19:05 Killarney

Thursday 18 August 2022

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Mongey Communications Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 12.03s

(9)

Master Of Reality⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

14/1

Below best both starts this term and has plenty on conceding weight all round here.

Form: 5105-46

(5)

Taipan^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 97

20/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 24 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 4653-20

(6)

Classic Lord⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 94| D

28/1

11/10, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 41 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 122134-

(4)

Dame Rapide²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 94| D

13/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in May. Good second of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, soft, 18/1) 20 days ago. More required here.

Form: 96-1142

(7)

Mctigue⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 98

16/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (15/2) at Gowran (12.4f, good) 8 days ago, running on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 842323

(17)

Herring Island⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97

7/2

Promising sort who made winning return in 13-runner handicap (12/1) at Roscommon (10.2f, soft) 51 days ago, finding plenty. 6 lb higher now but likely more to come yet.

Form: 31-1

(10)

Lunar Power²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 84

7/1

9/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Career best when winning on last Flat outing so could be interesting back on level here.

Form: 522221-

(1)

Wild Dollar^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 84

50/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 9913-

(15)

Insane Bolt^b,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 83| D

12/1

Good second of 15 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 5/1) 19 days ago, running on. Not out of things.

Form: 0/8130-2

(13)

La Hacienda^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 82| D

11/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (10/1) at Galway (14.1f, soft) 20 days ago, pushed out. One for shortlist.

Form: 378-171

(16)

Nibiru^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR: 81| D

14/1

Unreliable individual. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Galway (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago, running on. Scored on last flat start and must enter calculations.

Form: 52P-271

(14)

Away To Sea²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J G Murphy| OR: 78

8/1

Good fifth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 14/1) 22 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Remains fairly treated and is an interesting contender.

Form: 7038-25

(18)

No Thanks^p1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Sean Davis| T: M J Smith| OR: 77

25/1

11/2, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 014-504

(8)

Harry's Legacy^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 77| C

4/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. 10/3, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (16.8f, good) 37 days ago. Warrants respect. RESERVE.

Form: 570-211

Non-Runners

(11)

The Names Jock¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: J E Kiely J: Jake Coen

(12)

Cozone¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Nathan Crosse

(3)

Enthrallment²⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Reserve 2

(2)

Lord Erskine¹⁰¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 9

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Herring Island (7/2), Harry's Legacy (4/1), Dame Rapide (13/2), Lunar Power (7/1), Away To Sea (8/1), La Hacienda (11/1), Insane Bolt (12/1), Master Of Reality (14/1), Nibiru (14/1), Lord Erskine (14/1), Mctigue (16/1), The Names Jock (16/1), Cozone (16/1), Taipan (20/1), No Thanks (25/1), Enthrallment (25/1), Classic Lord (28/1), Wild Dollar (50/1)

AWAY TO SEA caught the eye when staying on from an unpromising position at Galway last month and gets the nod. The progressive Herring Island looks the obvious danger, whilst La Hacienda is also respected.