Barna Recycling Handicap
| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
6y 142 lbs |
Seamie Heffernan Aengus King |
58 | – | |
| 10 |
4y 128 lbs |
Nathan Crosse David Marnane |
44 | – | |
| 11 |
5y 127 lbs |
Robbie Colgan Andrew Lee |
43 | – | |
| 12 |
4y 125 lbs |
Declan McDonogh Charles O'Brien |
41 | – | |
| 13 |
3y 125 lbs |
Robert Whearty Conor David Maxwell |
43 | – | |
| 14 |
8y 124 lbs |
Terry Casey(7) David Edward Finn |
40 | – | |
| 15 |
3y 122 lbs |
Wesley Joyce Michael Mulvany |
40 | – | |
| 2 |
5y 140 lbs |
Paddy Harnett(3) Oliver McKiernan |
56 | – | |
| 3 |
3y 140 lbs |
Sam Coen(5) Conor David Maxwell |
58 | – | |
| 4 |
7y 139 lbs |
Patrick McGettigan(5) P Sweeney |
55 | – | |
| 5 |
4y 137 lbs |
Jimmy Dalton(7) Thomas Mullins |
53 | – | |
| 6 |
3y 133 lbs |
Reese Holohan(5) Mark Fahey |
51 | – | |
| 7 |
7y 132 lbs |
Nicola Burns(5) Gillian Scott |
48 | – | |
| 8 |
4y 131 lbs |
Luke McAteer Thomas Patrick McGettigan |
47 | – | |
| 9 |
4y 129 lbs |
James Ryan Patrick Magee |
45 | – | |
| R16 |
3y 132 lbs |
Kieran P Cotter |
50 | – | |
| R17 |
4y 140 lbs |
Denis Gerard Hogan |
56 | – | |
| R18 |
5y 139 lbs |
Eddie & Patrick Harty |
55 | – |
Buttermere Ridge is our selection at Galway, and his progressive profile is enough to prefer him over the top-rated Tai Tam Bay, who is only five pounds better on our figures. At 63 he sits just a pound behind La Tulipe Noire and a pound ahead of God Knows, so he is firmly in the thick of it without needing to improve a great deal, and an upward trend is a useful asset on heavy ground over seven furlongs. Tai Tam Bay is the obvious danger as the highest-rated runner, with La Tulipe Noire and God Knows also close enough to take advantage if our pick fails to progress again, though this looks a competitive contest. Buttermere Ridge is the selection.