18:05 Killarney

Thursday 18 August 2022

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 1m 44.11s

(11)

Eloquent Arthur^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

13/2

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (17/2) at Galway (7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 504767

(6)

Higher Kingdom¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, last of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 13 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 95-0006

(9)

Chilean^p,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 68| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 000/004

(16)

Jaafel^b,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

10/1

Respectable second of 11 in claimer at Sligo (10.2f, soft, 11/4) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 736872

(1)

Glandore Harbour⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 67

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 93 days. Makes handicap debut. Worth a look.

Form: 8-05

(8)

Emeric¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 66

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 66/1) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0770

(12)

Galactic Grey¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 66

28/1

18/1, very good fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 122 days ago. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat run.

Form: 656/528-

(13)

Faithful Prince^b1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 4100-00

(2)

Scipio's Defense²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 68

12/1

Promising sort. 14/1, third of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 26 days ago, not knocked about. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 55-3

(5)

Chatterbox²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J J Murphy| OR: 67

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/3, eighth of 13 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut. Could improve.

Form: 858

(7)

Aristovic⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 66| CD

13/8

C&D winner in July. 8/1, good third of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 5 days ago, having to weave through and catching the eye. Enters calculations.

Form: 251193

(10)

Bantry^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 65

11/1

10/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 8 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 902005

(15)

Ruby Jules^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 64

28/1

18/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 474-635

(14)

Miss Vizeun^p1,t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 63

33/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Cork (10f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 08-0347

(4)

Well Suited^p1⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: L F Roche| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 51| D

20/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 755007

Non-Runners

(17)

Action Motion⁶¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A Oliver J: Declan McDonogh

(3)

Chimeric²⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: J F Levins J: Reserve 2

(18)

Fancy Red Diamond⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Aristovic (13/8), Chimeric (5/1), Action Motion (6/1), Eloquent Arthur (13/2), Glandore Harbour (7/1), Jaafel (10/1), Bantry (11/1), Faithful Prince (11/1), Chatterbox (11/1), Scipio's Defense (12/1), Chilean (16/1), Fancy Red Diamond (16/1), Well Suited (20/1), Ruby Jules (28/1), Galactic Grey (28/1), Higher Kingdom (33/1), Miss Vizeun (33/1), Emeric (80/1)

SCIPIO'S DEFENSE caught the eye last time with a view to handicapping over this sort of trip and could leave her previous form behind now. Aristovic got no luck and ran a blinder at the Curragh on Saturday and is a big player back at the scene of her last win. Chatterbox is another potential improver now moving into handicaps.