13:25 Galway

Saturday 31 July 2021

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Irish Independent On Saturday Maiden

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 1m 45.99s

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(7)

Petrol Head²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: S F O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne

200/1

Lightly-raced gelding on Flat. 250/1, fifteenth of 16 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00000

(3)

Anthem^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. 20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good) 13 days ago. Handicaps may be more his bag moving forward.

Form: 00

(16)

Chambery Prince⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Lee

33/1

Once-raced gelding. Sixth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good, 100/1) on debut 49 days ago, nearest finish. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(15)

Champion Green²⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W M Lordan| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Promising type. Fifth of 17 in maiden (13/2) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) in November, staying on gradually. Not seen since but type to do better, particularly over this longer trip.

Form: 35-

(10)

Chazzesmee⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack

66/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Sixth of 12 in maiden (80/1) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 55 days ago, nearest finish. Type to do better in handicaps.

Form: 606

(5)

Hooklinesinker

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins

125/1

Xtension gelding. Half-brother to 6f/7f winner Three River. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 6f Keeneland Swan. Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

(13)

Intend¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F Levins

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 50/1, fourth of 10 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 19 days ago.

Form: 04

(6)

Jimmy Mcgill

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Crawley

50/1

Ivawood colt. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Spinning Lucy.

Form:

(4)

Kojin^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77| BF

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Good third of 9 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 3/1) 12 days ago, headed post. Should give it his best shot again.

Form: 9-95243

(14)

Mark Paul⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Whelan| T: A Oliver

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Last of 11 in maiden (50/1) at this course (7f, soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 90

(21)

Muckross¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

25/1

€110,000 foal, Zoffany colt. 9/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good) on debut 18 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 9

(17)

Rock On Pedro¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: E Doyle

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 125/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good) 18 days ago. More needed.

Form: 78

(11)

Up The Tempo⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: J J Murphy

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. Third of 10 in maiden (20/1) at Cork (10f, good to firm) 8 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Stable having good spell.

Form: 03

(2)

Sherkin Island⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C T Keane| T: D K Weld

8/13

Promising type. Third of 13 in maiden (4/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy) on debut 69 days ago, no extra final 50 yds. Looks sure to progress and sound player from handy draw down in trip.

Form: 3

(18)

Carirose¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Once-raced filly. Sixth of 10 in maiden (100/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 19 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Down in trip. Likely to improve. Reserve 1.

Form: 6

(9)

Ahaziah⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: G F Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 35

200/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 53 days ago. Modest on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing. Reserve 3.

Form: 076809-

Non-Runners

(20)

No Hassle¹²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: S K Ryder J: L F Roche

(8)

Arctician³⁴⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: P Twomey J: W J Lee

(19)

Handel¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: E J McNamara

(12)

Fascinating Secret

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A A Howard J: C D Hayes

(1)

Knight Of Malta²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sherkin Island (8/13), Arctician (2/1), Champion Green (3/1), Kojin (7/2), Handel (7/2), Up The Tempo (18/1), Muckross (25/1), Chambery Prince (33/1), Fascinating Secret (33/1), Jimmy Mcgill (50/1), No Hassle (50/1), Chazzesmee (66/1), Carirose (66/1), Anthem (80/1), Hooklinesinker (125/1), Intend (150/1), Ahaziah (200/1), Petrol Head (200/1), Rock On Pedro (200/1), Mark Paul (200/1)

A number arrive with claims, including SHERKIN ISLAND who shaped with plenty of promise when third on debut in a Curragh maiden (10f) back in May. On that evidence, the drop in trip will hold no fears and, from a handy draw, she can be expected to go close. Handel, Arctician and Champion Green head up the dangers, whilst Kojin can't be ruled out either.