UK Horse Racing Tips: Galway

Blue-blooded TRINITY COLLEGE is out of a dual Guineas winner and while unlikely to be a star, has nice ability and can give his trainer an 18th success in this race. Well held on debut, he showed improvement in a useful Leopardstown maiden last month and is likely to front-run in first-time blinkers today. Medieval Night, out of a half-sister to a Group 2 winner, finished five-and-a-half lengths behind the selection at Leopardstown and while he was slowly away and met some minor traffic in the home straight, needs to find plenty improvement to beat the selection. Heldtoransom is out of a juvenile-Listed-placed dam while Ballydoyle's second-string Des Moines is out of a Group-placed dam.
Prediction : 1st Trinity College 2nd Medieval Night 3rd Heldtoransom

Course specialist CLEAR QUARTZ was an unlucky loser when attempting his second summer festival win in August. Ideally suited by soft ground, he met some trouble in-running on his latest start but finished well, has a particular fondness for here and looks sure to compete. San Aer also loves the Galway air and is chasing his third consecutive yearly win over today's course-and-distance. A four-time winner, he has won at consecutive October meetings (comprehensively beating the selection in 2022) and while beaten twice at the recent summer festival, ran well both times and relishes these conditions. Another course winner Monasterboice is open to further improvement being a three-year-old but competes from a career high mark and meets some older course pro's.
Prediction : 1st Clear Quartz 2nd San Aer 3rd Monasterboice

VICTOR'S CHOICE has the makings of a Galway soft-ground-specialist and might leave behind a disappointing run last month. Runner-up here last October, he beat Nans View, and older horses, to win at the recent summer festival and while both were well beaten subsequently, the selection had to come wide with his challenge at Leopardstown. Both horses will be much better suited to returning to soft ground today. Sylkie was a course festival winner when racing against his own age-group on heavy ground in August and has claims, despite being beaten when upped in distance at Tramore subsequently. Madame Plaintiff beat the selection to win in April but was well beaten here in July.
Prediction : 1st Victors Choice 2nd Nans View 3rd Sylkie

MEDICI VENUS qualifies for this series despite costing 550,000 dollar as a yearling, is by a first-season-sire and while she is clearly no star, might continue her progression to win this ordinary contest. All-at-sea on debut, she showed much more in first-time blinkers at Naas and while well enough held at the line, had been hampered a furlong out. She is badly drawn in 16 but has the pedigree to continue progressing. Baltray Lady is dependable and proven on testing ground but is vulnerable to improving types. Raven Darkholme finished second in an ordinary soft-ground maiden here in August but was well held subsequently. Pickersgill contested a useful Curragh maiden on debut but was well held.
Prediction : 1st Medici Venus 2nd Baltray Lady 3rd Raven Darkholme

LORD RAVEN ran well on handicap debut last month and is very much proven on testing ground. Out of a Listed-placed dam, he showed promise in maidens and while well held by the winner at Roscommon in August, had a six-time more experienced horse behind in third-place and can progress with racing. Kinda Tiny won over today's course-and-distance in October and again won at Gowran eight days ago but has been hiked back up to a 61 rating and needs to overcome a poor draw in 17. Eight-time winner Sirjack Thomas has been running well and has an excellent course record but reverting back to this distance, aged nine, isn't ideal.
Prediction : 1st Lord Raven 2nd Kinda Tiny 3rd Sirjack Thomas

English runner ROUGE SELLIER routed ordinary Kempton rivals in July and contests a lesser Listed race than last-time, albeit draw wide in 15. She has soft-ground form and while well held at Hamilton, that winner easily landed a subsequent Group 3 while the runner-up had previously contested the English Derby. Andromeda is a Galileo-sired sister to Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Peaceful and chased home Opera Singer on debut. An easy course-and-distance soft-ground winner last month, the runner-up has since won a maiden and while rated just 89 and debuting at stakes level, should progress. Scarlett O'Hara finished second in a Clairefontaine Listed race in July but is vulnerable running in first-time blinkers and from a wide draw in 16.
Prediction : 1st Rouge Sellier 2nd Andromeda 3rd Scarlett OHara

AVONDALE has a useful Flat pedigree and can defy a 6lb rise for winning last month. He has progressed nicely this summer and while well held at Tipperary in early August, met trouble in-running. He seemed well suited by testing ground when making all to win at Roscommon and can continue to progress. Three-year-old Moutarde has been busy this summer and seemed to progress when upped to this distance, on easy ground, recently. He can continue to progress but is 10lb higher than when winning well at Roscommon. Palo Duro is open to vast improvement as he steps up markedly in distance, having stayed on from off the pace over a mile here in July.
Prediction : 1st Avondale 2nd Moutarde 3rd Palo Duro

Found's sister RUBIES ARE RED has disappointed since showing early promise but contests a winnable maiden and can turn juvenile course form with Kisiyra. The selection finished second to Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me at Lingfield in May and while well beaten in top races afterwards, at least she ran to the line at Bellewstown last month. Kisiyra has disappointed this year and was too keen when disappointing at Roscommon last month. Saol Gaelach showed improved form in similar conditions at Roscommon while Radar Ahead faces a tougher maiden here. Sulaiyma, from the family of Sinndar and a half-sister to a Group 3 winner, makes a belated debut but her trainer does well at this venue.
Prediction : 1st Rubies Are Red 2nd Saol Gaelach 3rd Sulaiyma