15:15 Galway

Sunday 1 August 2021

All13:4014:1514:4515:1515:5016:2016:5017:20

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ahonoora' Handicap

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.4s

(1)

Current Option⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 105| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Bit below form 7¼ lengths seventh of 18 to Sirjack Thomas in handicap at this course (8.6f, soft, 20/1) 5 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1-42447

(8)

Laugh A Minute¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 100| D

25/1

Latest win at Cork in April. Respectable eleventh of 19 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 179700

(9)

Nebo^t,v1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: T Hogan| OR: 100| D

33/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. Below form fourth of 8 in minor event at Naas (7f, good, 10/1) 11 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 9-07164

(16)

Koolasice¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in minor event (20/1) at Naas (7f, good) 11 days ago. Must improve on recent efforts.

Form: 543698

(12)

Sirjack Thomas⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90| C| D

6/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at this course (8.6f, soft, 50/1) 5 days ago by 3 lengths from Quizical, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Carries penalty. Respected.

Form: 0-30611

(10)

Quizical⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 94| D

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable 3 lengths second of 18 to Sirjack Thomas in handicap at this course (8.6f, soft, 33/1) 5 days ago. Warrants consideration.

Form: 73-0982

(19)

Comfort Line^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 91| D

33/1

20 lengths fifteenth of 18 to Sirjack Thomas in handicap (40/1) at this course (8.6f, soft) 5 days ago. Out of sorts at present.

Form: 53S700

(7)

Soaring Monarch⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 91| D

9/2

5/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 82 days ago, slowly away. That form is solid and he may have been lined up for this, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 42244-1

(5)

Spanish Tenor⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 91| D

28/1

Latest win at Tipperary in June. 100/1, tailed-off seventeenth of 18 to Sirjack Thomas in handicap at this course (8.6f, soft) 5 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-00180

(4)

Stone Soldier^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: A Watson| OR: 91| D

5/1

Seven wins from 23 Flat runs. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Won 10-runner handicap at Haydock (7f, good, 4/1) 31 days ago, driven out. Remains well treated and deserves respect.

Form: 618031

(11)

On A Session²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: L F Roche| T: T D Barron| OR: 90

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 240370

(2)

Big Baby Bull^p,t⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 89| D

12/1

22/1, 10½ lengths seventeenth of 20 to Hightimeyouwon in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 86 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0043-00

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Fan Club Rules²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 89

250/1

125/1, last of 10 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 44/000-0

(3)

Sweet Gardenia^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Foley| T: J J Murphy| OR: 93| D

14/1

28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, 9¼ lengths twelfth of 15 to Galtee Mist in listed race at this C&D (soft) 5 days ago. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 0-60000

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Silver Service^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 89| D

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form 6½ lengths sixth of 15 to Galtee Mist in listed race at this C&D (soft, 16/1) 5 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 882596

Non-Runners

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Hightimeyouwon¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: D K Weld J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(18)

Lust⁷¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(6)

Dilawara³⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 2

(17)

Freescape¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Soaring Monarch (9/2), Lust (9/2), Current Option (5/1), Stone Soldier (5/1), Hightimeyouwon (11/2), Sirjack Thomas (6/1), Quizical (6/1), On A Session (9/1), Big Baby Bull (12/1), Sweet Gardenia (14/1), Silver Service (20/1), Freescape (20/1), Laugh A Minute (25/1), Spanish Tenor (28/1), Nebo (33/1), Comfort Line (33/1), Koolasice (50/1), Dilawara (50/1), Fan Club Rules (250/1)

SOARING MONARCH returned with an improved showing to run out a ready winner at Roscommon back in May and he may well have more in the locker, so he gets the marginal vote in a competitive handicap. Sirjack Thomas, who took a big prize in impressive style earlier in the week, is an obvious danger under a penalty, while Lust should play a hand if he's not pestered in front.