16:00 Galway

Monday 30 October 2023

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

Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 53.75s

(16)

Chicago Storm⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 64

11/1

Respectable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Fair on the Flat, so considered.

Form: 059365

(17)

Dubai Clover⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

12/1

11/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 4 days ago. Fair on the Flat, and merits consideration.

Form: 9-63493

(14)

Katonah³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 63| BF

4/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (5/2) at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy) 32 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 577325

(8)

Big Challenge¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 55

80/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 40/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6/0000-0

(1)

Wantoplantatree³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: E D Delany| OR: 60

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy, 80/1) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 68-008

(5)

Lucky Queen^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 54

16/1

Seventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 9/1) 13 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 820907

(7)

White Quarry Rose^p1²⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: K Smith| OR: 54

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Dundalk (16f). Off 9 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 5998-0

(9)

Grann's Boy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 58| BF

4/1

6/1, creditable third of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 970723

(6)

Jazzy Rock¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 52

3/1

9/1, good second of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 09-0052

(3)

Navy Beach⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 56| BF

12/1

10/3, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-05390

(12)

Brilliant Question^t⁴⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 47

125/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good). Off 15 months.

Form: 90000/0-

(15)

Gold Haven^t¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 15/2) 153 days ago. Off 153 days. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat.

Form: 00689-

(11)

Gudrun Genberg²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 47

33/1

22/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 26 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 20-9060

(13)

Liberated Girl¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: A Slattery| OR: 52

25/1

66/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more required.

Form: 78000-6

(4)

Special Protector¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 47| BF

7/2

10/3, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Trainer going well. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4-43254

(10)

War Thunder^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: D J Ryan| OR: 47

28/1

Below form sixth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 28/1) 26 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 90-7086

(18)

Zaghraf^t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: L Breen| OR: 47

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, last of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 100/1) 45 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9009-00

Non-Runners

(2)

Moondharrig¹⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: E Doyle J: A C Persse

(19)

Samhradh¹⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Jazzy Rock (3/1), Special Protector (7/2), Grann's Boy (4/1), Katonah (4/1), Chicago Storm (11/1), Navy Beach (12/1), Dubai Clover (12/1), Lucky Queen (16/1), Gold Haven (16/1), Zaghraf (25/1), Liberated Girl (25/1), War Thunder (28/1), Gudrun Genberg (33/1), Moondharrig (33/1), White Quarry Rose (66/1), Big Challenge (80/1), Brilliant Question (125/1), Wantoplantatree (150/1)

A few with chances but JAZZY ROCK looks the way to go on the back of his good Navan second. Special Protector rates the main danger now stepping up in trip, with the handily-weighted Grann's Boy also firmly in the picture. Katonah completes the shortlist.