5:41 Galway
A 23-runner Flat contest over 2m6f97y at Galway (5:41), on Yielding going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.
How the race shapes up
No one obviously wants the lead — likely a steadily-run, tactical affair where being handy pays.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Fair Damsel KTB Selection70/100
Fair Damsel is a useful performer who has run twice at Galway without placing. She has shown ability on yielding ground with a win and two places from three runs, and the drop back from 3m to this trip poses a fresh question. The trainer and jockey both hold an 11% strike rate at the track with positive A/E figures.
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2Deise Crystal64/100
Deise Crystal is a useful performer on the balance of her ratings and recent placed efforts at shorter trips. She steps up in trip today for the first time which asks a fresh question while her two runs on yielding ground have produced no win or place. The trainer has a 9% strike rate from 23 runs here and the jockey is operating at a 3% strike rate from 252 rides.
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3Ladiam60/100
Useful performer who has run well at this track without winning. Placed on four of seven starts on yielding ground and has form at today's trip, though he steps up in distance today from his latest 2m4½f run. Trainer's modest 3% strike-rate at Galway is offset by the jockey's strong 38% record here from a small sample.
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4Trackman Tommy57/100
Trackman Tommy is a fair performer who showed ability when winning a point last time after a string of pulled-up efforts under rules. He steps up in trip today with no experience of yielding ground, which adds uncertainty given his limited data on both. The trainer has an 8% strike rate from 25 runs at Galway.
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5Kilkee Bay56/100
Useful performer who has been competitive on yielding ground and arrives in reasonable form after mixing hurdles and fences. Drops back in trip today having failed to trouble the judge in two previous tries at this distance. Trainer's modest 6% strike rate at Galway from a big sample is a negative.
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6Princess Felicia54/100
Fair performer who won her only start at this trip and has shown she handles yielding ground with a placed effort from two tries.
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7Joshua Chamberlain53/100
Useful performer who has placed in all three starts at this trip and arrives in reasonable form after a string of respectable efforts.
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8Barryroe Madam53/100
Fair mare who has shown consistent placed form at this track, finishing third twice from three runs here.
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9Monty's Way51/100
Monty's Way is a fair performer who has struggled badly this year with three poor runs after a lengthy break.
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10Clone Cross48/100
Clone Cross is a useful performer on the balance of his ratings and recent form that includes solid placed efforts at this level.
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11The Little Yank46/100
The Little Yank is a useful performer with strong course connections here having finished second on his latest visit to Galway.
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12Hickeys Hill44/100
Fair sort who won a handicap at Limerick last year but has looked out of sorts in both starts this season.
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13John Storey44/100
Useful performer who showed a bit more spark when third on return at Downpatrick last month after a string of poor efforts.
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14Coup d'Essay43/100
Coup d'Essay is a fair performer on the balance of his ratings and nine runs to date yet has shown little spark this season with a string of poor efforts.
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15Scarlet Purse42/100
Scarlet Purse is a fair performer on the balance of his ratings and past efforts yet has shown little spark this year with a string of poor finishes.
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16Moonshine Girl40/100
Moonshine Girl is a fair mare who has been placed a few times this year but has not won for a long time.
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17Ranger Billy39/100
Ranger Billy is a fair 10-year-old who has shown some competitiveness on yielding ground with a placed effort from four starts and has also placed three times from seven runs at this trip.
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18Lucky This Time39/100
Fair performer who has been well beaten on all five starts to date and showed no spark when last seen.
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19Phildante38/100
Phildante is a fair performer who has shown some spark this season with a win and a placed effort from his last five starts.
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20Tedworth38/100
Tedworth is a fair performer who has won once on yielding ground from four starts.
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21El Arco38/100
Modest performer who has struggled to make an impact in eight starts and was well beaten on return at Downpatrick.
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22Gypsy Poet38/100
Gypsy Poet is a modest performer on the balance of his seven runs to date with recent form reading 876-07.
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23Katie's Casper36/100
Fair performer who has been consistent enough without winning in recent starts.
KTB verdict
KTB's top-rated runner is Fair Damsel on a Fit Score of 70/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Deise Crystal and Ladiam.
KTB Selection Fair Damsel
This is the narrative read of the 5:41 Galway. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Galway racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Galway results & records page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 5:41 at Galway?
Fair Damsel tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 70/100.
How many runners are in this race?
23 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).
What is the going for the 5:41 at Galway?
The going is described as Yielding.
What distance is this race run over?
It is run over 2m6f97y.
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