19:15 Galway

Wednesday 27 July 2022

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Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races (Q.R.) Maiden

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 2m 51.5s

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(3)

Dads Lad^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss R Dudfield⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

28/1

Fairly useful hurdle/chase winner. Makes Flat debut for a yard with an excellent record in this contest.

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(11)

Duc D'Allier^t1³⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Ms J A Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

100/1

Fairly useful dual chaser winner. Better effort on Flat last summer when fifth of 11 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good). Off 11 months. Down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 05-

(5)

Elle Dorado Rock³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

150/1

Poor hurdler. Last of 14 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 50/1) on flat debut 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(16)

Hallowed Star⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 82| C

3/1

Useful jumps winner. Runner-up twice around 1¼m on the Flat this summer. Return to 1½m looks sure to suit. One to consider under Patrick Mullins.

Form: 4-22

(10)

Merlin Giant⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 79

4/1

Fairly useful bumper winner. Shaped well on all 3 Flat runs last autumn. Some promise on his Punchestown hurdle debut in April and much respected back on the Flat for last year's winning yard.

Form: 344-

(2)

Srowland Jack⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

200/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Remote fourth of 7 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 250/1) 9 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip.

Form: 004

(20)

The Last Mardi⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

8/1

Has looked smart when winning bumpers at Ballinrobe and Down Royal. Good chance he can play a prominent role for top stable.

Form:

(1)

Thousand Tears⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Placed in 2 Flat runs for John Michael Burke this summer. Interesting contender having switched to Emmet Mullins. Fascinating to see how he compares in betting to stablemate Merlin Giant.

Form: 23

(6)

Conamore³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Henley

150/1

Lightly-raced mare. 100/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0/080-7

(18)

Dollys Destination⁴⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill

66/1

Fairly useful jumps winner. Reached the frame on both Flat runs, including this race in 2020, but she hasn't been seen for 16 months.

Form: 43/

(17)

Comfort Zone²⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 86| BF

13/8

Fairly useful form when runner-up twice over 1m at 2. Significantly up in trip on reappearance. Stable in good form. Likely to go well.

Form: 922-

(15)

Fourofakind^p⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 28/1, last of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 640

(7)

Mighty Mo Missouri

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

45,000 gns Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to US 8.5f 2-y-o winner Editor At Large. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m (stays 1½m) Bolshoi Ballet. Betting should help guide to expectations with this newcomer from a good stable.

Form:

(14)

Monarchs Brae¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D K Weld

14/1

Promising sort. 25/1, fourth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good) 10 days ago. Open to progress and another who can't be discounted.

Form: 54

(4)

Only For Me^h1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J Magnier| OR: 75

50/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Sixth of 9 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f, 10/1) 15 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 8336

(8)

Porthos

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr N Bashford⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

25/1

Galileo colt. Half-brother to several winners, including top-class winner up to 1m Excelebration, winner up to 10.5f Lancaster Bomber. Makes obvious paper appeal. Would enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied.

Form:

(13)

Stupor Mundi²⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss G German⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 66/1, last of 13 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft) on debut. Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

(21)

Goonyaboyya⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr J Kelly Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

80/1

Twice-raced filly. Seventh of 15 in maiden (16/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 45 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 87

Non-Runners

(9)

Bambeano¹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 1

(19)

Secret Rock¹⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

(12)

Nusra²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Comfort Zone (13/8), Hallowed Star (3/1), Merlin Giant (4/1), The Last Mardi (8/1), Thousand Tears (8/1), Monarchs Brae (14/1), Porthos (25/1), Dads Lad (28/1), Mighty Mo Missouri (33/1), Nusra (33/1), Bambeano (33/1), Fourofakind (40/1), Only For Me (50/1), Dollys Destination (66/1), Goonyaboyya (80/1), Duc D'Allier (100/1), Secret Rock (100/1), Conamore (150/1), Stupor Mundi (150/1), Elle Dorado Rock (150/1), Srowland Jack (200/1)

Plenty in with a shout in this interesting maiden. THE LAST MARDI has looked good when winning his last 2 bumpers and might prove up to making a winning start on the Flat for Gordon Elliott. Comfort Zone, Monarchs Brae, who represents a stable which has had several run well in this over the years, Hallowed Star and Emmet Mullins pair Merlin Giant and Thousand Tears are some of the many possible dangers.