Racecards
17:15 Galway (IRE)
Guinness Harp Handicap (50-70)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- €16,000 added
- Winner: €9,856
- 2nd: €3,056
- 3rd: €1,455
- 4th: €656
- Form 6-23250
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey C T Keane
mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, soon in rear and eased approaching straight, completely tailed off
- Form 2/76-346
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D P McDonogh
towards rear, pushed along approaching straight and some headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
- Form 616374
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey C D Hayes
towards rear, some headway on outer approaching straight, soon ridden and 6th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 225212
- Age 10
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer S J Mahon
- Jockey D M Redmond
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 767515-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey D O'Brien
mid-division on inner, pushed along and no extra approaching straight
- Form 44/1300-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J J Hanlon
- Jockey P J Smullen
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge entering straight and ridden to lead 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner
- Form 987011
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J P Fahey
- Jockey R P Whelan
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead approaching straight, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 4903-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey W J Lee
mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
- Form 8704-23
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Nicole McKenna
- Jockey W M Lordan
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra over 1f out
- Form 70-9032
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R K Watson
- Jockey G F Carroll
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 1901/08-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer L P Cusack
- Jockey L F Roche
soon led, pushed along and headed approaching straight, no extra over 1f out, eased
- Form 38138-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A McNamara
- Jockey O J Orr
mid-division, headway on outer approaching straight, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 627-467
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
always towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra, kept on one pace, never a factor
- Form 260257
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R P McNamara
- Jockey K J Leonard
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression approaching straight, no extra
- Form 078/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M M McNiff
- Jockey Reserve 1
mid-division, not clear run approaching straight, ridden and headway on outer in 4th over 1f out, led over 100 yards out, kept on well
- Form 126604
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
rear of mid-division, pushed along on outer approaching straight, kept on one pace
- Form 697454
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey K K Hennessy
rear of mid-division, never a factor,, pushed along on inner approaching straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 7685-98
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
Verdict
Shark Hanlon has snapped up Pat Smullen for CAMLANN (NAP) and the move can pay off. The six-year-old ran three times at this fixture last year, finishing third twice on the Flat including in this race then scoring over hurdles. He's continued in excellent form over timber, winning three times this year, and a mark of 65 looks there to be exploited. Usa makes a quick reappearance after a narrow defeat by Serefeli here on Tuesday while Lucca continues to thrive and is by no means harshly treated despite his recent double. Papal Motel had been going extremely well over hurdles before a narrow defeat over this trip at Limerick where the ground looked too fast and he reverts to the Flat on a very feasible mark. Shamar's recent second at Down Royal puts him in the frame as that was over a trip too short.
Formwatch
The Invisible Dog (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up, 11th approaching straight, soon headway until no impression 1f out, 10th of 14, 9l behind Eagle Spirit (9-7) at Naas 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Miro (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Chased leader, 2nd halfway. ridden 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Song Of Namibia (10-0) at Bellewstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Bottleofsmoke (IRE) 6-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Song Of Namibia (10-0) at Bellewstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Usa (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 18, 1/2l behind Serefeli (9-12) at Galway 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Zig Zag (IRE) 3-1 (11-1) Soon raced in 5th, bad mistake 6th, 6th from next, 5th before straight, one pace, 4th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Eight Till Late (11-6) at Sligo 2m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Camlann (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, 5th after 5th, chased leaders in 3rd when bad mistake 2 out, soon no impression, one pace, 3rd of 15, 7l behind Swamp Fox (11-10) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Lucca (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Raced 4th, pushed along over 4f out, ridden into 3rd under 3f out, progress to 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well, won at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul beating Rubenesque (9-1) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Ormskirk 20-1 (10-13) Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, progress to challenge before 2 out, ridden 2 out, 3rd and slight mistake last, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 16, 10 1/4l behind Stormey (11-12) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Blue Skimmer (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 18, 1 3/4l behind Ben Rumson (8-11) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Shamar (FR) 20-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, headway between horses under 2f out and led 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed on line, 2nd of 13, shd behind Set To Fire (9-0) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Bog War (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Chased leader, 4th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and no extra in 10th next, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 24 3/4l behind Wakea (11-2) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in Nov.
Papal Motel (IRE) 6-4fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway early straight and ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 14, hd behind Konig Hall (9-9) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gf in Jun.
Rock On Rosie (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Towards rear, not fluent at times and 13th halfway, trailing from 3 out and pulled up before last, at Kilbeggan 2m hcp gd in Apr.
Tenth Amendment (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway but no impression from before straight, kept on same pace without threatening, 7th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Pearl Of The West (9-5) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Jul.
Andratx (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Led early, headed 1st, soon held up behind leaders in 3rd, closer before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, pushed out to assert after last, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Downpatrick 2m 1f gd in Jun beating Theydon Park (11-0) by 8 1/2l, 9 ran.
Repare Mon (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Usa (9-13) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Nulife (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, 4th from 4th, not fluent 5th, on terms from before 2 out where not fluent, soon headed, dropped to 4th from before last where not fluent, no extra, 4th of 16, 10 3/4l behind Touch Of Gold (10-12) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
English Pale (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, at Ballinrobe 2m 2f mdn gd in Jul.
Touch Of Gold (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Soon mid-division, 9th from 4th, slightly impeded after 3 out and soon switched left, on terms on inner 2 out, soon gained narrow lead, stayed on well run-in, won at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul beating For Pedro (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Pirolo (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to lead under 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Lucca (9-8) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
U S Navy Seal (USA) 40-1 (11-12) Disputed early, 3rd halfway, dropped to 7th at 4th, ridden and no extra after 4 out, 10th of 15, dist behind Mr Showtime (11-12) at Limerick 2m mdn gd in May.