18:10 Galway

Monday 31 July 2023

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Claregalwayhotel.ie Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 35.37s

(7)

Air Commander⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

15/8

Promising sort. 5/1, second of 10 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft) on debut 43 days ago. Leading claims with improvement on the cards.

Form: 2

(5)

Beauty Thunder¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

15/2

Once-raced colt. 15/2, sixth of 14 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good) on debut 19 days ago, slowly away. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(6)

Bid For Chester¹²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

14/1

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 11 in maiden (12/1) at the Curragh (5f, heavy) on debut, best work finish. Off 128 days. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

(4)

Familiar^v1⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Ninth of 10 in maiden (7/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) on debut 43 days ago, very slowly away. Visored for 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 9

(3)

Prestige Always⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

7/4

Thrice-raced colt. 13/8, second of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) 9 days ago. Yard having good spell. Ought to go close.

Form: 352

(1)

Ringside Timing⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

28/1

Twice-raced gelding. 33/1, fifth of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 75

(2)

Sea The Polaris

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

4/1

Foaled March 26. 145,000 gns yearling, 185,000 gns 2-y-o, Sea The Stars colt. Dam French 5.5f-7f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Forecasts

Prestige Always (7/4), Air Commander (15/8), Sea The Polaris (4/1), Beauty Thunder (15/2), Bid For Chester (14/1), Ringside Timing (28/1), Familiar (66/1)

AIR COMMANDER made an encouraging start to his career at Gowran last month and is taken to improve past Joseph O'Brien's Mythology in a maiden which may develop into a straight fight between the pair unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding Paddy Twomey newcomer Sea The Polaris.