16:50 Cork

Wednesday 30 August 2023

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Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 29.65s

(4)

Gometra Ginty²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 65| D

4/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.5f, good to soft, 8/1) 21 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 473009

(8)

Gurkha Girl^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: L F Roche| T: M Fenton| OR: 64| D

40/1

33/1, first run since leaving Roger Teal when eighteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 8/315-00

(5)

Racing Royalty^b⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: G Scott| OR: 63

12/1

Third of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Limerick (7f, good) 67 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 6/2-0793

(6)

Trueba^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 61| D

9/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 004P25

(13)

Hope And Innocence¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 62

6/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 5-49495

(18)

Miss Molly T^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 57| D

25/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, first run since leaving Gerard Keane when twelfth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 44000-0

(7)

Alfarida¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 60| BF| D

14/1

Winner at Roscommon in June. 5/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 421920

(1)

Doctor Grace¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 60| D

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 10/3), not ideally placed. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford.

Form: 092-316

(15)

She's Local^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 60

10/1

16/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 0-08839

(20)

General Idea^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K S McHugh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 54

16/1

Fifth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on.

Form: 070505

(16)

Lady Wingalong³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 52

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 08000

(14)

Flaming O'Hara^b1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 56

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 50/1) 32 days ago. Yard in good form. Blinkers on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5-900

(10)

Kinda Tiny³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G M Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 55

15/2

Good seventh of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) 32 days ago. Still, others more persuasive.

Form: 069067

(12)

Florence Thompson^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 48

10/1

Remains a maiden after 42 Flat runs. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Player if able to bounce back.

Form: 238900

(3)

Shamastar^v1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 53

16/1

28/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 7-60007

(11)

Step Back In Time¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C D Timmons| OR: 47

14/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 17/2) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 08-0846

(19)

Salt Whistle Bay^v³²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: C Coakley| OR: 47| D

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 50/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 32 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-79600

Non-Runners

(9)

Second Fiddle¹⁰⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: C P Donoghue J: Donagh O'Connor

(17)

Badinage⁴⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Eoghan O'Neill J: Declan McDonogh

(2)

Black Bridie¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: J Larkin J: Reserve 2

(21)

Treble Cone⁴⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 8

T: G Keane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gometra Ginty (4/1), Trueba (9/2), Hope And Innocence (6/1), Kinda Tiny (15/2), She's Local (10/1), Florence Thompson (10/1), Racing Royalty (12/1), Step Back In Time (14/1), Alfarida (14/1), Doctor Grace (14/1), General Idea (16/1), Shamastar (16/1), Second Fiddle (20/1), Miss Molly T (25/1), Badinage (25/1), Salt Whistle Bay (33/1), Gurkha Girl (40/1), Flaming O'Hara (40/1), Treble Cone (50/1), Black Bridie (50/1), Lady Wingalong (66/1)

It's been a while since TRUEBA's latest success but he has slipped to an attractive mark and has shown enough on his last two starts to suggest that he's ready to strike. The 7-y-o may have most to fear from Hope And Innocence, who wasn't beaten far at Dundalk recently and she should pick up a race before long. Racing Royalty's effort at Limerick represented a step back in the right direction and he is also accorded respect, along with Alfarida and Doctor Grace.