19:05 Ballinrobe

Monday 18 July 2022

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Get Galway Ready With Tote.ie Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 2m 7.32s

(2)

Longbourn^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 96| D

5/2

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (66/1) at Royal Ascot (12f, good to firm) 31 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Down in trip and claims if judged on his reappearance second off this mark at Naas in May.

Form: 1203-20

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(4)

Laelaps²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93

11/4

Good third of 11 in handicap (5/1) at the Curragh (10f, good) 23 days ago. Yard in teriffic form and this 4-y-o is a big player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 04-8903

(3)

Bowerman⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90

28/1

Nine wins from 33 Flat runs, the latest at Dundalk in February. Last of 19 in handicap (80/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 130090

(5)

Morph Speed⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: R O'Brien| OR: 89| D

18/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Chester (18.6f, good, 25/1) 73 days ago. Significantly down in trip and, still 5 lb above his last winning mark, he looks vulnerable.

Form: 601-670

(6)

In From The Cold⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 87

11/2

66/1, nineteenth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Needs to bounce back, but dangerous to discount given that he's slipped to a potentially handy mark.

Form: 550800

(7)

Ghasham²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 86

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Cork in April. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.2f, soft, 11/2) 20 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 55-146

(1)

Takeachancejimmy¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 77| CD

17/2

Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good, 20/1) on NH debut 16 days ago. Back down in trip and looks vulnerable, for all that he's 1 lb lower than when winning this race 12 months ago.

Form: 70050-6

Forecasts

Longbourn (5/2), Laelaps (11/4), Ghasham (16/5), In From The Cold (11/2), Takeachancejimmy (17/2), Morph Speed (18/1), Bowerman (28/1)

Ready preference is for LAELAPS, who represents a yard in fine form and he left the strong impression that his turn is near when third to an unexposed type at the Curragh last time. Longbourn was out with the washing at Royal Ascot, but he's of interest back down in trip and in calmer waters here, while In From The Cold is also shortlisted having slipped to an attractive mark.