13:05 Galway

Monday 30 October 2023

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

KONE Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 1m 53.60s

(12)

Independent Expert²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 77| D

22/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, heavy, 17/2) 29 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 254820

(7)

San Aer^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: T Mullins| OR: 77| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 8 days ago, slowly away. Merits consideration.

Form: 703632

(13)

Rhythm King¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 79| D

8/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (5/1) at Gowran (7f, heavy) 14 days ago, driven clear. In the mix once more.

Form: 139691

(9)

You Owe Me Money²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 76| D

18/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Gowran in May. 7/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 26 days ago. Considered.

Form: 0-31155

(5)

Out On Friday⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 75| C

40/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 80/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, heavy) 8 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 542100

(3)

Big Island¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 74| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Off 8 weeks before encouraging third of 13 in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Handily weighted.

Form: 0321/33

(1)

Coins Cross^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 74

28/1

25/1, fourteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 23 days ago. Enters calculations if back on his A-game.

Form: 325000

(4)

La Tulipe Noire^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 76| D

40/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 50/1) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-82457

(8)

Fools Glory^p,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 71| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Last of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Naas (10.5f, heavy) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 249430

(11)

Rio Largo²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 74| C

25/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Below form seventh of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft, 25/1) 23 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 931577

(14)

The Mpex Kid¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 71| D

50/1

Latest win at Dundalk in October. 9/2, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 10 days ago, left poorly placed. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0-00317

(15)

Wrist Art¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 70| BF| D

7/1

Latest win at Thurles in October. Good third of 7 to Rhythm King in handicap at Gowran (7f, heavy, 2/1) 14 days ago. Stable having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 031213

(6)

Not Just Yet¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 71

12/1

Winner at Listowel in June. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 25/1) 17 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 180357

(2)

Rough And Tough¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 70| D

3/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 10/3) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Stable in good form. Worthy of respect.

Form: 853711

(10)

Fleadhfest^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 55

100/1

11/1, well-beaten eleventh of 14 to Rough And Tough in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 13 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 600060

Forecasts

San Aer (3/1), Rough And Tough (3/1), Big Island (6/1), Wrist Art (7/1), Rhythm King (8/1), Not Just Yet (12/1), You Owe Me Money (18/1), Independent Expert (22/1), Fools Glory (22/1), Rio Largo (25/1), Coins Cross (28/1), La Tulipe Noire (40/1), Out On Friday (40/1), The Mpex Kid (50/1), Fleadhfest (100/1)

BIG ISLAND shaped well after a break when third at Gowran last time and this C&D winner can capitalise on a handy-looking mark now. Wrist Art is feared most on the back of his good Gowran third, with Rough And Tough and San Aer both firmly in the picture too.