17:10 Galway

Tuesday 6 September 2022

All16:0516:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 51.09s

(3)

Apple Of His Eye¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 74

7/1

Winner at Listowel in June. Creditable third of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Navan (8f, good) 12 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 041203

(13)

Coins Cross⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 74

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Roscommon (10.2f, soft) 70 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 7-34365

(17)

New Hill¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 74

18/1

17/2, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft). Off 112 days.

Form: 118-887

(16)

Focus Required^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 73| D

28/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in August. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Naas (10f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 001610

(2)

Maristella¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

4/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 16 in maiden (7/2) at Limerick (8f, good). Off 136 days. Stable in good form and should have more to offer on this switch to handicaps.

Form: 23

(20)

My Minervina^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

8/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft, 15/2) 36 days ago. Trainer going well. Leading contender.

Form: 7-61104

(19)

Newgirlintown^p¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: G O'Leary| OR: 73

20/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 22/1). Off 153 days.

Form: 214-900

(10)

Lord Erskine^p¹²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 71

16/1

9/1, won 15-runner handicap at Roscommon (12f, soft). Off 120 days. Down in trip which isn't sure to suit but he still needs considering.

Form: 00842-1

(8)

Molly's Gamble^p,t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 74

12/1

Winner at Killarney in July. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap at Navan (8f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 799129

(9)

Thefaithfulindian^h,t⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: A A Howard| OR: 69

14/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Hood on 1st time on the Flat. Has good chance on pick of form back on the level.

Form: 31/5750-

(14)

Dark Note⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

22/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner claimer at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 2/1) 78 days ago, kept up to work. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 40-7481

(5)

Noble Crusade⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| D

33/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Roscommon (11.8f, good) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 24-0009

(6)

Fiddlers Green⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 71

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in maiden (10/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 257

(7)

Higher Kingdom¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 5-00060

(4)

Out On Friday⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Killian Leonard| T: P Byrne| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Gowran in August. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good to firm, 5/1) 5 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 458216

(12)

Star Of Cashel^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63

8/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Naas (10f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 058957

(1)

Will Be King⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 100/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 66 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7803-00

Non-Runners

(11)

Faithful Prince¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: Billy Lee

(18)

Insulate¹⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Reserve 1

(15)

Miss Cunning¹²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Maristella (4/1), Out On Friday (9/2), Apple Of His Eye (7/1), Star Of Cashel (8/1), My Minervina (8/1), Coins Cross (9/1), Molly's Gamble (12/1), Faithful Prince (12/1), Thefaithfulindian (14/1), Lord Erskine (16/1), New Hill (18/1), Newgirlintown (20/1), Fiddlers Green (20/1), Miss Cunning (20/1), Dark Note (22/1), Insulate (25/1), Focus Required (28/1), Noble Crusade (33/1), Higher Kingdom (50/1), Will Be King (50/1)

MARISTELLA has presumably had her share of issues given her fleeting appearances but she contested a couple of good maidens in the spring and representing an in-form yard, she's very interesting on handicap debut. Mr Minervina and Lord Erskine are a couple of potential threats.