2:20 Galway

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Inthenickoftime KTB Selection64/100

   Form 2P-031 · E Bolger · Peter Smithers(5)

   Inthenickoftime arrives with the highest KTB Fit Score of 64 and is the selection. A smart performer, he has won both starts at Galway and also has a solid record at this trip. Bolger's 11% strike rate at the track is respectable given the strength of his runners here, though Smithers is still seeking his first success from 13 rides. He handles yielding ground well with three wins from eight attempts. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he looks well placed to strike in a steadily-run affair.

2. 2Figero58/100

   Form 00-150 · Thomas Mullins · Donagh Meyler

   Figero is rated a useful performer on his day and carries a KTB Fit Score of 58. He has solid recent form including a win earlier this season. Stepping up in trip today, he showed little on his one previous try at this distance while his sole run on yielding ground also failed to produce a win or place. First-time headgear is now fitted on his debut at Galway where the trainer has a strong 14% strike rate and A/E of 1.35. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will need to improve on previous distance and ground efforts.

3. 3Jay Jay Zee54/100

   Form 40/F-0 · Charlie Keegan · Conor Smithers(7)

   Jay Jay Zee is a useful performer who has been largely out of form this year and carries a KTB Fit Score of 54. He has finished well beaten on all three previous runs at Galway and has handled yielding ground but never shown any real spark at this trip. The 7 lb claimer helps and the yard's small-sample record here is impossible to read with any confidence. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will need to rediscover his best form to figure prominently.

4. 4Grandy Lane53/100

   Form 686F-P · Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue

   Grandy Lane is a smart performer who has been below his best this season with a string of modest efforts capped by a fall and a pulled-up run, and he has a KTB Fit Score of 53. Dropping back in trip today, he has already shown placed form at 2m without managing to win. Trainer and jockey both have established but below-average records at Galway, with respective strike rates of 7% and 9%. Typically settling in midfield, he needs to bounce back to his previous level.

5. 5Max Time49/100

   Form P04P60 · I Madden · Tom Kelly(7)

   Max Time is a modest performer who has won once in five runs at Galway but is now on a long losing run and has been pulled up or well beaten on his last four starts, reflected in a KTB Fit Score of 49. Dropping back to 2m today, he has failed to place in seven previous attempts at the trip, while his record on yielding ground reads no win or place from five starts. The trainer's modest 3% strike rate at the track is a negative, though the 7 lb claimer may help.

6. 6Quint Major49/100

   Form 040-75 · M A Molloy · Daniel King

   Quint Major is a useful performer on his day but has been largely out of form this year with a string of modest efforts. He has run just once at Galway when well held and the yard's poor record here offers little encouragement, while the jockey has also struggled to strike at this track. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he has won over today's trip but is unconvincing on yielding ground from his three attempts.

7. 7Tradonthebay49/100

   Form 255390 · Paul John Gilligan · Danny Gilligan

   Tradonthebay is a useful performer on his best days and has solid recent placed form. He has already tried this trip without success and is unproven on yielding ground. The yard's modest record at Galway is partly offset by the jockey's stronger 10% strike rate here. Usually held up and producing his effort late, he will need the ground to suit.

8. 8Just For One47/100

   Form 02PP1- · Daniel G Murphy · Michael Kenneally(5)

   Just For One is a useful performer who showed his best when winning at this trip on his latest start. He has no form on yielding ground from three attempts and the trainer has yet to strike at Galway from eight previous runners here. Usually held up and producing his effort late, the jockey has a modest 8% strike rate from 25 rides at the track.

9. 9Bowgate Street45/100

   Form 027330 · M Flannery · Darragh O'Keeffe

   Bowgate Street is a useful performer who has been placed on both previous runs at Galway and arrives in reasonable form after a string of consistent efforts. Dropping back to 2m having been placed three times at the trip without winning, he has also won on yielding ground. The trainer's modest 2% strike rate at the track is a negative, though the jockey's 9% record here is more respectable. Usually held up and producing his effort late.

10. 10Hello Garda45/100

    Form 31U4 · John Joseph Hanlon · Paddy Hanlon(5)

    Hello Garda is a useful performer who has shown enough in recent runs to suggest he can be competitive at this level. Stepping back up to 2m today having failed to land a blow at the trip in two previous attempts, his record on yielding ground reads a modest two runs without a win or place. The yard has a modest 5% strike rate at Galway while the jockey is still seeking his first winner here from 26 rides. Usually held up and producing his effort late.

11. 11Kelly's Cosmos41/100

    Form 8-6000 · Eoin Christopher McCarthy · Phillip Enright

    Kelly's Cosmos is a fair performer who has struggled this year and arrives on the back of four poor runs. He has shown a bit more at this track than his recent form suggests with a fourth here last season but both trainer and jockey have modest records at Galway. Stepping up in trip again today on ground he has handled once without impressing, he is usually held up and produces his effort late.