16:35 Galway

Monday 30 October 2023

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Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 2m 53.57s

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Star Official¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 64

13/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. 5/2, won 12-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, soft) 11 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Not ruled out.

Form: 978-300

(18)

Golden Sandbanks^p,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 61| CD

17/2

C&D winner who arrives on back of creditable second of 14 in handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (12f) 31 days ago, nearest finish. Likely contender.

Form: 901-412

(14)

Unterberg²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 60

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving G. M. Lyons when fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 26 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 7-5400

(13)

Fair Damsel⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: R Brabazon| OR: 56| D

9/4

Posted best effort yet when second of 16 in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Remains fairly treated and is one for shortlist.

Form: 28-5122

(4)

Golden Ash¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K T Brophy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 60

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 25/1) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 8-84

(17)

Game Nation^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: E McNamara| OR: 54

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 7/1, eighteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 26 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 537200

(7)

Noble Crusade¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54

40/1

Tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 25/1) 15 days ago. 12/20 on last Flat outing. Others preferred.

Form: 10-0000

(11)

Enquire Within^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand| OR: 53| BF

13/2

One win from 24 Flat runs. Winner at Navan in August. 11/2, bit below form sixth of 20 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 651426

(16)

Final Endeavour^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: W J Lee| T: H Rogers| OR: 53| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 66/1, eighteenth of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago. Booking of Lee a plus. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: D0-0700

(2)

Adhuil^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 51

8/1

Stepped up on return effort when close second of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Looks worth another crack at this longer trip.

Form: 006925

(5)

Essential Part¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: A Sexton| OR: 51

100/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 50/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery. Work to do.

Form: 7800-00

(10)

Vista Baby¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 55

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft). Off 105 days. Improvement required.

Form: 4808

(15)

Ruler Of The River^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 54

28/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 31 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 67-0580

(3)

Bolero^p,t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 47

10/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy, 7/1) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more appealing.

Form: 236709

(8)

Loudest Whisper^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: E D Delany| OR: 47| C

50/1

One win from 41 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Sixteenth of 21 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (14f, heavy) 12 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 2550-30

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Sioux Grit¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Leonard| T: R P Burns| OR: 47

100/1

Seventh of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 100/1) 12 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 00/0-007

(1)

Vormir⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 47

100/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 078670

(9)

Tortured Soul¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 49

11/2

Found improvement when good third of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 14 days ago, running on. Stable in good form. Likely contender.

Form: 078943

Forecasts

Fair Damsel (9/4), Tortured Soul (11/2), Star Official (13/2), Enquire Within (13/2), Adhuil (8/1), Golden Sandbanks (17/2), Bolero (10/1), Final Endeavour (18/1), Golden Ash (22/1), Ruler Of The River (28/1), Vista Baby (28/1), Noble Crusade (40/1), Game Nation (50/1), Loudest Whisper (50/1), Unterberg (66/1), Sioux Grit (100/1), Essential Part (100/1), Vormir (100/1)

Preference is for ADHUIL, who returned to form at Gowran a fortnight ago and remains feasibly treated on old form. Golden Sandbanks and Fair Damsel can also make their presence felt.