18:35 Killarney

Thursday 18 August 2022

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 43.86s

(8)

Ghumama^t³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

8/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 11/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 3 days ago. Carries penalty. Back down in trip. Should go well.

Form: 3538-01

(4)

Khafaaq^v¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 70| D

14/1

Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Galway (7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 640-478

(2)

Wee Pablo^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 70

14/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 40-6499

(11)

Geological²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D English| OR: 67| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 23 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 000100

(1)

Captain Cooper¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 66

28/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 66/1). Off 160 days. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Richard John O'Brien.

Form: 4440-90

(15)

Notforalongtime¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 66| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 05-0860

(14)

High Altitude^p1,t1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 65| CD

7/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago but has a very good record at this track. Cheekpieces and tongue strap on first time. Interesting contender with Colin Keane taking the ride.

Form: 9-09820

(18)

Silent Performance^p,t⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James J Doyle| T: N Stokes| OR: 64

14/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 63 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 2107-09

(9)

Men Of Dreams^v1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 63

11/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, soft, 15/2) 51 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 24-9095

(3)

Fools Glory^t⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Roscommon in May. 7/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 67 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 88-014

(13)

Grappa Nonino^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 67| BF

6/1

4/1, respectable fourth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft) 20 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 9-90024

(10)

Rockbury Lad²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 67

12/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap (5/1) at Galway (8.4f, soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 05-0340

(12)

Angel's Trumpet^b⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 58| CD

7/1

Arrives on a hat-trick after 2 Gowran wins at the start of the summer. One to consider.

Form: 0-00011

(7)

Tashim²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 58| BF

5/1

Respectable fourth of 18 in handicap at Naas (8f, good, 9/2) 29 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7080-24

(16)

James Henry^b⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 62

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 00474

Non-Runners

(17)

Pessoa¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 1

(5)

Scarriff³⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 2

(6)

Warp Speed²⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: D Budds J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tashim (5/1), Grappa Nonino (6/1), Scarriff (13/2), High Altitude (7/1), Angel's Trumpet (7/1), Ghumama (8/1), Men Of Dreams (11/1), Rockbury Lad (12/1), Geological (14/1), Wee Pablo (14/1), Silent Performance (14/1), Khafaaq (14/1), Pessoa (16/1), Notforalongtime (18/1), Fools Glory (28/1), James Henry (28/1), Captain Cooper (28/1), Warp Speed (33/1)

Dermot Weld-trained 3-y-o GRAPPA NONINO may not have reached his limit after only 6 starts and is taken to get off the mark here. Killarney specialist High Altitude, winner of this in 2019, is respected with Colin Keane in the saddle. Monday's comfortable Dundalk scorer Ghumama could also have a big say if coping with the quick turnaround.