14:25
www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap
7f, Flat, 2yo, €7,200, 7 runners
- Going
- HEAVY
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Miss Cornelia heads our ratings on 88, six pounds clear of Gabby Hayes on 82 and seven ahead of Wecouldavehaditall on 81, which is an edge over seven furlongs on heavy ground at Galway. Gabby Hayes and Wecouldavehaditall are the obvious dangers and sit close enough together to keep the pick honest, while Melchizedek, a further ten pounds back on 71, is the other danger to note. With the rest of the field rated 67 or lower, Miss Cornelia looks the one to beat even if confidence is only modest, and she is our selection.
Runners
Sam Coen (5)
M P Fogarty 0/0
Melchizedek arrives fresh enough after 19 days off, having finished fifth last time out, and he has run over today's trip, while our rating of 71 ranks him fourth of seven. The main risk is that he is winless in his last three starts, with two unplaced efforts before that fifth.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Moody (IRE) by Frozen Power
- Owner
- Mrs Mary Frances Fogarty
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2024
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 71
Nathan Crosse
Daniel McLoughlin 0/9
Wecouldavehaditall comes in fresh enough after 22 days, with a third two starts back showing she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip; our 81 ranks her third of seven. The risk is a winless run in her last five, with a sixth last time out.
- Sire
- Bayside Boy (IRE)
- Dam
- Folie De Louise (FR) by Tin Horse
- Owner
- Ringfort Stud Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 59
Chris Hayes
Noel Meade 1/17
Gabby Hayes comes here fresh from a run just 11 days ago, with a third two starts back and experience of today's trip and going, while our rating of 82 ranks him second of seven. The main risk is that he's yet to win in his last five starts and was unplaced last time out.
- Sire
- Space Traveller (GB)
- Dam
- Poker Hospital (GB) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Mrs Caroline Hendron
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Castletown, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 76
G. F. Carroll
Joseph G Murphy 0/6
Miss Cornelia has been unplaced last time out, then a seventh two starts back and a sixth three starts back, and she returns after 58 days, but she has run over today's trip and our rating of 88 puts her top of the seven. Off an official 67 from draw 3, she looks the one to beat despite being winless in recent starts.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Caesara (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- T Egan
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Fethard, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 74
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith 0/7
Knockraha Pa is winless in his last three, unplaced each time, and returns after 20 days with little to suggest a turnaround. He has run over today's trip and our rating of 65 is only a shade above his official 63, but sixth of seven is hard to ignore.
- Sire
- Magna Grecia (IRE)
- Dam
- Sweeproad (IRE) by No Nay Never
- Owner
- Debbie Kelly
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 55
Donagh O'Connor
Robson De Aguiar 1/13
Darlene is winless in her last three, with a sixth last time out, another sixth two starts back and an unplaced effort before that, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and is fresh enough after 23 days, but she is rated seventh of seven on our figures.
- Sire
- King Of Change (GB)
- Dam
- Ascot Dreamer (GB) by Kyllachy
- Owner
- Giselle De Aguiar
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Mullingar, Westmeath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 49
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Mullins 2/9
Winless in his last five, Silk Twist was eighth last time out just eight days ago and has been unplaced or beaten in every recent run, though he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 67 sits well above his official 56, but he ranks only fifth of seven on our figures.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Black Silk (GB) by Foxwedge
- Owner
- Shay Byrne
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 56
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.