13:07
COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase
2m6½f (2m6f111y), Chase, 4yo+, €15,000, 11 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Drumgill gets the nod in this 22-furlong Galway test on soft ground, preferred to the top-rated Folly Master on a fitness edge that could prove decisive in a race that will demand stamina. Our ratings have him only three pounds behind that rival at 122, so the gap is narrow and sharpness can easily outweigh it. Folly Master is the chief danger on 125, with Nine Graces on 123 and Jupiter Du Gite on 120 also firmly in the picture. Drumgill is the selection.
Runners
Keith Donoghue
Tom Dreaper 0/0
Folly Master looks a serious threat, having finished second twice in his last four starts and fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The one concern is a 232-day absence, carrying 166 lb, which could leave him short of peak fitness.
- Sire
- Famous Name (GB)
- Dam
- Gail Borden (IRE) by Kris Kin
- Owner
- Declan Ofarrell
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Greenogue, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Mr Finian Maguire
Barry Connell 0/5
Third last time out, Nine Graces has run over today's trip and going and sits second of 11 on our rating of 123, so she's a leading danger off 158 lb. The main risk is 263 days off the track, though she's yet to win in her last four.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Doubly Guest (GB) by Barathea Guest
- Owner
- Barry Connell
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Nurney, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott 5/29
Ma Jacks Hill arrives in decent heart, third last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run on today's going before. Carrying 157 lb off a mark of 124, though, he looks a touch short of the best, with only one win in his last six.
- Sire
- Famous Name (GB)
- Dam
- Peig Alainn (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 8 May 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 29 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Harry Cobden
Robert Tyner 0/0
Won last time out and three starts back, with a third two starts back, so the form is strong, and she has run over today's trip and going. Against that, 263 days off is a long layoff, and 152 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Whatwillwecallher (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Kinsale, Co Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Eoin Staples (5)
Paul Nolan 0/9
Only For Our Man arrives in cracking nick, a winner last time out with a second, third and fourth in the run before, and he has run over today's trip. Even so, carrying 151 lb off 118 is a big ask, and our rating of 108 ranks him ninth of eleven.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- Baliya (IRE) by Robellino
- Owner
- Patrick Carberry
- Foaled
- 7 May 2020
- Stable
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
Mark Walsh
Gavin Cromwell 4/26
Dgalwaygallivantor won last time out and three starts back, with a third in between, but a 322-day absence is a big concern, and he carries 149 lb off an official mark of 116. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank him tenth of eleven.
- Sire
- Dansant (GB)
- Dam
- Moon Over Monaloo (IRE) by Dashing Blade
- Owner
- Gallivantors Syndicate
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 26 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Danny Gilligan
Ross O'Sullivan 1/19
Talk In The Park is winless in his last five, though a fourth last time out and a fifth three starts back show he stays competitive, and he has run over today's trip and going. Trainer's poor 14-day form and 149 lb hold him back, with our rating of 119 placing him sixth of eleven.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- She's Otto (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Downtown Syndicatef W Healyphilip Bowe
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Kilcullen, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan 0/17
Drumgill is our pick on profile: he's fit after a 14-day break and has run over today's distance and going, with a third six starts back his best recent finish. A sixth last time and a stable struggling at 0/20 are the reservations, but our 122 rating backs his claims.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Medinah Theatre (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- John Patrick Ryan
- Foaled
- 1 May 2019
- Stable
- Templemore, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 122
Michael Kenneally (3)
T Hogan 0/0
Jupiter Du Gite put in back-to-back seconds two and three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 120 ranks him fourth of 11; the risk is a ninth last time out and 148 lb after 44 days off.
- Sire
- Castle Du Berlais (FR)
- Dam
- Malaga De St Sulpice (FR) by Saint Cyrien
- Owner
- Alan Jamieson Site Services Ltd
- Foaled
- 1 Jun 2019
- Stable
- Nenagh, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 65%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Simon Torrens
Eoin Griffin 0/4
One Last Tango has been beaten in his last two outings, finishing eighth each time, and is winless in his last five, though he has run on today's going before. A 35-day break and a 144 lb burden are a concern, but our rating of 116 sits above his official 111.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Slogan (IRE) by Kris Kin
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Slieverue, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara 1/23
Illtakehimmyself has been consistent, finishing second last time out and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Even so, our rating of 105 ranks him last of 11, he carries 143 lb off 110, and his yard is struggling at 1/23 in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Tasitiocht (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- J Battersby
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.