20:15 Galway

Tuesday 27 July 2021

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Latin Quarter Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

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(9)

Groveman³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: E J McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 80| D

66/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good, 28/1) 39 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 7506-74

(8)

Isotope^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80| D

22/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 15/2) 39 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time on the Flat. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 773196-

(13)

Dark Heart¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Nash| OR: 79

100/1

First run since leaving Mark Johnston when 6 lengths eleventh of 14 to Great Bear in handicap (125/1) at Killarney (16.8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 82764-0

(6)

Coventry⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Hayes| T: P Nolan| OR: 78| D

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 12/1, excellent second of 9 in handicap at Listowel (16.2f, good to soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 0/0-82

(7)

Great Bear¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: G F Carroll| T: T Gibney| OR: 78| D

9/1

Back to winning ways in 14-runner handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) 14 days ago by neck from No Thanks, keeping on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0/8360-1

(18)

Landa Beach¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: L P Cusack| OR: 78| D

20/1

50/1, ½-length third of 14 to Great Bear in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 5221/8-3

(22)

Crowns Major²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 76| D

5/1

Bumper winner. Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 13/8, third of 8 in minor event at Bellewstown (12.1f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should progress.

Form: 433

(16)

Walking On Glass^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: L F Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 76| CD

7/1

Won this race off 5 lb lower in 2020 and arrives on the back of a comfortable hurdle win earlier this month. Likely to go well.

Form: 10120-7

(17)

Auckland²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 74

40/1

Dual Flat winner in Germany. Best run over hurdles for this yard when third in Tramore handicap (21.6f, good) 23 days ago. Could play a part back on the Flat.

Form: 954011-

(1)

Swift Verdict^b,t⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C T Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 74

20/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Cork (12f, good to soft, 16/1) 48 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5-18355

(21)

Dalileo^p³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: R P Cleary| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 73| D

66/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 5/1) 39 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 330903-

(15)

Maze Runner¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 73| C| D

3/1

Course winner. Useful effort to win a 22-runner handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (3m, soft) when last seen in January. Big player back on the Flat.

Form: 49521/5-

(12)

Grand D'espagne⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 72

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, heavy, 22/1) 65 days ago.

Form: 3/9487-0

(2)

Decimal Day⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: W Durkan| OR: 71

50/1

Fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.9f, good, 7/1) 41 days ago. Fair on the Flat in France last year.

Form: 524-

(11)

Harvest Bow²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Whearty⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 68

66/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9-00370

(3)

Falak^t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: D McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66| C| D

40/1

Won twice on AW at Dundalk this year. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 40/1) 39 days ago, unsuited by way race developed.

Form: 0907-11

(10)

Stellify²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64

50/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (12.3f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 205048

(20)

Anyonecanhaveitall¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: B M Coen| T: M Halford| OR: 63| D

50/1

16/1, creditable 2¾ lengths sixth of 14 to Great Bear in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 504036

(4)

No Thanks¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: D P McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 63

4/1

Good second of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good, 10/3) 8 days ago, then third of 16 here on Monday. Significantly back up in trip. Clerly in form. RESERVE.

Form: 6/42223

Non-Runners

(14)

Act Of God³¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: E J O'Grady J: N G McCullagh

(23)

La Hacienda¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M J Smith J: B M Coen

(5)

Nasee²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: D E Sheehy

(19)

Nathaniel's Dream²⁸⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Maze Runner (3/1), No Thanks (4/1), Crowns Major (5/1), Walking On Glass (7/1), Great Bear (9/1), Coventry (9/1), Act Of God (12/1), La Hacienda (14/1), Landa Beach (20/1), Swift Verdict (20/1), Isotope (22/1), Nasee (25/1), Falak (40/1), Auckland (40/1), Anyonecanhaveitall (50/1), Decimal Day (50/1), Stellify (50/1), Groveman (66/1), Harvest Bow (66/1), Dalileo (66/1), Grand D'espagne (100/1), Dark Heart (100/1), Nathaniel's Dream (150/1)

The level of form MAZE RUNNER showed to land a big-field hurdle at Leopardstown in February suggests he should be capable of defying a mark in the low-70s on the Flat. Bumper winner Crowns Major is a possible threat on his handicap debut, particularly if the market vibes are strong. Last year's winner Walking On Glass and the selection's stablemate Swift Verdict are also shortlisted.