Race cards · Wed 1 Aug
Wednesday 1 August · Galway, Eire
20:00 thetote.com Handicap
- Distance
- 1m 0f 123y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 30000
- Runners
- 13
Race preview
Spiorad Saoirse has won here in the past and arrives in great form after his success at Limerick in June, while Espere was unbeaten before finding Listed company too hot at Naas last time and should appreciate these calmer shores. The form of Wentwood's second to Krispen last time was boosted on Monday when the latter was third in a hot handicap, but this can go to the hat-trick seeking EL GRECO. The progressive three-year-old looks uncomplicated and won't mind this slight step up in distance for leading connections.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espere | 117 | Colin Keane | G M Lyons | 9 11 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Mr Top Hat | 426323 | Declan McDonogh | P D Evans | 9 9 | 12-1 | |
| 3 | My Silver Nails | 933113 | Gary Carroll | M Mulvany | 9 2 | 8-1 | |
| 4 | Spiorad Saoirse | 80-7341 | Ben Coen | A Slattery | 9 6 | 7-1 | |
| 5 | El Greco | 3-311 | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien | 9 12 | 7-2 | |
| 6 | Monkeylou | 15-45 | Wayne Lordan | G Elliott | 9 5 | 20-1 | |
| 7 | Beach Wedding | 10-6116 | Rory Cleary | J P Murtagh | 9 6 | 10-1 | |
| 8 | Beckwith Place | 4-1 | Ronan Whelan | T Collins | 9 1 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | Big Bad Sal | 76-0854 | Chris Hayes | H Rogers | 8 4 | 20-1 | |
| 10 | Pretty Boy Floyd | 5626-42 | Billy Lee | A J Martin | 9 3 | 8-1 | |
| 11 | Hypnotic Force | 80-1 | D W O'Connor | G M Lyons | 9 0 | 20-1 | |
| 12 | Spanish Soprano | 55-08 | C P Hoban | T Doyle | 8 6 | 16-1 | |
| 13 | Wentwood | 712 | O J Orr | D K Weld | 9 11 | 10-1 | |
| NR | Future Proof | 125 | Sean Davis | G M Lyons | 9 7 | ||
| NR | Shifted Strategy | 35-2365 | K K Hennessy | J A Stack | 9 1 | ||
| NR | Rawaan | 4-99 | Gary Halpin | M O'Callaghan | 8 11 |