13:10 Galway

Monday 31 October 2022

All12:4013:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

KONE Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 1m 56.33s

(3)

Excuzio Joe⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 80| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Good third of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, soft, 10/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 041703

(9)

Clear Quartz⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 77| C| D

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Eighteenth of 19 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 23 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 214003

(2)

San Aer^h,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 77| D

8/1

Latest win at the Curragh in August. 22/1, good second of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 8 days ago, staying on well. Yard in good form. Hood back on.

Form: 341892

(7)

Takeachancejimmy²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 77| D

40/1

Latest win at Ballinrobe in July. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 619000

(6)

Turbulence⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77| D

9/1

Respectable ninth of 18 in handicap (11/2) at Leopardstown (10f, soft) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1304-59

(8)

Soilse^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 76| BF

10/1

4/1, respectable second of 29 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 5 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations.

Form: 693022

(4)

Malayan¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77| C

25/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 206-050

(5)

Starting Monday³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 74| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 8/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 30 days ago, no match for winner. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 4-03072

(16)

Dazzling Spirit¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 73| D

18/1

3 wins from 10 runs this year. 9/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 16 days ago, keeping on well. Stable in good form.

Form: 451011

(12)

Morning Soldier^h⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: T Mullins| OR: 75

100/1

33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, soft) 9 days ago. Trainer going well. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 856700

(14)

Stormy Jenn¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 72| D

6/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 5/1) 13 days ago, forging clear. Can make presence felt.

Form: 399931

(10)

Independent Expert¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 74

25/1

Latest win at the Curragh in May. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 10/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 163257

(17)

Just Jacob^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 71

33/1

17/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 23 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 241354-

(15)

Fools Glory^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 72| D

14/1

33/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Respected.

Form: 142901

(13)

Kodiac Prince^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 69| D

14/1

Latest win at Naas in August. 25/1, eighth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 5 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 138608

(11)

High Altitude⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 62| BF| D

12/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (8.3f, soft, 7/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 820487

(1)

Out On Friday¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 60| C

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Gowran in August. 24¾ lengths eleventh of 16 to Stormy Jenn in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 6/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 216070

Forecasts

Starting Monday (4/1), Stormy Jenn (6/1), Excuzio Joe (7/1), San Aer (8/1), Turbulence (9/1), Soilse (10/1), Clear Quartz (10/1), High Altitude (12/1), Fools Glory (14/1), Kodiac Prince (14/1), Out On Friday (18/1), Dazzling Spirit (18/1), Independent Expert (25/1), Malayan (25/1), Just Jacob (33/1), Takeachancejimmy (40/1), Morning Soldier (100/1)

STORMY JENN seemed to relish the testing conditions when a wide-margin winner at Gowran 2 weeks ago and can follow up. Starting Monday and Soilse head the dangers.