19:10 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2023

All16:2016:5517:3018:0518:4019:1019:4020:10

GMIB Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 3m 7.76s

1^st

(1)

Jesse Evans

79-3

5/2f

T: N MeadeJ: Robert Whearty (7)

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, improved to lead narrowly over 2f out, stayed on best final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Grecian Slipper

49-7

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Soon in touch on outer, 6th halfway, progress in 5th under 4f out, effort 1 1/2f out, stayed on closing stages to 2nd close home, nearest at finish op 9/1

3^rd

(2)

Marvelosa

48-8

4/1

T: R O'BrienJ: S D Bowen (7)

Dwelt slightly, soon ran freely in rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, 6th under 4f out, headway under 2f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home op 7/2 tchd 10/3

4^th

(7)

Last Ammo

49-4

14/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Jack Kearney (7)

Towards rear, 7th halfway, 8th under 4f out, headway and switched right 1 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to 4th close home, never nearer op 12/1

5^th

(3)

Mr Escobar

58-8

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Leigh Roche

Soon led, headed over 2f out, kept on in 2nd final furlong, weakened closing stages op 15/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

(6)

Female Soldier

48-13

20/1

T: T MullinsJ: Mikey Sheehy

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, under pressure and lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 22/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

1 ½

(5)

Mon Coeur

79-4

11/4

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Mid-division, a little keen, 4th halfway, dropped to 7th under 4f out, no extra over 1f out op 5/2

8^th

(10)

Caradoc

89-2

125/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Donagh O'Connor

Completely missed break and detached, soon pushed along, closed up on field after 4f, 8th halfway, rapid headway under 7f out, 4th under 4f out, lost place 2f out, soon weakened op 80/1 tchd 150/1

9^th

nse

(4)

Mr Rango

59-0

12/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (7)

Dwelt slightly, soon raced towards rear, 9th halfway, under pressure over 3f out, weakened under 2f out, never a factor tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Lord Erskine³⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 10

T: H Rogers J: Siobhan Rutledge

(8)

Shanroe²⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: K Thornton J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.20, €2.80, €1.50EX:€20.30Trifecta:€95.60Tricast:€79.63SF:€24.16

Forecasts

Jesse Evans (5/2), Mon Coeur (11/4), Marvelosa (4/1), Shanroe (13/2), Mr Escobar (7/1), Grecian Slipper (8/1), Mr Rango (12/1), Last Ammo (14/1), Lord Erskine (16/1), Female Soldier (20/1), Caradoc (125/1)

JESSE EVANS arrives on the back of a very good Galway second so is fancied to go one better now at the chief expense of recent Galway scorers Mon Coeur and Shanroe who can chase home Noel Meade's 7-y-o in that order.

JESSE EVANS (IRE)
MON COEUR (IRE)
SHANROE

Previous Winners

2022

La Hacienda

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 5

J: Mikey Sheehy | T: M J Smith

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,250.005th: €1,350.006th: €899.00