19:15 Laytown

Tuesday 12 September 2023

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Gilna's Cottage Inn (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 27.17s

(6)

Arniemac^t1¹¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

5/4

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 11-runner maiden (4/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) when last seen in May, suited by increase in trip. Should cope with drop to 7f and she remains open to improvement. Yard also saddles Vega Magnifico.

Form: 4-21

(7)

Herculaneum¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: N C Kelly| OR: 82

20/1

Fairly useful gelding. Winner at Down Royal in July. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (17f, good, 15/2) 14 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 97/3136

(2)

Lockdown^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 64

20/1

Fair gelding. 50/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 17 days ago. Mountain to climb on these terms.

Form: 578-350

(4)

Vega Magnifico¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 98

1/1

Useful gelding. Twentieth of 22 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 17 days ago. Huge chance on these terms.

Form: 3-66390

(5)

Mater Matuta^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: E D Delany| OR: 45

66/1

Modest mare. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. Significantly down in trip and hard to fancy on these terms.

Form: 0800/54

(3)

Indulging⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 57

10/1

Fair gelding. Fourth of 7 in maiden at Clonmel (9.6f, good, 25/1) 5 days ago. Down in trip and will need to find a chunk of improvement from somewhere if he's to take this.

Form: 09-4504

(1)

Knock Flyer^t¹¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 38

100/1

Modest gelding. 250/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) 112 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 666990-

Forecasts

Vega Magnifico (1/1), Arniemac (5/4), Indulging (10/1), Lockdown (20/1), Herculaneum (20/1), Mater Matuta (66/1), Knock Flyer (100/1)

On the face of it, ARNIEMAC faces a stiff task against stablemate Vega Magnifico, given that he would be meeting that rival on 15 lb better terms if this were a handicap. Conversely, the son of Fascinating Rock looked good when winning a Killarney maiden on his latest start and, with just three starts under his belt, he is armed with potential. The Joseph O'Brien-trained duo look set to fight out the finish, with Herculaneum expected to claim minor place money.