Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 Handicap (Div II)

Galway

16:35

Date 2023-10-30

Distance 1m3f180y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 2m 53.57s (slow by 21.27s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Game Nation (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · E McNamara	50/1	Won
2nd	Star Official (IRE) Adam Caffrey · R Donohoe	13/2	2
3rd	Golden Ash (IRE) Killian Brophy · J S Bolger	22/1	1.75
4th	Adhuil (IRE) Chris Hayes · Aidan Anthony Howard	8/1	2.25
5th	Sioux Grit (IRE) Killian Leonard · R P Burns	100/1	0.3
6th	Fair Damsel (IRE) Colin Keane · Richard Brabazon	9/4F	.5
7th	Essential Part (IRE) Luke McAteer · Adrian Sexton	100/1	.75
8th	Tortured Soul (GB) James Ryan · G M Lyons	11/2	.75
9th	Noble Crusade (USA) Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	40/1	1.75
10th	Enquire Within (IRE) Wesley Joyce · F G Hand	13/2	1.25
11th	Bolero (IRE) Jamie Powell · H Rogers	10/1	.75
12th	Unterberg (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Laura Hourigan	66/1	1
13th	Golden Sandbanks (GB) Robert Whearty · Paul W Flynn	17/2	.75
14th	Ruler Of The River (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Jack W Davison	28/1	0.3
15th	Final Endeavour (IRE) W J Lee · H Rogers	18/1	0.1
16th	Loudest Whisper (IRE) J M Sheridan · E D Delany	50/1	1.25
17th	Vista Baby (FR) Ben Coen · Andrew Slattery	28/1	.5
18th	Vormir (IRE) Danny Sheehy · Fergal Birrane	100/1	.5

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (13)	Fair Damsel Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Richard Brabazon	J:Colin Keane T:Richard Brabazon	133	—	0528-2	56	68	56	14d	—	—	-9	13.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Closely matched with the Ger Lyons-trained Tortured Soul on running at Gowran, good chance
18 (9)	Tortured Soul Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:G M Lyons	J:James Ryan(5) T:G M Lyons	121	—	078943	49	69	57	14d	—	0W/2P 3 runs	-9	7.7	0.75/1	4 25%
Low-rated gelding from a leading stable, a leading contender on the basis of Gowran third
8 (11)	Enquire Within Bay J:Wesley Joyce(7) T:F G Hand	J:Wesley Joyce(7) T:F G Hand	130	tp	651426	53	71	50	12d	—	—	-1	10.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Navan winner in August, second at Bellewstown on penultimate start, could reach the money
2 (18)	Golden Sandbanks Brown J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Paul W Flynn	138	tp	01-412	61	71	-	31d	—	—	-4	5.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
C&D winner last month, picked up an injury hurdling at Listowel, back in form at Dundalk
10 (2)	Adhuil Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Aidan Anthony Howard	J:Chris Hayes T:Aidan Anthony Howard	128	b	-00092	51	69	50	14d	—	—	-2	7.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Raised 4lb for second at Gowran, winner Rough And Tough franked the form the next day
5 (4)	Golden Ash Chestnut J:Killian Brophy(10) T:J S Bolger	J:Killian Brophy(10) T:J S Bolger	132	—	8-84	60	63	52	13d	—	—	-3	4.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Hard to assess on the evidence of three maiden runs over shorter, not one to rule out
9 (16)	Final Endeavour Bay J:W J Lee T:H Rogers	J:W J Lee T:H Rogers	130	p	0-0700	53	69	39	12d	—	—	-2	1.8	5.25/1	22 5%
Three-time winner, out of form this season, reportedly got upset in the stalls last time
1 (6)	Star Official Bay J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:R Donohoe	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:R Donohoe	141	—	78-300	64	76	24	—	—	—	-3	6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Winning favourite over hurdles at Thurles 11 days ago, 1-21 Flat record is a negative
12 (10)	Vista Baby Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	J:Ben Coen T:Andrew Slattery	127	—	4808	55	68	49	105d	—	—	-1	2	6.75/1	28 4%
Some promise on his Dundalk debut in February but failed to make any progress after that
14 (3)	Bolero Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:H Rogers	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:H Rogers	124	tp	236709	47	71	63	32d	—	—	-6	3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Placed in seven of her 23 starts, no recent indication that she can achieve a breakthrough
6 (17)	Game Nation Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:E McNamara	J:Seamie Heffernan T:E McNamara	131	t	537200	54	68	57	26d	—	—	+2	4.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Second at Navan in July seemed promising, hard to be confident after two subsequent runs
15 (8)	Loudest Whisper Bay J:J M Sheridan T:E D Delany	J:J M Sheridan T:E D Delany	124	p	550-30	47	70	38	12d	—	—	-2	0.6	8.00/1	33 3%
33-1 when down the field at Navan on first run after a break, placed over 1m6f in April
7 (7)	Noble Crusade Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	131	—	0-0000	54	72	28	—	—	—	-1	1.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Generally poor form since winning at Killarney just over a year ago, now 10lb lower
13 (15)	Ruler Of The River Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	126	p	7-0580	54	69	54	31d	—	—	-1	1.8	6.75/1	28 4%
Not a bad run over 1m1f at Tipperary, hampered at Tramore, no excuse at Dundalk last time
3 (14)	Unterberg Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Laura Hourigan	137	—	7-5400	60	74	14	26d	—	—	+1	3.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Showed some ability for Ger Lyons up to 1m but twice well beaten over this trip; reserve
17 (1)	Vormir Bay J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Fergal Birrane	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Fergal Birrane	124	—	078670	47	74	48	56d	—	—	-1	0.4	19.75/1	80 1%
Fair sixth over 1m at Naas three starts back, uneven form, not sure to be suited by trip
11 (5)	Essential Part Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Adrian Sexton	J:Luke McAteer T:Adrian Sexton	128	—	800-00	51	63	29	14d	—	—	-1	0.6	24.75/1	100 1%
Early promise for Ger Lyons has not been fulfilled, very hard to make a case for her
16 (12)	Sioux Grit Bay J:Killian Leonard T:R P Burns	J:Killian Leonard T:R P Burns	124	—	/0-007	47	62	27	12d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Yet to reach the first six in 12 races, seventh of 21 at Navan provides mild encouragement

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Fair Damsel	11/4	11/4	3/1	3/1	5/2
Tortured Soul	4	4	4	4	4
Enquire Within	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2
Golden Sandbanks	8	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Adhuil	10	17/2	9	9	9
Golden Ash	14	14	14	14	16
Final Endeavour	22	22	22	22	22
Star Official	8	8	8	8	17/2
Vista Baby	25	28	28	28	28
Bolero	9	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Game Nation	28	28	28	28	28
Loudest Whisper	33	33	33	33	33
Noble Crusade	33	28	33	33	33
Ruler Of The River	25	28	28	28	28
Unterberg	33	28	33	33	33
Vormir	80	66	66	66	66
Essential Part	100	80	80	80	66
Sioux Grit	150	80	80	80	66

Predictor

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

1st

Fair Damsel

13.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Enquire Within

10.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Adhuil

7.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

Tortured Soul

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.7

Star Official

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Golden Sandbanks

5.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Game Nation

4.9

OR: 1 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.8

Golden Ash

4.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Unterberg

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Bolero

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Vista Baby

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Final Endeavour

1.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ruler Of The River

1.8

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Noble Crusade

1.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Loudest Whisper

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Essential Part

0.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Vormir

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Sioux Grit

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Official	64	76	24
Golden Sandbanks	61	71	—
Golden Ash	60	63	52
Unterberg	60	74	14
Fair Damsel	56	68	56
Vista Baby	55	68	49
Game Nation	54	68	57
Noble Crusade	54	72	28
Ruler Of The River	54	69	54
Enquire Within	53	71	50
Final Endeavour	53	69	39
Adhuil	51	69	50
Essential Part	51	63	29
Tortured Soul	49	69	57
Bolero	47	71	63
Loudest Whisper	47	70	38
Vormir	47	74	48
Sioux Grit	47	62	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Enquire Within	12d ago	Quick return
Final Endeavour	12d ago	Quick return
Loudest Whisper	12d ago	Quick return
Sioux Grit	12d ago	Quick return
Golden Ash	13d ago	Quick return
Fair Damsel	14d ago	Fit
Tortured Soul	14d ago	Fit
Adhuil	14d ago	Fit
Essential Part	14d ago	Fit
Game Nation	26d ago	Fit
Unterberg	26d ago	Fit
Golden Sandbanks	31d ago	Fit
Ruler Of The River	31d ago	Fit
Bolero	32d ago	Fit
Vormir	56d ago	Fresh
Vista Baby	105d ago	Long break
Star Official	—	—
Noble Crusade	—	—