19:10 Galway

Tuesday 30 July 2024

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COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 1m 51.13s

(21)

Erzindjan¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 103

18/1

18/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Jebel Ali (8f). 8lb higher now. Off 136 days. First run for yard after leaving A. Bin Harmash. Yard having good spell. Work to do.

Form: 2-67700

(7)

Coeur d'Or^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 100| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 8 lengths tenth of 15 to Booyea in handicap (9/2) at the Curragh (8f, good) 30 days ago. Warrants respect.

Form: 188-760

(15)

Booyea³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 96| D

6/1

Made winning return at Fairyhouse (7f) last month and improved on that when taking 15-runner handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 30 days ago, always holding on. 8 lb higher now but another bold bid is on the cards.

Form: 1609-11

(11)

Titanium²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 95| D

18/1

Won 6-runner minor event at Pornichet (8f, 4/10). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving A. & G. Botti. Market check advised on yard debut.

Form: 106211-

(2)

Blues Emperor¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 94

9/1

Creditable 3 lengths eighth of 14 to Lady Lunette in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 8/1) 19 days ago. Trainer going well. Others more persuasive.

Form: 28-0568

(10)

Emporio^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94

14/1

Shaped a lot better than finishing positions suggests, back from 16 months off, when seventh of 9 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 5/1) 20 days ago, not clear run. Entitled to build on that and is an interesting contender.

Form: 4522/0-7

(6)

This Songisforyou⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 93| C

16/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Last of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 10/3) 54 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 321-7

(13)

Earls^t⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

33/1

Latest win at Haydock in April. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Epsom (7f, soft) 60 days ago. Up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 7-52105

(16)

Norwalk Havoc^p1,t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 99

14/1

11/1, creditable 4 lengths fourth of 8 to Lord Massusus in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good) 30 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 6-11264

(9)

Bill Silvers⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: W Durkan| OR: 90

25/1

13/2, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to soft) 45 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Harry Eustace. Others more appealing.

Form: 63-5469

(18)

Lady Lunette^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: R P Cody| OR: 90| D

12/1

Won 14-runner handicap (5/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 19 days ago, cosily. 8 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 604921

(1)

Mexicali Rose⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 90

12/1

11/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 57 days ago, left poorly placed. Not out of things.

Form: 123-736

(8)

Plume Noire³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: B Duffy| OR: 90

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in May. 12/1, good second of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6418-12

(5)

Narmar^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 89

22/1

14/1, 3¼ lengths ninth of 14 to Lady Lunette in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 19 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Trainer going well. Another bold show likely.

Form: 180-459

(20)

Current Option^h³²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 88| C

40/1

Course winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Good fifth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 004015

(4)

Casanova¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 87| CD

9/1

Made the frame in the last 2 runnings of this event and arrives on back of creditable 2¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Lady Lunette in handicap (10/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 19 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 9-43404

(14)

Old Faithful¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93

16/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Navan in June. 10/3, good second of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 12 days ago. Trainer going well. Another to consider.

Form: 5-31102

(17)

Scholarship³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 87

20/1

7/2, good second of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 31 days ago, clear of rest. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 92-2972

Non-Runners

(3)

I Am Superman⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: M O'Callaghan J: Ronan Whelan

(19)

Brave Troop³⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Alan McIntyre J: Reserve 2

(12)

Fratas⁹⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: M Mulvany J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Plume Noire (9/2), Booyea (6/1), Blues Emperor (9/1), Casanova (9/1), Coeur d'Or (11/1), Mexicali Rose (12/1), Lady Lunette (12/1), Norwalk Havoc (14/1), Emporio (14/1), I Am Superman (14/1), This Songisforyou (16/1), Old Faithful (16/1), Titanium (18/1), Erzindjan (18/1), Scholarship (20/1), Brave Troop (20/1), Narmar (22/1), Bill Silvers (25/1), Earls (33/1), Current Option (40/1), Fratas (50/1)

Plenty with claims in this valuable contest, including EMPORIO, who figures off a handy mark and caught the eye on his debut for Joseph O'Brien at Fairyhouse earlier this month. He gets the vote. Casanova, Booyea and Coeur D'or complete the shortlist.