15:05 Listowel

Sunday 5 June 2022

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4017:10

Croom House Stud Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 29.97s

(8)

Galleria Borghese²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85

9/2

Thrice-raced winner. Won 15-runner maiden at Naas (8f, good to firm, 6/1) 21 days ago, comfortably. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 061

(2)

Navagio¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82| D

11/4

1 win from 3 runs this year. Hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner maiden (4/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago, digging deep. Progressing recently.

Form: 332-431

(9)

National Gallery^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, good second of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Claims from similar mark.

Form: 72-162

(6)

Bells On Her Toes^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 76| D

9/2

10/3, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 12 days ago by neck from Bantry, just holding on after carrying head bit awkwardly. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 73-6831

(3)

Common Practice²⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in nursery at Dundalk (7f, 5/1). Off 8 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0045-

(7)

Sceolan^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 75

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, very good fourth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 14 days ago, slowly away. Claims if sharper for run.

Form: 958-4

(10)

Princess Rajj^p,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A M Glynn⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

12/1

3/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Sligo (5.8f, good to soft) 19 days ago, keeping on well. Back up in trip. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 025-421

Non-Runners

(1)

Lady Arwen²⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J M Barrett J: Luke McAteer

(5)

Silken Ladder¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

(4)

Bantry¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Navagio (11/4), National Gallery (4/1), Galleria Borghese (9/2), Bells On Her Toes (9/2), Sceolan (11/2), Silken Ladder (8/1), Bantry (8/1), Lady Arwen (10/1), Princess Rajj (12/1), Common Practice (14/1)

Hard to rule any out, with the vote going to GALLERIA BORGHESE to make a winning start in handicaps. Aidan O'Brien's filly progressed in maidens and can defy top weight to follow up her recent Naas win. Silken Ladder and Princess Rajj are the pick of the remainder, though the majority of the field can have some case made.