Tote.ie Rated Race

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 1m 45.03s

(1)

Democracy^p1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 90

9/1

Fairly useful colt. Fourth of 5 in minor event (13/2) at Naas (7f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should go well.

Form: 47-0324

(5)

Action Plan^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 84| D

12/1

Fairly useful gelding. Winner at Gowran in April. 25/1, respectable 8¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Monasterboice in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 021235

(6)

Monasterboice^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 84| CD

3/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago, driven out. Has good chance on form.

Form: 382311

(2)

Four Blondes³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 83

7/2

Fairly useful filly. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Fairyhouse in July. 7/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 952-514

(4)

Artful Approach¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 79

11/2

Fairly useful gelding. Winner at Galway in July. 15/2, good third of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 424513

(3)

Il Pellegrino⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

85/40

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Limerick in June. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 43 days ago.

Form: 23-15

Forecasts

Il Pellegrino (85/40), Monasterboice (3/1), Four Blondes (7/2), Artful Approach (11/2), Democracy (9/1), Action Plan (12/1)

Galway winner MONASTERBOICE has been a different proposition since front-running tactics have been employed and is taken to go in again. Aidan O'Brien's Democracy is feared most ahead of Jack Davison's Artful Approach, another who was in good form at the Galway Festival.