Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap – Galway

Galway

17:00

Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap

Date 2023-08-06

Distance 1m73y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €10,030

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (9)	Navy Beach Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:A J Martin	J:NON-RUNNER T:A J Martin	121	t	0-0539	59	79	-	2d	—	—	-18	11.4	—	—
Disappointed favourite backers here on Friday (1m+) in the first-time tongue-tie
2 (12)	Malbay Madness Bay J:Colin Keane T:Emmet Mullins	J:Colin Keane T:Emmet Mullins	140	h	23-252	78	85	50	4d	—	—	-19	19.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Narrow miss here on Wednesday; Colin Keane replaces a 7lb claimer with a hood turned to
NR (8)	Partisan Hero Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:D K Weld	J:NON-RUNNER T:D K Weld	123	p	0-0833	61	82	-	2d	—	—	-45	22.8	—	—
Third in both handicaps, latterly from a tricky draw over C&D on Friday; thereabouts
1 (1)	La Tulipe Noire Bay J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	141	b	71-824	79	81	64	6d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-4	11.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Appeared to find 7f on the sharp side when a close fourth here last Monday
NR (4)	Hasten Slowly Bay J:TBC T:Noel Meade	J: T:Noel Meade	138	—	407-51	76	81	41	39d	—	—	-1	9.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
The form of her Naas win is nothing special but it effectively off the same mark for this
4 (10)	Quantum Light Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	138	—	4-2832	76	82	24	6d	—	—	-2	9.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Stable debut when going down fighting after racing close to a strong pace here on Wed
8 (6)	Timeless Piece Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	133	—	-86714	71	83	67	79d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
1m winner before not getting 1m2f; off since mid-May but a likely contender
7 (3)	Guided Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	134	—	8-65	72	79	50	56d	—	—	+1	7.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Best run was over this trip and retains potential now sent into handicaps
10 (5)	Rough And Tough Grey J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Michael Mulvany	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Michael Mulvany	128	—	85660	66	81	46	2d	—	—	0	5.4	4.25/1	18 6%
Mild improvement in each of his qualifying runs but down the field in both his handicaps
9 (2)	Emorcee Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	128	v	286427	66	85	75	20d	—	—	+4	8.7	4.25/1	18 6%
Has the ability to win off this mark but a bit risky with more new headgear tried
5 (11)	Giselles Defence Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	135	—	3545	73	81	43	58d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	7.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Placed in a Sligo maiden; 1m4f a stretch on handicap debut; first start at a mile
6 (7)	Blue News Bay J:Amy Jo Hayes(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Amy Jo Hayes(7) T:Andrew Slattery	134	t	042726	72	84	60	9d	—	—	+7	11.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Never lower in the weights but 0-15 now and unconvincing

Horse	bet365	Coral
Navy Beach	SP	SP
Malbay Madness	5/4	6/5
Partisan Hero	SP	SP
La Tulipe Noire	4	9/2
Hasten Slowly	15/2	15/2
Quantum Light	13/2	13/2
Timeless Piece	13/2	13/2
Guided	14	12
Rough And Tough	18	16
Emorcee	18	16/1
Giselles Defence	22	20
Blue News	16	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Partisan Hero

22.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Malbay Madness

19.5

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

Timeless Piece

15.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Blue News

11.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

La Tulipe Noire

11.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Navy Beach

11.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.1

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Quantum Light

9.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Hasten Slowly

9.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Emorcee

8.7

OR: 4 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

Giselles Defence

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.1

Guided

7.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Rough And Tough

5.4

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Tulipe Noire	79	81	64
Malbay Madness	78	85	50
Hasten Slowly	76	81	41
Quantum Light	76	82	24
Giselles Defence	73	81	43
Guided	72	79	50
Blue News	72	84	60
Timeless Piece	71	83	67
Rough And Tough	66	81	46
Emorcee	66	85	75
Partisan Hero	61	82	—
Navy Beach	59	79	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Navy Beach	2d ago	Quick return
Partisan Hero	2d ago	Quick return
Rough And Tough	2d ago	Quick return
Malbay Madness	4d ago	Quick return
La Tulipe Noire	6d ago	Quick return
Quantum Light	6d ago	Quick return
Blue News	9d ago	Quick return
Emorcee	20d ago	Fit
Hasten Slowly	39d ago	Fit
Guided	56d ago	Fresh
Giselles Defence	58d ago	Fresh
Timeless Piece	79d ago	Fresh