James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap – Galway

Galway

5:05

James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap

Date 2025-09-09

Distance 1m98y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €7,080

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (1)	Tilani b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	134	p	07-531	64	74	46	37d	—	—	-12	10.2	3/1 25%
Beat Flying Fortress here at the festival, likely to be in the mix with that rival again
3 (5)	Rizal b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	140	—	56834	70	70	66	14d	—	—	-6	12.3	4/1 20%
Ran into traffic when third over C&D at the festival, no excuse at Bellewstown
1 (12)	Flying Fortress b Robert Whearty(3) · Gavin Cromwell	Robert Whearty(3) · Gavin Cromwell	142	—	-14932	72	79	51	37d	—	—	+6	17.9	7/1 13%
Runner-up to Tilani over C&D, 3lb better off and also has the benefit of a 3lb claim
4 (2)	Vlhova b Rory Cleary · Gerard O'Leary	Rory Cleary · Gerard O'Leary	140	—	3-7301	70	74	64	57d	—	—	-2	10.7	7/1 13%
Form has been uneven, went up 6lb for 1m Killarney win, acts well on soft ground
2 (3)	Sir Jeremy ch Sam Coen(7) · Adrian McGuinness	Sam Coen(7) · Adrian McGuinness	141	—	628846	71	75	48	7d	—	—	0	8.6	9/1 10%
Two runs at the festival, creditable fourth in the race won by Tilani from Flying Fortress
5 (15)	William F Browne b Dylan Browne McMonagle · Paul W Flynn	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Paul W Flynn	138	p	069020	68	74	70	21d	—	—	+3	9.7	12/1 8%
Went very close here at the festival, balance of this season's form not at the same level
11 (10)	Staywitherjohnny gr Shane Foley · Ciaran Murphy	Shane Foley · Ciaran Murphy	132	—	487	62	74	61	38d	—	—	-2	4.9	14/1 7%
Gowran debut was reasonably promising and not beaten far over C&D last time, unexposed
6 (9)	Amplitude b Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	134	—	6640	64	75	42	96d	—	—	-2	5.4	14/1 7%
Fourth to Flying Fortress at Ballinrobe was quite promising, ran poorly on handicap debut
7 (8)	Georg Zhukov b Colin Keane · Noel Meade	Colin Keane · Noel Meade	134	t	-00058	64	70	58	—	—	—	-1	5.1	18/1 5%
Unplaced over hurdles on his last two starts, found 1m4f beyond him here at the festival
12 (7)	Withoutfurtherado b Seamie Heffernan · A L T Moore	Seamie Heffernan · A L T Moore	132	tp	065209	62	77	51	7d	—	—	+2	6.9	20/1 5%
Best run this term was on quick ground at York, behind a couple of these at Gowran
13 (11)	Edergole's Angel b Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	129	v	327506	59	76	62	7d	—	—	0	4.4	22/1 4%
Maiden, placed twice this term, fair sixth at Gowran last week, needs to find extra
9 (4)	Virgil Tibbs b Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	133	—	0867	63	78	49	7d	—	—	0	4.5	28/1 3%
Fair sixth at a huge price in a C&D maiden, a short head behind Edergole's Angel last time
10 (13)	Electric Beauty gr Wesley Joyce(3) · Michael Mulvany	Wesley Joyce(3) · Michael Mulvany	132	—	841008	62	71	72	24d	—	—	+4	6.9	33/1 3%
Has failed to sustain the improvement shown in winning over 7f at Leopardstown in July
15 (14)	Vovatia b Patrick McGettigan(7) · Ms Sheila Lavery	Patrick McGettigan(7) · Ms Sheila Lavery	119	—	-86994	49	62	59	56d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
Moderate fourth at Killarney in July, at a major disadvantage, 9lb out of the handicap
14 (6)	Romantic War b Wayne Hassett(3) · J G Murray	Wayne Hassett(3) · J G Murray	119	p	090790	49	65	44	3d	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
Huge price when last of 19 at Navan on Saturday, 9lb out of the handicap, safe to rule out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tilani	11/4	3/1	3/1	5/2	3/1
Rizal	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Flying Fortress	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Vlhova	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	5/1
Sir Jeremy	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	8/1
William F Browne	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Staywitherjohnny	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Amplitude	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Georg Zhukov	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Withoutfurtherado	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Edergole's Angel	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	22/1
Virgil Tibbs	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Electric Beauty	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Vovatia	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Romantic War	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Flying Fortress

17.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Rizal

12.3

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Vlhova

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Tilani

10.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

William F Browne

9.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Sir Jeremy

8.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Withoutfurtherado

6.9

OR: 3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Electric Beauty

6.9

OR: 3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Amplitude

5.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Georg Zhukov

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Staywitherjohnny

4.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Virgil Tibbs

4.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Edergole's Angel

4.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Vovatia

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Romantic War

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flying Fortress Top Rated	72	79	51
Sir Jeremy	71	75	48
Rizal	70	70	66
Vlhova	70	74	64
William F Browne	68	74	70
Tilani	64	74	46
Amplitude	64	75	42
Georg Zhukov	64	70	58
Virgil Tibbs	63	78	49
Staywitherjohnny	62	74	61
Withoutfurtherado	62	77	51
Electric Beauty	62	71	72
Edergole's Angel	59	76	62
Vovatia	49	62	59
Romantic War	49	65	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tilani	37d ago	Fit
Rizal	14d ago	Fit
Flying Fortress	37d ago	Fit
Vlhova	57d ago	Fresh
Sir Jeremy	7d ago	Quick return
William F Browne	21d ago	Fit
Staywitherjohnny	38d ago	Fit
Amplitude	96d ago	Long break
Georg Zhukov	—	—
Withoutfurtherado	7d ago	Quick return
Edergole's Angel	7d ago	Quick return
Virgil Tibbs	7d ago	Quick return
Electric Beauty	24d ago	Fit
Vovatia	56d ago	Fresh
Romantic War	3d ago	Quick return

Going: Soft

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