16:35 Galway

Monday 31 October 2022

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Galway Races Summer Festival 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 2m 58.36s

(14)

Whatcouldhavebeen⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 64

5/1

Winner at Tipperary (12.6f) in June and ran as least as well when fourth of 19 in handicap (25/1) at this course (16.5f, good to soft). the following month. Shortlisted.

Form: 451347

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(18)

Rock On Seamie²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: R Hackett| OR: 63

16/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tipperary (16f, good) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Lee a plus. Disappointed on last Flat outing, though.

Form: 7570/1-0

(20)

Your Honor²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J Nash| OR: 63

12/1

Posted career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago, battling well. 7 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 931001

(11)

Hello Power²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 62

8/1

Consistent sort who posted another good effort when 4½ lengths third of 13 to Your Honor in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 324243

(15)

Hague Convention^t¹²¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 54

66/1

Fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle (33/1) at Bellewstown (24f, good). Off over 3 years. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 085920/

(9)

Ellaat¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Halpin| T: N C Kelly| OR: 53| D

5/1

17/2, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 8-00245

(3)

Elle Dorado Rock²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 53

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 0056

(21)

Insulate¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 57

14/1

Seventh of 10 in maiden at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 16/1) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 008757

(17)

Millyupdahilly²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Madden| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 57

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, below form 16½ lengths eighth of 13 to Your Honor in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 66608

(7)

Fassbender^t⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 51

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Sligo (20.6f, good) 75 days ago. Modest on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 0800/56

(10)

Rockview Roman^t1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50

7/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 26 days ago, sticking to task. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 8-80644

(2)

Zebos Beanos^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D McNamara| OR: 54| BF

22/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft, 4/1) 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-88938

(4)

A Few Bob Short^t⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 47| CD

40/1

Last of 17 in handicap (50/1) at Navan (14f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 11000/0

(6)

Inshallah Queen^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 66/1) 12 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Others preferred.

Form: 40-0009

(13)

Mr Mills¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: C D Timmons| OR: 47

11/2

Eighth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 13/2) 12 days ago. Booking of Keane a plus. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-00428

(8)

Annie Regrets³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 47

20/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving S. M. Duffy when fourth of 16 in maiden (150/1) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Tries handicapping now.

Form: 094

(12)

Destivelle^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: S K Ryder| OR: 47

66/1

50/1, last of 11 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 090650

(1)

Breakintheclouds¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 52

22/1

Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 22/1) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can make presence felt. RESERVE.

Form: 320908

Non-Runners

(5)

El Tren¹²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 11

T: A A Howard J: Robert Whearty

(19)

Scorpion Black⁶⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: R Roberts J: Reserve 2

(16)

White Strand⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: T Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Whatcouldhavebeen (5/1), Ellaat (5/1), Mr Mills (11/2), Elle Dorado Rock (11/2), Rockview Roman (7/1), Hello Power (8/1), Your Honor (12/1), Insulate (14/1), Rock On Seamie (16/1), El Tren (16/1), Annie Regrets (20/1), Zebos Beanos (22/1), Breakintheclouds (22/1), Fassbender (25/1), Inshallah Queen (33/1), Scorpion Black (33/1), Millyupdahilly (40/1), A Few Bob Short (40/1), White Strand (50/1), Destivelle (66/1), Hague Convention (66/1)

Preference is for WHATCOULDHAVEBEEN, who still figures off a handy mark and should appreciate the drop back in trip here. Your Honor and Hello Power head the list of dangers.