13:45 Galway

Monday 29 October 2018

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Kone Handicap

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 51.75s

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(5)

Top Notch Tonto⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 91| D

20/1

Hasn't won since landing a Listed race at York since 2015 for trainer Brian Ellison. Soon eased when without a chance following trouble in running on stable debut at Leopardstown earlier this month. Up against it here.

Form: 04007-0

(10)

Dream Walker^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: C D Hayes| T: J P Fahey| OR: 88| C| D

9/1

Winner of a Galway rated contest last month finishing a head in front of Onlyhuman over 1m½f before finding little in the final furlong at Tipperary earlier this month off a 1lb higher mark. Place claims.

Form: 759017

(1)

Canary Row^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 87| D

7/1

Distance winner of a Killarney Listed contest over 12-months ago when rated 90. Generally running well in defeat since but liable to find a couple quicker here.

Form: 046364

(3)

Set In Stone⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R P Cleary| T: R J Osborne| OR: 86| D

12/1

Won four times over similar trips on soft ground last year but hasn't shown enough form in five starts this year to make her of interest here.

Form: 240658

(7)

Gentil J^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: H Rogers| OR: 85| C| D

20/1

C&D winner here last month off an 18lb lower mark winning by taking apart a 16-runner handicap to win by 7L. Well held since finishing 10th of 11 at Limerick and has plenty of work on from this mark.

Form: 080710

(6)

Thiswaycadeaux^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: N M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 82

16/1

Won a couple of starts back at Roscommon but found the task a little tougher then at Listowel with 6lb more to carry when she was sixth of 11 before a bold run at Cork earlier this month. Worth a check in the betting.

Form: 510164

(2)

Vocal Music¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 85| D

10/1

Followed up on a win at the Curragh in August landing a Navan 1m handicap on yielding ground earlier this month off a 6lb lower mark. Needs more consistency but capable of a big run.

Form: 512491

(4)

Best Not Argue⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| BF| C| D

5/2

Course winner that has won over this trip. Beaten favourite in a Gowran Park handicap on yielding ground on Tuesday when finishing third of 15 beaten ¾L. Doesn't appear to be struggling from current mark and a leading player here.

Form: 03-1123

(9)

Onlyhuman^b1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: D P McDonogh| T: E Lynam| OR: 79| BF

9/2

Lightly raced gelding caught the eye on seasonal debut in a Limerick 1m handicap finishing second of 13, but has failed to take the step forward in to the winners enclosure in three starts since. Always liable to 'bump' in to one.

Form: 50-2425

(8)

Centrifolia⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G F Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 80| D

4/1

Deserving winner of a 1m Gowran Park handicap on yielding ground on Tuesday off a 10lb lower mark. Solid each way claims here.

Form: 9-5821

Forecasts

Best Not Argue (5/2), Centrifolia (4/1), Onlyhuman (9/2), Canary Row (7/1), Dream Walker (9/1), Vocal Music (10/1), Set In Stone (12/1), Thiswaycadeaux (16/1), Top Notch Tonto (20/1), Gentil J (20/1)

Improving with every run, CENTIFOLIA was a winner of a 1m Gowran Park handicap on yielding ground on Tuesday off a 10lb lower mark and can improve here to see off the strong challenge of the Jim Bolger-trained, Vocal Music, whose stable are usually still in good form around this time of year. Best Not Argue, Canary Row and Onlyhuman are deserving of consideration and are not easily dismissed.