17:10 Gowran Park

Saturday 23 July 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1017:45

Get Galway Races Ready With tote.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 2m 1.58s

(13)

Ballycallan King^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 62

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Eighth of 16 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good, 14/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely improver now handicapping.

Form: 608

(12)

Elusive Gigolo¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 62

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, good, 16/1) 16 days ago. Down in trip and possibilities if on-song here.

Form: 7/563-9

(9)

Slieve Bearnagh^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 61| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 11/1, good sixth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 2815-96

(5)

Virtual Hug^t²⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 61| C

14/1

Improved to win 16-runner juvenile hurdle at this course (16f, good, 15/2), driven clear. Off 9 months. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps).

Form: 94/3506-

(17)

Crystal Pool^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 60| C

11/1

Course winner. 9/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 10 days ago, never nearer. Enters calculations.

Form: 595306

(11)

Brewel Hill^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: Gearoid Brouder| OR: 59

11/1

Fifteenth of 18 in handicap (12/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, not much room. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 9-08030

(7)

Mads Black Eights^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M J Smith| OR: 58

5/1

50/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good) 11 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 20-4904

(15)

Rock Dandy⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 58

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 099

(10)

No Show^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 57| D

22/1

Untrustworthy individual. One win from 26 Flat runs. 33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, soft) 24 days ago. Back down in trip and cheekpieces refitted. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 495R00

(16)

Rugadh Realta^t⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Kelly| T: W Durkan| OR: 57

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 41 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 8/650-0

(4)

Cactus Tree^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 48

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good, 11/2) 10 days ago, not clear run. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: U55047

(6)

He Knows No Danger^h1²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 47

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in maiden (80/1) at Galway (7f, heavy), folding tamely. Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip and hooded for 1st time on this handicap debut.

Form: 0/90-

(2)

Lily Of The Glen¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Leonard| T: L Smyth| OR: 47

14/1

First run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when tenth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 28/1) 11 days ago. Down in trip.Won't be far away if able to get back on track.

Form: 30-6690

(8)

Morning Dew¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: A Kinirons| OR: 47| BF

4/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 7/1, bit below form ninth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 3677-39

(14)

Retro Flame^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 47

40/1

22/1, first run since leaving Timothy Doyle when last of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 23 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 56090-0

(1)

Shaylee¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: T P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 47

20/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months and improvement needed down in trip here.

Form: 57066-5

Non-Runners

(3)

Greek Opera⁵²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: M P Sheehy

Forecasts

Slieve Bearnagh (7/2), Morning Dew (4/1), Mads Black Eights (5/1), Cactus Tree (15/2), Ballycallan King (10/1), Brewel Hill (11/1), Crystal Pool (11/1), Lily Of The Glen (14/1), Virtual Hug (14/1), Rock Dandy (14/1), Shaylee (20/1), No Show (22/1), Elusive Gigolo (25/1), Rugadh Realta (40/1), Retro Flame (40/1), He Knows No Danger (50/1), Greek Opera (66/1)

The vote goes to SLIEVE BEARNAGH, who was successful over this C&D in October and has aquitted himself well in big-field handicaps at the Curragh an Navan since returning to action last month. Crystal Pool makes each-way appeal on the back of a decent effort at Killarney, while a case can also be made for Virtual Hug.