Collecting Coin looking to make it third time lucky in Irish EBF Maiden

King Of Kingsfield can get back to winning ways by taking the Latin Quarter Beginners’ Chase for Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy. The seven-year-old has won just twice in 15 starts but has often been highly tried.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025 - 06:19

Tommy Lyons

Day two in Ballybrit and Collecting Coin can make it third time lucky by taking the Caulfield Industrial Irish EBF Maiden.

Unraced at two, Jessica Harrington’s colt was quite well regarded prior to his debut and he ran a race full of promise when finishing third behind Jagged Edge. Given the stable was under a cloud at the time, there was even more merit to it, and he followed up that run by finishing runner-up to the promising Fingerpaint.

Off for two months since that run, a period during which he was gelded, he sets a good standard in this race and, from a decent draw, he should be involved from the outset and prove too smart for these rivals. Raykir and Eichan San can give him most to think about.

The nine-year-old Loingseoir is due another visit to the winner’s enclosure and can earn it by taking the finale, the Caulfield Industrial Handicap.

Trained by Michael Grassick, of late he has been running well without much luck, including last time out, when sixth in a competitive handicap at the Curragh.

From a decent draw and with Nicola Burns taking a handy 7lbs off his back, he looks sure to post a big effort and, if the gaps open up in time, he can put a seventh career victory on his card.

In November, he made his chasing debut and jumped and travelled particularly well up until the final fence, where he made a terrible mistake. Whether it made the difference between winning and losing is impossible to ascertain but stablemate and winner Down Memory Lane is a leading fancy for tomorrow’s Galway Plate.

The selection went back hurdling afterwards, without much reward, but back over fences and in this slightly easier company today, he can gain an overdue winning turn.

Great Attitude, who landed a gamble on his sole start to date, in a maiden hurdle, is an interesting rival, as is My Great Mate, but Jet Setting Jim got back on track last time out and can improve again. He makes each-way appeal.

The feature on day two is the Colm Quinn BMW Mile and Grey Leader has strong claims in a fiercely competitive race. Joe Murphy’s horse was a winner at this meeting in 2024 and returns off an almost identical prep, and also gets to run off the same mark.

Runner-up to Evening Blossom on his most recent outing, he is capable of even better and is sure to have been primed for the return to this venue. He has strong claims, while the brilliantly consistent Coeur d’Or, who won this in 2023, and Slieve Binnian and Orandi, who finished a close third in the English Lincoln, hold obvious claims.

Flying Bay, who was also a winner at this meeting last year, has strong claims in the caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap. The four-year-old was off from that win here in August until early June and looked very much in need of the run. A fortnight later he reappeared and stepped up nicely to finish fifth behind impressive winner Summer Snow, who re-opposes. Sure to be much better for that run, he looks capable of winning off his mark of 76, though the high draw tempers enthusiasm just a little.

GALWAY (Tuesday)

5:05 La Note Verte

5:37 King Of Kingsfield

6:07 Thenandnow

6:40 Grey Leader

7:15 Collecting Coin (nap)

7:50 Flying Bay

8:20 Loingseoir (nb)

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