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McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap

Galway · Saturday, 1 Aug · 16:05 · 1m 3f 180y · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:05
Off time
16
Runners
Yielding
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
FRATAS (IRE
🥈 Second
GRANVILLE STREET (IRE
🥉 Third
THATWILLDOSO (IRE

Betting forecast

21 runners
01 · 🏆
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉
5.50
9/2
7
6/1
7.50
13/2
9.50
17/2
11
10/1
12
11/1
13
12/1
13
12/1
11
15
14/1
15
14/1
13
19
18/1
14
41
40/1
41
40/1
51
50/1
51
50/1
51
50/1
67
66/1
67
66/1
151
150/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
6th 1 4
Ivatt (G)
Lightly-raced maiden who returned to form when fourth at Doncaster over this trip in September. Not disgraced when eighth in Old Rowley Cup at Newmarket on final start in October and has since joined…
352648- Chris Hayes
G Elliott
4 64kg 19
18/1
1 5
E McNamara
4 64kg
11th 2 16
Brosna Town (G)
PT
Dual Flat winner for Dermot Weld who stepped up on recent stable debut when second over hurdles at Market Rasen at the start of July. Faced a stiff task when fifth in listed company here 4 days ago b…
14036-0 Declan McDonogh
J Bedi
5 63.5kg 41
40/1
12th 3 3
Superficial (G)
Posted a career-best effort when getting off the mark in decisive style over this trip at Roscommon in May. Didn't jump well enough over hurdles at Punchestown on latest outing in June but he merits …
753-261 Billy Lee
A McNamara
4 63.5kg 7
6/1
3
Narlita (M)
14-5364
H Rogers
7 64kg
4 78-1264
Rory Devine
5 64kg
4 17
Diamond Exchange (F)
P
Progressed when winning maiden at Dundalk and handicap at Leopardstown this year. Not in same form next 2 starts but got back on track when fifth at Killarney (11.4f) 18 days ago and her mark has eas…
131875 Shane Foley
Mrs J Harrington
4 63kg 11
10/1
Sky B… 8 Paddy… 8 Betfa… 7.50
8th 5 9
Ephesus (G)
PT
Flat/hurdles winner who made a low-key start over fences in June and finished well held back on the Flat here (16.5f) 3 days ago. Others preferred back down in trip.
5100-98 Jared Huggan
D Hogan
5 63kg 41
40/1
5
Amplitude (G)
049334
J G Murphy
4 63.5kg
7th 6 10
Royal Saxo (G)
Fairly useful form in France, winning a pair of claimers last year and offered more encouragement than previously for current yard upped markedly in trip when fifth of 9 in handicap at Ballinrobe (13…
212-995 Robbie Colgan
A J Martin
6 63kg 15
14/1
10th 7 11
Fratas (M) FAV
Good record here earlier in career for Michael Mulvany and she shaped well on the back of a recent Flat spin for new yard when second in a big-field mares handicap hurdle here 3 days ago. Versatile a…
0/0244-6 J M Sheridan
J P O'Brien
6 62.6kg 2.20
6/5
7
Sea Coral (F)
20-0033
Mrs J Harrington
4 63.5kg
2nd 8 1
Thatwilldoso (M)
Three-time winner in 2025 (including this race) and following same path this time around capitalising on drop in grade to land Roscommon handicap (10.3f) for second year running 32 days ago. Likely p…
2-90512 Rory Cleary
Kevin Coleman
5 62.6kg 7.50
13/2
14th 9 19
Unterberg (G)
Has developed a fine strike rate on all-weather, completing a hat-trick at Dundalk (1½m) in March. Failed to make much of an impact at Roscommon (1¼m) in June and similar story at Leopardstown last m…
111088 Rory Mulligan
Laura Hourigan
7 61.2kg 51
50/1
9
Beauparc (M)
472662
G Keane
6 63kg
9th 10 18
Daonethatgotaway (G)
PT
Won at Dundalk in February and was second there in March. Turned in a rare poor effort at the Curragh in April but better effort without being seen to best effect when seventh at Navan (1¼m, good to …
214207 Reese Holohan
M Fahey
6 60.8kg 51
50/1
16th 11 20
Deralo Ir (G)
Runner-up twice at up to 11.5f in France in spring 2025. Off for 14 months (easy to back) and never figured on stable debut when seventh at Ballinrobe (13f) 12 days ago, albeit not unduly punished fr…
2527-7 N G McCullagh
A J Martin
4 60.8kg 67
66/1
3rd 12 21
Thyer (G)
V
Winner for both Andrew Balding and Marco Botti in his younger days and having slipped down the weights matched comeback run for current yard when fifth at Ayr (1¼m, good to firm) 4 weeks ago. Visor n…
0000-65 Leigh Roche
Maurice Ahern
5 60.8kg 15
14/1
15th 13 8
Tribal Moon (G)
PT
Ended 2025 in good form on all-weather but not firing on all cylinders over hurdles in recent months.
0-730 Erin Dunseath
N C Kelly
5 60.3kg 67
66/1
13th 14 15
Granville Street (G)
P
Fairly useful dual-purpose performer (C&D winner) who arrives here having posted a solid fourth in a 19-runner handicap hurdle here (2¾m, good) 3 days ago. Worth a second look back on the Flat from a…
06-2548 Jack Kearney
Ciaran Murphy
8 59.9kg 9.50
17/2
4th 15 14
Pillar Of Hope (G)
Best effort of the season when fourth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) in June. Left poorly placed when a never-dangerous sixth at Ballinrobe (13f) 12 days ago and he's no forlorn hope ha…
4-88046 Patrick McGettigan
P Sweeney
8 59.9kg 13
12/1
1st 16 12
Sir Jeremy (G)
B
Making only second start for current yard, finally capitalised on a falling mark with success at Roscommon (10.3f) in May. However, seemingly anchored by revised mark in 2 subsequent outings. Blinker…
60-7195 Paddy Harnett
N Meade
4 59.9kg 12
11/1
16
Zoffman (G)
070-680
N Meade
7 61.2kg
17 7
Concert Party (F)
Dual Flat winner for Richard Hannon last autumn, but only modest form over hurdles upon joining current yard and didn't shape like a winner in waiting in 2 Flat runs last month.
5110-95 Alan Casey
D Hogan
4 59.4kg 51
50/1
Betfa… 34 Paddy… 34 Sky B… 34
5th 18 6
Arch Enemy (M)
Capitalised on a reduced mark on return at Navan (1¼m) before doing well to defy a penalty at Killarney (11.5f) last month. However, struggled back up in grade when twelfth in a C&D handicap on Thurs…
5-66110 Terry Casey
P Magee
7 59kg 13
12/1
19 2
Steps In The Sand (M)
T
Completed the third leg of a quick-fire hat-trick over further at this meeting 12 months ago and went close over C&D in September. Well held back on the level here on Friday but shouldn't stay down f…
0/88-434 Reserve 1
Ciaran Murphy
7 58.5kg 151
150/1
Paddy… 29 Betfa… 29 Sky B… 29
19
Nakassama (G)
32574/2-
N C Kelly
6 60.8kg
20 13
Cala Bonita (F)
P
Won 3 times in 2025, including twice in cheekpieces on all-weather. Mixed bag so far in handful of starts so far this season but confirmed more positive signs earlier in the week when landing 13-runn…
8-48471 Reserve 2
M J Smith
4 58.5kg 5.50
9/2
Sky B… 8 Betfa… 8 Paddy… 8
21
Forlio (G)
03
P W Flynn
7 60.3kg
21 5
Hexagonal (G)
T
Won at Gowran Park over 1¼m last week when dropped into a 0-60 handicap for the first time. Not so good in much tougher race upped to 1¾m here on Friday. RESERVE.
996010 Reserve 3
D Hogan
5 58.5kg 5.50
9/2
Betfa… 17 Paddy… 17 Sky B… 17
26
Ben Hur (G)
47/7-
N Meade
4 59.4kg
29 185P6-2
D Hogan
5 59kg
30 313-654
Gerard O'Leary
4 59kg
31
Afloat (M)
653608-
R P Burns
6 58.5kg
32 302513
Ciaran Murphy
4 58.5kg
36 83/06-00
A J Martin
5 58.1kg
37 5500-60
M Fahey
6 58.1kg
38
Jujubella (M)
095323
L Russell & M Scudamore
5 57.2kg
39 011-728
M J Smith
4 56.7kg
40
Pralognan (G)
F55/135-
A J Martin
7 56.2kg
41 00-0207
P Byrne
10 55.8kg
42 53204/0
O McKiernan
10 55.3kg
43
God Knows (M)
22-0907
P Sweeney
7 54.9kg
44 4P63-99
T Mullins
5 54.9kg
45 3100/R6-
D Hogan
7 53.5kg

Betting forecast: Fratas (6/5), Hexagonal (9/2), Cala Bonita (9/2), Superficial (6/1), Thatwilldoso (13/2), Granville Street (17/2), Diamond Exchange (10/1), Sir Jeremy (11/1), Pillar Of Hope (12/1), Arch Enemy (12/1), Thyer (14/1), Royal Saxo (14/1), Ivatt (18/1), Ephesus (40/1), Brosna Town (40/1), Daonethatgotaway (50/1), Unterberg (50/1), Concert Party (50/1), Tribal Moon (66/1), Deralo Ir (66/1), Steps In The Sand (150/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P110800.0 EUR
P23600.0 EUR
P31800.0 EUR
P4900.0 EUR
P5540.0 EUR
P6361.0 EUR