Racecards
17:00 Galway (IRE)
Topaz Handicap (55-80)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Yielding to Soft (National Hunt: Yielding)
- Surface: Turf
- €12,000 added
- Winner: €8,280
- 2nd: €1,920
- 3rd: €840
- 4th: €480
- Form 52/0-798
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 78
chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened 6f out, completely tailed off
- Form 312665
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 75
mid-division, weakened 5f out, completely tailed off
- Form 34200-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 7/418-35
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey Kevin Sexton
rear of mid-division, ridden into 12th 2f out, stayed on into moderate 5th 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 1122-74
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey Danny Mullins
chased leaders, 8th halfway, 5th 6f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression leaders in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 61/52-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey M A Enright
mid-division, ridden into 7th 2f out, no extra straight
- Form 33/020-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Byrnes
- Jockey Fran Berry
held up towards rear, headway in 8th 3f out, ridden into 2nd 2f out, no impression winner 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 620062
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer V C Ward
- Jockey Ronan Whelan
mid-division, ridden into 6th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 85309-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Gary Carroll
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace straight
- Form 641/52-5
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J J Hanlon
- Jockey F Lynch
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 965143-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey E J McNamara
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 8-33513
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J W Nicholson
- Jockey Joseph O'Brien
chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, kept on one pace straight
- Form 28/14-72
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J F O'Shea
- Jockey S M Gorey
always towards rear
- Form 98-4151
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra and kept on one pace
- Form 594
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T Cummins
- Jockey P A Gallagher
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden into 10th 2f out, no impression straight, kept on one pace
- Form 43345-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
towards rear for most, never a factor
- Form 597680/
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Mrs S Dawson
- Jockey A P Thornton
mid-division best, no impression 3f out
- Form 5807/04-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey L F Roche
rear of mid-division, ridden into 9th briefly 6f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
- Form 35-2144
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
held up towards rear, headway in 7th 3f out, improved to lead 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, kept on strongly
- Form 4900-05
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer I Madden
- Jockey Rory Cleary
mid-division, weakened towards rear 5f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Although Dermot Weld has won the last three of these, three-year-olds have a poor record so Voleuse De Coeurs faces a very stiff task. Domination will like the trip and has been steadily dropping to a fair mark while Aughnacurraveel scored over hurdles at Tipperary last week and enters the fray on a good mark and in fine form. Leroy Parker ran well at the meeting a year ago but Knockcroghery's only victory on Turf was on very testing ground. Chill hasn't had much racing and the booking of Mark Enright is a plus while the battling One Cool Shabra will make a bold bid to lead all as he did at Bellewstown last time. However, a close fourth that day was MOVEABLE ASSET, who was having his first start for Willie Mullins and returning from a long absence. With that under his belt and the longer trip sure to suit he's taken to gain his first victory.
Formwatch
Mister Carter (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Towards rear, no impression over 2f out, 8th of 10, 26l behind Placere (10-8) at Curragh 1m 4f Ladies Handicap (60-100) (3yo+) sft.
Discovery Bay 11-2 (8-2) Waited with well off pace towards rear, closer in 8th under 4f out, no impression in 5th and kept on same pace from 2f out, 5th of 10, 11l behind Steps To Freedom (10-3) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol.
Star Power (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Led and clear, ridden and reduced advantage 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra, 6th of 10, 24l behind Placere (10-8) at Curragh 1m 4f Ladies Handicap (60-100) (3yo+) sft.
Takeyourcapoff (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 7l behind I Have A Dream (9-11) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd.
Norah Starr (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Prominent, soon moderate 3rd, closed from under 4f out, challenged in 2nd from over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 7l behind Steps To Freedom (10-3) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol.
Chill (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Prominent main group, outpaced 3f out, switched outside and headway 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd when edged left 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Las Verglas Star (8-8) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun '11.
Domination 16-1 (8-10) Towards rear for most, no impression from before straight, 11th of 13, 19l behind Sky Pilot (8-10) at Limerick 2m hcp 60-90 gd in Jun.
Regal Tramp (USA) 16-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, headway on outer into 4th entering straight, went 2nd and tried to challenge over 1f out, soon no chance with easy winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Inis Meain (8-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f App hcp sft.
Moveable Asset (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th and no impression 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind One Cool Shabra (10-11) at Bellewstown 1m 6f Amateur Handicap (60-90) (3yo+) sft.
Darenjan (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Soon mid-division, niggled along briefly over 6f out, went 4th but no impression under pressure from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 9l behind Citizenship (9-1) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp.
Leroy Parker (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Settled in rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, good headway on inner to go 4th early straight, soon ridden and kept on same pace final furlong without troubling winner, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Midnight Music (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp 60-95 in Oct.
Knockcroghery (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Waited with, switched towards outer to get a run straight, no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Citizenship (9-1) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp.
Leblon (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Soon chased leaders, no impression under pressure in 5th from over 1f out, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Citizenship (9-1) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp.
One Cool Shabra (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Made all, ridden and challenged over 2f out, kept on well under pressure from over 1f out, won at Bellewstown 1m 6f Amateur Handicap (60-90) (3yo+) sft beating Deutschland (11-6) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Aughnacurraveel (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Slowly into stride and held up in touch, closer in 4th entering straight, soon ridden, 3rd 2f out, dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Drive Time (11-0) at Killarney 1m 6f am stks (4yo+).
Experimentalist 20-1 (9-9) Rear of mid-division, 13th before halfway, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from 2f out, 7th of 16, 6l behind Beau Michael (9-11) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f Handicap (47-70) (4yo+) gf in May.
Grand Opera (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out, 12th of 14, 16l behind Solo Performer (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 60-90 pol in Nov '10.
Kalmez (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Close up in 2nd, on terms over 4f out, gained narrow lead over 2f out, headed and kept on same pace from 1f out, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Pozyc (10-0) at Galway 2m hcp 50-70 gd in Jul '11.
Voleuse De Coeurs (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Always last, ridden and no impression from 2 1/2f out, last of 4, 4l behind Beach Of Falesa (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo hcp.
Sidi Ifni (FR) 40-1 (11-0) In touch in last, ridden over 2f out, kept on one paced, 5th of 7, 18l behind Drive Time (11-0) at Killarney 1m 6f am stks (4yo+).