McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap – Galway

Galway

5:25

McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap

Date 2023-08-05

Distance 1m3f180y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,030

Runners 21

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (17)	Mon Coeur b Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	142	—	2222	80	87	79	3d	—	—	0	28.9	15/8 35%
2nd on all four starts this season incl' here on Wednesday and softer ground no concern
17 (11)	Granville Street ch Ben Coen · Ciaran Murphy	Ben Coen · Ciaran Murphy	137	—	/22-41	75	83	64	2d	—	—	-8	12.4	11/4 27%
Confirmed the promise of his maiden form when winning here on h'cap debut on Thursday
NR (13)	Wild Dollar b TBC · Eddie & Patrick Harty	· Eddie & Patrick Harty	139	t	/0-350	77	91	43	70d	—	—	-3	10.8	7 14%
Big run on Flat return in April; not as good twice since but worth another go at 1m4f
10 (19)	Dark Note ch Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	136	—	0-0041	74	87	77	—	—	—	-2	9.3	15/2 12%
Career best Flat win in a Tramore maiden and good mark for h'cap debut
NR (18)	Expound ch TBC · Denis Gerard Hogan	· Denis Gerard Hogan	136	tp	305322	74	90	79	25d	—	—	+9	18.6	10 10%
0-10; went close on first try at this trip behind Dark Note; 3lb better off; cheekpieces
4 (5)	Razdan b Adam Caffrey(5) · Christopher David Timmons	Adam Caffrey(5) · Christopher David Timmons	142	ht	74-614	80	82	67	2d	—	—	-3	11.5	13/2 13%
Creditable fourth here on Thursday and one for the shortlist
2 (15)	Mollys Gamble b Cian Horgan(7) · Mrs Denise Foster	Cian Horgan(7) · Mrs Denise Foster	142	tp	12-848	80	81	63	18d	—	—	+1	10.2	8 13%
Ran okay when 4th on penultimate start but needs to bounce back from poor run last month
5 (10)	Banned b Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick Obrien	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick Obrien	140	—	642321	78	81	58	12d	—	—	+18	25.7	11 9%
Running well in defeat prior to belated maiden success latest but more needed to defy 78
NR (6)	Oranmore ch TBC · Luke Comer	· Luke Comer	128	—	503159	66	85	64	1d	—	—	+2	13.2	14 7%
Winner 3 starts ago and ran well at Leopardstown since; lesser run here on Friday; reserve
NR (8)	Luke Short b TBC · Noel Meade	· Noel Meade	134	—	05/09-	72	85	-	—	—	—	+2	7	14 7%
Creditable 3rd over timber when last seen but tough ask back on Flat after 434 days off
NR (20)	Global Export b TBC · Gavin Cromwell	· Gavin Cromwell	129	h	4-4360	67	84	35	1d	—	—	0	6.1	20 5%
Running well in defeat on the Flat prior to a lesser effort here on Friday; reserve
1 (7)	Herculaneum ch Sorcha Woods(7) · Noel C Kelly	Sorcha Woods(7) · Noel C Kelly	142	b	897/31	80	79	66	8d	—	—	+3	9.4	14 7%
Lightly raced on the Flat and bolted up last week but now 16lb higher and different ground
NR (16)	One Cool Poet b TBC · Matthew J Smith	· Matthew J Smith	136	tb	-90828	74	85	70	1d	—	—	-3	14.6	25 4%
Good run at Leopardstown but well held here on Friday and others preferred
NR (12)	All In Peder b TBC · Emmet Mullins	· Emmet Mullins	127	b	311360	65	80	73	2d	—	—	+6	12.1	20 5%
Running okay in defeat of late prior to a poor run here on Thursday; reserve
NR (3)	Wasthatok b TBC · Gavin Cromwell	· Gavin Cromwell	137	—	7733	75	86	38	12d	—	—	+9	12.2	33 3%
Maiden hurdle winner; creditable efforts in Flat maidens last twice; fair mark
NR (2)	Mads Black Eights b TBC · Matthew J Smith	· Matthew J Smith	129	—	0-2085	67	85	67	8d	—	—	-9	9.6	40 3%
Best form is on AW and her better Flat efforts have come on quicker ground
8 (1)	Oriole b Shane Foley · Ian Patrick Donoghue	Shane Foley · Ian Patrick Donoghue	138	h	287-53	76	84	77	28d	—	—	+3	7.9	28 4%
Ran okay last 2 Flat starts but has a bit to prove with regards to ground and trip
NR (9)	No Thanks b TBC · Matthew J Smith	· Matthew J Smith	136	—	03-904	74	86	-	1d	—	—	+4	6.8	50 2%
Tailed off here earlier in week before a better effort on Friday but 1m4f unlikely to help
14 (21)	Wrecking Ball Paul b Rory Mulligan(10) · Paul Mulligan	Rory Mulligan(10) · Paul Mulligan	135	t	376036	73	82	16	—	—	—	+4	9.5	33 3%
0-7 on the Flat and beaten 4l in a Roscommon maiden when last seen on the level
16 (14)	Desert Wind b Nathan Crosse · Luke Comer	Nathan Crosse · Luke Comer	132	t	-88005	70	86	66	16d	—	—	+3	5.7	40 3%
All four wins have come on AW and on a losing run since 2019; hard to recommend
6 (4)	In Favour ch Paddy Harnett(5) · Luke Comer	Paddy Harnett(5) · Luke Comer	140	tp	07-857	78	87	12	65d	—	—	+2	8.9	80 1%
Both wins came in France; signs of return to form in last couple of starts; cheekpieces on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mon Coeur	15/8	7/4	15/8	15/8	7/4
Granville Street	11/4	3	11/4	3	3
Wild Dollar	7	9/2	5	6	6
Dark Note	15/2	15/2	11/2	15/2	8
Expound	10	10	10	10	10
Razdan	13/2	6	9/2	6	13/2
Mollys Gamble	8	8	8	8	8
Banned	11	11	9	11	11
Oranmore	12	11	14	12	14
Luke Short	14	14	14	14	14
Global Export	16	18	20	16	20
Herculaneum	14	14	10	14	14
One Cool Poet	20	25	25	25	25
All In Peder	16	18	18	14	20
Wasthatok	33	33	33	33	33
Mads Black Eights	40	40	40	40	40
Oriole	28	28	28	28	25
No Thanks	50	50	50	50	50
Wrecking Ball Paul	33	28	28	28	28
Desert Wind	40	33	33	33	28
In Favour	80	50	50	50	40

Predictor

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

1st

Mon Coeur

28.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Banned

25.7

OR: 7 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Expound

18.6

OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 2.6

One Cool Poet

14.6

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.1

Oranmore

13.2

OR: 4 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.3

Granville Street

12.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Wasthatok

12.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.8

All In Peder

12.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.8

Razdan

11.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Wild Dollar

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Mollys Gamble

10.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Mads Black Eights

9.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.3

Wrecking Ball Paul

9.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

Herculaneum

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Dark Note

9.3

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

In Favour

8.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Oriole

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Luke Short

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

No Thanks

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Global Export

6.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

Desert Wind

5.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mon Coeur Top Rated	80	87	79
Razdan	80	82	67
Mollys Gamble	80	81	63
Herculaneum	80	79	66
Banned	78	81	58
In Favour	78	87	12
Wild Dollar	77	91	43
Oriole	76	84	77
Granville Street	75	83	64
Wasthatok	75	86	38
Dark Note	74	87	77
Expound	74	90	79
One Cool Poet	74	85	70
No Thanks	74	86	—
Wrecking Ball Paul	73	82	16
Luke Short	72	85	—
Desert Wind	70	86	66
Global Export	67	84	35
Mads Black Eights	67	85	67
Oranmore	66	85	64
All In Peder	65	80	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mon Coeur	3d ago	Quick return
Granville Street	2d ago	Quick return
Wild Dollar	70d ago	Fresh
Dark Note	—	—
Expound	25d ago	Fit
Razdan	2d ago	Quick return
Mollys Gamble	18d ago	Fit
Banned	12d ago	Quick return
Oranmore	1d ago	Quick return
Luke Short	—	—
Global Export	1d ago	Quick return
Herculaneum	8d ago	Quick return
One Cool Poet	1d ago	Quick return
All In Peder	2d ago	Quick return
Wasthatok	12d ago	Quick return
Mads Black Eights	8d ago	Quick return
Oriole	28d ago	Fit
No Thanks	1d ago	Quick return
Wrecking Ball Paul	—	—
Desert Wind	16d ago	Fit
In Favour	65d ago	Fresh

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