20:20 Galway

Tuesday 1 August 2023

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1519:5020:20

Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70)

Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 1m 53.34s

(8)

Complete Fiction^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J P Fahey| OR: 70| D

4/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 9/2, very good second of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 19 days ago, keeping on well. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 2870-12

(9)

Mercurial³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 70

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 5/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Not firing so far this term, but is sliding in the weights.

Form: 6338-76

(20)

Safari Quest^t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 70| D

11/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good, 16/1) 61 days ago. Down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 41/9009

(1)

Blackcastle Storm^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 69

16/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (25/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good) on NH debut 7 days ago, dropping away quickly. Well treated and likely to be back to form returning to the Flat.

Form: 21006-5

(13)

Dabana¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 69

7/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. 14/1, shaped as if better for run when fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Should be much closer to form this time.

Form: 32-3144

(4)

Khafaaq^b³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69| C

4/1

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap (9/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 38 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 802121

(21)

Starting Monday^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 69| C

9/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 17/2) 14 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 595286

(11)

Albion Princess^p¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 68

66/1

10/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off 160 days. First run for yard after leaving Harry & Roger Charlton. Returns with a bit to prove.

Form: 1241-75

(12)

Coviglia²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 68

33/1

18/1, first run since leaving C. Moore when below form eighth of 14 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 34310-8

(5)

Highland King¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

33/1

40/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Might bounce back.

Form: 752-850

(10)

Humanitarian^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: G M Ryan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 68

40/1

Quirky sort. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 7 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing. Hard to make a solid case for back in this sphere.

Form: 07-8680

(17)

Little Jo^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

22/1

Latest win at Nottingham in May. Last of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft, 22/1) 12 days ago, very slowly away. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 011400

(7)

The Mpex Kid²²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S Foley| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 68

14/1

11/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 7 months. Up in trip. Likely to need the run.

Form: 625180-

(6)

Arch Enemy³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 67

7/1

Latest win at Listowel in June. 17/2, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 38 days ago, slowly away. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 316718

(3)

Golden Warrior¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 67

80/1

Hooded for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 66/1) 14 days ago, slowly away. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 8700-90

(18)

Gometra Ginty²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: K S McHugh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

22/1

Visored for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm, 9/1) 29 days ago, doing too much too soon. First run for yard after leaving Keith Dalgleish. Worth a market check.

Form: 2-84730

(19)

Noble Crusade¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: M P Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| D

50/1

16/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago, finishing with running left. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Returns to this sphere on a handy mark.

Form: 90310-0

(16)

Brown Eagle^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 67

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 11 in claimer (12/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 13 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 09-4002

Non-Runners

(15)

Desert Wind¹²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: L Comer J: Paddy Harnett

(2)

Dazzling Spirit²⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

(14)

Chicago Storm⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Complete Fiction (4/1), Khafaaq (4/1), Starting Monday (9/2), Arch Enemy (7/1), Dabana (7/1), Dazzling Spirit (10/1), Safari Quest (11/1), Chicago Storm (12/1), Mercurial (14/1), The Mpex Kid (14/1), Blackcastle Storm (16/1), Desert Wind (16/1), Brown Eagle (20/1), Gometra Ginty (22/1), Little Jo (22/1), Coviglia (33/1), Highland King (33/1), Humanitarian (40/1), Noble Crusade (50/1), Albion Princess (66/1), Golden Warrior (80/1)

STARTING MONDAY was quickly back to form when sixth at Killarney last time and would have finished closer with a clear run, so he's worth a chance to land this for all that he'll need a bit of luck from a wide draw. Khafaaq and Complete Fiction look the main dangers.