18:40 Galway

Tuesday 29 July 2025

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COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 1m 49.13s

(6)

Power Under Me^t¹²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 104

25/1

Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. 25/1, 4½ lengths sixth of 9 to Big Gossey in Gladness Stakes at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 122 days. Up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 41017-6

(5)

Norwalk Havoc^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102

8/1

Below form 8¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Copacabana Sands in Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown (7.2f, soft, 6/1) 47 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 64291-6

(8)

Evening Blossom^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100

11/1

Posted career best when resuming winning ways in 11-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 9/2) 15 days ago by 2½ lengths from Grey Leader. 7 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 78-7101

(14)

Coeur d'Or^t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 98| CD

6/1

Won this contest in 2023 and posted fine fourth (off 8 lb higher) in last year's renewal. Likely targeted at this again and arrives on back of creditable 2½ lengths fifth of 12 to Slieve Binnian in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 11/1) 30 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 6044-45

(11)

Howyoulikethat³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 97

80/1

8¼ lengths sixth of 8 to Skukuza in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good, 200/1) 30 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 4370/4-6

(1)

Orandi^t¹²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 97

6/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 13/2, good third of 22 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good), possibly helped by way race developed. Off 122 days. Warrants respect.

Form: 2223-13

(12)

Slieve Binnian¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 96| D

7/1

Back to winning ways at the Curragh (8f) last month and improved on that when taking 12-runner handicap (6/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 19 days ago, readily. 8 lb higher now but another bold bid seems assured.

Form: 4-73311

(2)

Dunum⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: N Lupini| OR: 93| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap (20/1) at Cork (7f, good) 46 days ago. Up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 6636-80

(10)

Independent Expert⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 93

12/1

Latest win at Naas in May. 20/1, twenty second of 23 in handicap at Royal Ascot (8f, firm) 41 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 06-7410

(4)

Chazzesmee^h³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 92

22/1

22/1, 7 lengths last of 12 to Slieve Binnian in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 30 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 1508-30

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Mississippi River^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98| BF

4/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 12 to Slieve Binnian in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 7/4) 19 days ago. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 122124

(3)

Bear Profit¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 88| D

11/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Good 1¾ lengths third of 12 to Slieve Binnian in handicap (20/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Yard in good form. Each-way claims.

Form: 3-28123

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Monasterboice^p⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 87| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 12¼ lengths last of 8 to Independent Expert in handicap at Naas (8f, good, 10/1) 72 days ago. Others more convincing.

Form: 1238-08

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Grey Leader¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: M W Hassett⁽³⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 85| C

7/1

C&D winner. Creditable 2½ lengths second of 11 to Evening Blossom in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 8/1) 15 days ago, better placed than most. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 515-702

Forecasts

Mississippi River (4/1), Orandi (6/1), Coeur d'Or (6/1), Grey Leader (7/1), Slieve Binnian (7/1), Norwalk Havoc (8/1), Bear Profit (11/1), Evening Blossom (11/1), Dunum (12/1), Independent Expert (12/1), Chazzesmee (22/1), Power Under Me (25/1), Monasterboice (33/1), Howyoulikethat (80/1)

SLIEVE BINNIAN is in the form of his life and had a number of these rivals behind him when scoring at Leopardstown earlier this month. He may be able to complete the hat-trick. Coeur d'Or and Evening Blossom head the list of dangers in a typically competitive renewal of this contest.