9/4) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 7300-31

(20)

Eden Gardens^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 66

125/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good, 66/1) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 80087-7

(11)

Adamaris^b²²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 65

33/1

20/1, sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 964815-

(4)

Take My Hand⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 62

8/1

14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Naas (8f, good) 6 days ago, all out.

Form: 047071

(5)

Darkened^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61| C

4/1

Course winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 13 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 4-70866

(18)

Inductive^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis| T: J Larkin| OR: 61

150/1

40/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip.

Form: 4143-00

(3)

Liberty Star^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 61

9/2

9/2, creditable 2 lengths sixth of 15 to Take My Hand in handicap at Naas (8f, good) 6 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 902476

(14)

Mulzamm^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 60| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago.

Form: 950546

(6)

Sideshow Bob³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 59

18/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 15/2, last of 12 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 3 days ago.

Form: 357660

(1)

Plum Perfect¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 58| BF

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 13 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 50-5766

(16)

Patchouli^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 56

66/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft, 33/1) 23 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 376600

Non-Runners

(8)

Reverberation¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: J J Lambe J: Seamie Heffernan

(2)

Court Of Appeal¹⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: N G Hynds J: C P Hoban

(9)

Tashim¹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: Billy Lee

(21)

Legal Thriller³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Darkened (4/1), Dance Emperor (9/2), Liberty Star (9/2), Legal Thriller (13/2), Take My Hand (8/1), Khafaaq (10/1), Plum Perfect (12/1), Rocky Dreams (12/1), Tashim (12/1), Reverberation (14/1), What A Feeling (16/1), Court Of Appeal (16/1), Sideshow Bob (18/1), The Mpex Kid (18/1), David Garrick (22/1), Mulzamm (25/1), Adamaris (33/1), Patchouli (66/1), Eden Gardens (125/1), Inductive (150/1), Lough Swilly Pearl (200/1)

DARKENED is merely ticking over at present but his mark continues to slide so could well pop up soon. The thriving Dance Emperor is the obvious theat as he bids for a hat-trick under a penalty, with Khafaaq another to consider.