18:35 Galway

Friday 1 August 2025

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Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 18:37 | Winning time: 2m 38.99s

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(14)

Layfayette^p,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 101| D

12/1

Good 3¼ lengths second of 6 to Trustyourinstinct in International Stakes at the Curragh (10f, good, 18/1) 34 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 20-6432

(12)

Mashhoor^h1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 97| D

18/1

16/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 13 to Fleetfoot in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good) 33 days ago, left with too much to do. Hood on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 008-075

(20)

Star Harbour^v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 97| D

50/1

22/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, left poorly placed. Others make more appeal.

Form: 943088

(2)

Cheeky Wink^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 96| D

5/1

Good 1½ lengths second of 11 to Chally Chute in listed race (14/1) at Roscommon (12.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago, running on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 42-3142

(9)

Lope De Lilas³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G F Carroll| T: W P Mullins| OR: 94

17/2

17/2, 9½ lengths twelfth of 13 to Fleetfoot in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good) 33 days ago, badly hampered. Others more persuasive.

Form: 100-260

(17)

Cloud Seeker³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 93| D

11/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in May. Good neck second of 13 to Fleetfoot in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good, 5/1) 33 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 11-8122

(4)

Fleetfoot^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D P McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 93| D

6/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 33 days ago by neck from Cloud Seeker. Major player.

Form: 7/022-01

(19)

Extensio¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 92| D

33/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 40/1) 18 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 13/611-8

(21)

Mo Ghille Mar^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S T McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92

33/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Down Royal (13f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 545061

(5)

En Or^t⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J S Dalton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 91| D

16/1

62/1, creditable eleventh of 19 in handicap at Longchamp (9.9f, good to firm) 82 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 1071-70

(15)

Qaasid^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: D J O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 91

50/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 20/1) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 080101-

(1)

Acapulco Bay⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W M Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99| BF

11/2

Creditable 2¼ lengths third of 8 to Emit in listed race (6/4) at Gowran (12.2f, good) 6 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 1-25333

(18)

Soaring Monarch³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 88| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 16½ lengths last of 13 to Fleetfoot in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good, 16/1) 33 days ago, badly hampered. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 416-060

(16)

Weston^t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan| T: H Rogers| OR: 86

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at this course (16.8f, good to soft) 4 days ago, very slowly away. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 406-030

(3)

God Of Thunder^p,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: K G Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 85| D

22/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Limerick in June. 40/1, respectable thirteenth of 20 in handicap at this course (16.8f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0595-10

(6)

Lord Church³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D McMonagle| T: E Mullins| OR: 85

10/3

2¾ lengths ninth of 13 to Fleetfoot in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 132-379

(11)

Nans View⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 85| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 28/1, good second of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 55 days ago, running on. Each-way squeak.

Form: 8411-02

(7)

O'Reilly^p,t1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: R Whearty⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 85

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fifteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good, 33/1) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 350/760

Non-Runners

(8)

Beset³³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 1

(13)

Mon Coeur⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 9

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 2

(10)

Vorfreude⁴¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lord Church (10/3), Cheeky Wink (5/1), Acapulco Bay (11/2), Fleetfoot (6/1), Vorfreude (6/1), Beset (15/2), Mon Coeur (8/1), Lope De Lilas (17/2), Cloud Seeker (11/1), Nans View (12/1), Layfayette (12/1), En Or (16/1), Mashhoor (18/1), God Of Thunder (22/1), Soaring Monarch (25/1), Mo Ghille Mar (33/1), Extensio (33/1), Weston (40/1), O'Reilly (50/1), Qaasid (50/1), Star Harbour (50/1)

MASHHOOR failed to fire last year, but he's slipped down the weights as a result and shaped as though on the way back when fifth of 13 returned to this trip in a similarly handicap at the Curragh last time. The 7-y-o is now equipped with a hood and he gets the nod, despite the fact that Ben Coen has jumped ship. Cloud Seeker was just touched off by Fleetfoot in the aforementioned race at the Curragh and the latter is taken to reverse those placings and emerge as the main danger to Mashhoor.