16:00 Galway

Monday 31 October 2022

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Galway Races Summer Festival 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 2m 56.94s

(6)

Fenomeno¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: M A Enright| T: C Weld| OR: 64

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good third of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago, plugging on. Remains low-mileage on the back of just 4 career starts if he can build on that here.

Form: 7903

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(21)

Proud Princess⁴⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McCann| OR: 59

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good). Off 16 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Matthew J. Smith. Has work to do.

Form: 5990-

(5)

Purdey's Gift^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: N C Kelly| OR: 58| D

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form eleventh of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 11/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 08-3900

(3)

Der Mc^b1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 56

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 12/1) 37 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 074-160

(17)

Itsalonglongroad^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 56| BF| D

10/1

Latest win at Thurles (12.4f) in October. 2/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. No surprise to see him thereabouts.

Form: 779615

(16)

Astrophysicist^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: J Nash| OR: 55

12/1

12/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. One to consider with a repeat.

Form: 2581-03

(14)

Fair Damsel^p1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: R Brabazon| OR: 55

9/2

7/1, very good 2¼ lengths second of 15 to Itsalonglongroad in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, soft) 25 days ago, no match for winner. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 55-0052

(4)

Molly Kaye¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: S M Duffy| OR: 53

8/1

Won 19-runner handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 22/1) 12 days ago, finding extra to lead line. Wouldn't be an obvious follow-up candidate, however.

Form: 3-87051

(13)

Bolero^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 52

6/1

20/1, creditable second of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago, keeping on without proving a match for the winner. Can get involved again from this sort of mark but maiden status is off-putting.

Form: 0-09292

(8)

Stellify^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52| D

8/1

One win from 40 Flat runs. 18/1, very good neck third of 19 to Molly Kaye in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 840803

(1)

Litteratus^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 56

14/1

18/1, 15 lengths twelfth of 15 to Itsalonglongroad in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, soft) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 987260

(11)

Adhuil³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 54

20/1

25/1, thirteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (2m, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Coen a plus.

Form: 9-00628

(15)

Bayou Belle^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 53

9/1

Good second of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 732092

(10)

Coushty³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 53

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, fifteenth of 24 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, soft) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 080

(2)

No Hassle¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S K Ryder| OR: 47

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in maiden (50/1) at Roscommon (12f, soft). Off 125 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6-70

(19)

Threescoreandten¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 50

33/1

50/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Lawlor and the betting may prove a useful guide here.

Form: 7090-09

(12)

Kayleigh Grace²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Neill| OR: 47

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 100/1) 24 days ago. Much more needed.

Form: 0900

(18)

Southwood^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 47

22/1

100/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, good fourth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Needs to prove she can build on that now. Reserve 1.

Form: 0884/0-4

Non-Runners

(9)

Xael¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D English J: Kyle Faulkner

(7)

Secret Rock¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

(20)

Barometer⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fair Damsel (9/2), Bolero (6/1), Fenomeno (7/1), Molly Kaye (8/1), Stellify (8/1), Bayou Belle (9/1), Itsalonglongroad (10/1), Astrophysicist (12/1), Litteratus (14/1), Barometer (14/1), Purdey's Gift (16/1), Der Mc (18/1), Adhuil (20/1), Southwood (22/1), No Hassle (33/1), Coushty (33/1), Threescoreandten (33/1), Proud Princess (40/1), Xael (50/1), Secret Rock (50/1), Kayleigh Grace (100/1)

This looks decidedly trappy but FAIR DAMSEL arrives less exposed than most and, having run her best race to date when runner-up behind re-opposing Itsalonglongroad at Thurles, she could well be up to turning the tables with the cheekpieces fitted for the first time. Bayou Belle and Astrophysicist are others fancied to feature.