Galway

Ischgl has run four times and shown enough to place twice, including a second-place finish at Listowel, but the form is mixed — a 17th-place finish at Ascot 44 days ago suggests this horse doesn't travel well or handle different tracks. The high draw in 16 is a statistical disadvantage at Galway.

High Morals has run twice and come closest with a second-place finish at Bellewstown, showing this colt can compete but hasn't quite found the winning formula yet. With a low draw in 5, the horse has a slight statistical advantage at Galway, though the recent form dip from 2nd to 8th suggests inconsistency that needs ironing out.

Cromane has run once, finishing fifth, and has never raced on normal ground before — so this is a genuine unknown on a different surface. The trainer Joseph G Murphy has a solid record, but one race from 73 days ago is barely any form to speak of, and this filly is essentially starting from scratch.

Sovereigns Joy is making a racecourse debut with zero prior form, so this is a complete leap of faith based on breeding alone — by Kameko out of a Galileo mare. The trainer Natalia Lupini wouldn't have bothered bringing this horse here without believing in its ability, but first-time runners are always a gamble.

Petrolio makes a debut with no form whatsoever, so this is pure guesswork — by Space Traveller out of a Dark Angel mare. The trainer Noel Meade has a modest win rate this season, and without any previous race data, there's little to hang your hat on.

Good Newbridge makes a debut with nothing to go on — by Calyx, a sire known for speed, out of a War Command mare. The trainer Michael Mulvany has sent out 19 winners this season, a modest record, and with no prior form and a high draw in 4, this remains a complete gamble.

Supreme Act's recent form is a concern — a seventh-place finish at Bellewstown just 28 days ago came after an unrecorded run at Down Royal 42 days prior. The high draw in 15 carries a statistical headwind at Galway, and with two races producing minimal results, this colt looks outgunned in this field.

Imperial Duke is a debut runner with no prior form, by Equiano out of an Approve mare — solid pedigree but no track record to assess. The trainer Daniel McLoughlin has a poor win rate from only 25 races, and the high draw in 17 works against the statistics at this course and distance.

Jisir is a debut runner from the Denis Gerard Hogan yard, which has sent out 54 winners already this season — a yard clearly firing on all cylinders. By Tasleet out of a Teofilo mare, this colt has decent bloodlines, but like all first-time runners, form is impossible to read until the gates spring open.

Romance has one race from 81 days ago producing a fifth-place finish, and the trainer Josh Halley's yard is struggling with a 0-for-9 record this season. The high draw in 18 is the worst statistical position, and with minimal form and trainer results trending downward, Romance faces an uphill battle.

Amigos Legacy has been away for 112 days — the longest absence in this field — and returns with two previous races showing seventh and sixth-place finishes, neither on normal ground. The trainer Denis Gerard Hogan is in form, but the long layoff combined with poor recent results and a mid draw in 12 creates real question marks.

Closefield Beau has one previous race 42 days ago (venue and distance unknown) that yielded a place, so this horse has shown at least it can compete. The trainer Daniel McLoughlin has sent out 9 winners this season, but a high draw in 14 and complete lack of ground-specific experience make this a risky proposition.

September Duke has run once and finished 11th, a poor enough result, but trainer Andrew Slattery is clearly keen to get more racing into this colt — back at the track just 31 days later. The mid draw in 11 is neutral, but the form is weak and one bad run is not enough to build confidence around this horse yet.