18:10 Galway

Wednesday 2 August 2023

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Follow thetotecom Today Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 3m 43.26s

(11)

En Or^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 80

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 6-runner rated event (11/10) at Fairyhouse (14.2f, good) 21 days ago. Looks on a good mark and his stabler is no stranger to success in this race.

Form: 400-421

(9)

Mon Coeur⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 80| D

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 9/2, second of 17 in maiden at Leopardstown (15f, good) 41 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 222

(2)

Mr Escobar^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 80| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 5/4, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 72-195

(4)

Immelmann³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 78| BF

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford when respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good, 9/2) 32 days ago, not ideally placed. Enters calculations.

Form: 3283/6

(23)

Chase The Dollar¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: L F Roche| T: D Loughnane| OR: 77| D

66/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Chester (14.4f, heavy) 18 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 21292-7

(20)

Hallowed Star^p1³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: G M Ryan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 77| CD

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, good to soft, 12/1) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4/225-

(8)

Last Ammo^p,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76

40/1

8/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 9 days ago, needing stiffer test. Significantly back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 035042

(18)

Never Do Nothing⁵¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: T Gibney| OR: 76| D

80/1

33/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f). Off 17 months. Probably best watched after such a long layoff.

Form: 23600/4-

(22)

Queen Of Seduction^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76

22/1

Winner at Roscommon in June. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4-01482

(5)

Seattle Sound³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Comer| OR: 76

20/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap (20/1) at Limerick (12.3f, good) 39 days ago by ½ length from En Or, well ridden. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3796/71

(7)

Barnacullia²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 75| C| D

22/1

Useful jumps winner. Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 18f in chases. 7/1, third of 10 in maiden at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 453

(21)

The Jam Man^b⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 75| D

50/1

Visored for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Limerick (17f, good) 40 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0-62659

(1)

Dark Voyager⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McCann| OR: 74| C| D

66/1

Course winner. 100/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 1/82330-

(3)

No Thanks^h⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 74| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 8 days ago. Hood back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 50403-9

(15)

Crassus³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 73| D

10/1

12/1, third of 18 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 22321/3

(14)

Takarengo²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 73| D

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 4/1, creditable 4½ lengths third of 6 to En Or in minor event at Fairyhouse (14.2f, good) 21 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 4004-53

(13)

Three Comets¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 73| D

80/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 016-680

(17)

Bal De Rio²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| D

33/1

7/2, didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner claiming hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good to soft) 23 days ago, readily. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 649546/

(10)

Walking On Glass^p⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 71| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Roscommon (24.2f, good, 16/1) 51 days ago, going in snatches. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 0774/58-

Non-Runners

(6)

Youcrackmeup²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

(19)

Rain⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 1

(16)

Crystal Caves³²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 2

(12)

Belgoprince¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Immelmann (5/2), Youcrackmeup (3/1), Mr Escobar (4/1), En Or (5/1), Mon Coeur (8/1), Hallowed Star (10/1), Crassus (10/1), Belgoprince (11/1), Takarengo (18/1), No Thanks (18/1), Seattle Sound (20/1), Walking On Glass (22/1), Barnacullia (22/1), Queen Of Seduction (22/1), Bal De Rio (33/1), Crystal Caves (33/1), Last Ammo (40/1), The Jam Man (50/1), Rain (50/1), Chase The Dollar (66/1), Dark Voyager (66/1), Three Comets (80/1), Never Do Nothing (80/1)

The step up to 2m should play to the strengths of EN OR who can provide Tony Martin with a third win in this race since 2013. Luke Comer's Seattle Sound beat the selection at Limerick last month and is second choice ahead of Willie Mullins pair Immelmann and Mr Escobar.