16:30 Galway

Monday 25 October 2021

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Galway Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 2m 48.51s

(10)

Flying Scotsman^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85| CD

16/1

7/1, below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 99/011-9

(8)

Anner Castle^p,t¹¹

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

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 18-runner maiden at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 5/1) 11 days ago, driven out. More needed on handicap debut, but he's not fully exposed.

Form: 443351

(3)

Son Of Hypnos²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 80| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 13/2, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) 20 days ago. Poor on latest start in this sphere, but enters calculations nevertheless.

Form: 1371-90

(6)

Prospectus^p¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 79| D

150/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good) 168 days ago. Off 168 days. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 210093/

(5)

Pita Pinta⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 76

9/4

One win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 20/1) 5 days ago, pushed out. Expected to be bang there under a penalty.

Form: 071-961

(15)

Igraine^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 81

28/1

33/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 034004

(7)

Persian Queen¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 76

40/1

First run since leaving Noel Meade when sixteenth of 18 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3/1-U300

(11)

Dublin Journal^t²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80| BF

4/1

One win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Naas in April. Creditable second of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 6/1) 2 days ago. Big player if turned out again quickly.

Form: 349-122

(2)

Golden Spear⁸⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 73| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2016. 25/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, good) 87 days ago. Down in trip. Poor on last Flat outing and bit to prove now.

Form: 0328-00

(4)

La Hacienda^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 71

12/1

14/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, heavy) 6 days ago, but each-way chance if she puts her best foot forward here.

Form: 846537

(14)

Sequoiaspirit⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Sean Davis| T: R Hackett| OR: 67

9/1

Three wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Tipperary in August. 11/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Naas (10f, soft) 8 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 70-1114

(1)

Lord Erskine^b1⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 65| D

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Creditable fourth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 22/1) 5 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 49-0084

(12)

Final Endeavour^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 62| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 20/1, sixteenth of 23 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive from a win point of view.

Form: 620P20

Non-Runners

(13)

Pearl Of The West⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Ben Coen

(9)

El Tren¹¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 10

T: A A Howard J: L F Roche

Forecasts

Pita Pinta (9/4), Dublin Journal (4/1), Lord Erskine (5/1), Anner Castle (15/2), Sequoiaspirit (9/1), La Hacienda (12/1), El Tren (12/1), Son Of Hypnos (14/1), Flying Scotsman (16/1), Final Endeavour (22/1), Golden Spear (25/1), Pearl Of The West (25/1), Igraine (28/1), Persian Queen (40/1), Prospectus (150/1)

It's little wonder that connections of PITA PINTA are keen to strike while the iron is hot, following the filly's decisive success at Navan last week. She again has conditions to suit and should prove hard to beat under a penalty. That said, Dublin Journal will offer stern resistance if turned out again quickly, having put in a good shift at Leopardstown on Saturday. Sequoiaspirit also has claims.