17:10 Galway
Friday 4 August 2017
All17:1017:4518:1518:5019:2519:5520:25
Guinness Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  2m 11y  |  Soft  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:10Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 53.9s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Victorious at Wexford (good) over 2m in June. Ran well when third at Killarney (good) subsequently and interesting if reappearing here having been engaged in the 17:15 here yesterday.
Disappointing at Bellewstown (good) on his most recent hurdles outing but ran well when fourth of 12 over 1m4f at The Curragh (good-to-firm) on the Flat subsequently. Interesting runner here.
Ran well enough when fifth of 14 at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) in April. Races off a mark 1lb higher than when a close third in a valuable contest at Leopardstown (good) in January and one for the shortlist today.
Successful the last twice including over an extended 2m at Bellewstown (good) a month ago. Races off a mark 10lb higher than for that victory today and would probably prefer quicker ground than is forecast here.
Disappointing on the Flat since finishing runner-up at The Curragh (yielding-to-soft) over 2m in June. Represents a leading stable here and one to note on his first hurdles appearance since 2015.
Off the mark in this sphere when winning at Kilbeggan (2m, good) last month. Represents leading connections here and one to note on his handicap debut.
Successful on her final outing for trainer Niall Madden when winning by 20L at Tipperary (good) over 2m in May. Disappointing third on debut for this leading stable at Sligo (good) last month and making her handicap debut today.
Won by a head when contesting a maiden hurdle over an extended 2m1f at Ballinrobe (good) last time out. Beaten 15L off a 2lb lower mark on hist most recent handicap outing and others look more likely winners of this.
In good form of late following up a short-head second at Roscommon (yielding-to-soft) by winning by a neck at Sligo (good). Both of those starts came over an extended 2m and he has a leading jockey on board here.
Winner on the Flat over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe (good) on his penultimate outing. Ran well when fifth in a competitive Flat handicap here on Wednesday and interesting to see how he fares today.
Dead-heated for first in a Down Royal (good) maiden hurdle in May but held in a novice hurdle at Roscommon subsequently. Fair efforts on the Flat since but others make more appeal here.
Maiden after 14 starts and disappointing favourite when 11L sixth of 16 behind Stormey at Bellewstown (good) last month. Wears cheekpieces for the first time today and races from out of the handicap here.
Non-Runners
1
Morga1
Weight: 11-10|Â Â Age: 7
T: D McDonogh  J: B R Dalton
NR
5
Zanjabeel14
Weight: 10-13|Â Â Age: 4
T: G Elliott  J: D N Russell
NR
Forecasts
Camlann (5/1), Zanjabeel (11/2), Golden Spear (6/1), All's Quiet (13/2), Monarch (7/1), Roachdale House (8/1), Tay Lane (8/1), Top Othe Ra (10/1), Ceide Fields (10/1), Stormey (12/1), Light That (14/1), Morga (20/1), Zafayan (25/1), Silken Thomas (33/1)
ROACHDALE HOUSE can follow up his Sligo victory last month off a 6lb higher mark here. The selection has form on a softer surface when runner-up at Roscommon the time before and can get the better of Zafayan who is making his first hurdles start in nearly two years while Golden Spear who ran in a highly competitive handicap on the Flat last time out can claim third here off a mark 3lb higher than when a close third in a valuable contest at Leopardstown in January.
- Roachdale House
- Zafayan
- Golden Spear
Prize Money
1st: €18,450.002nd: €5,700.003rd: €2,700.004th: €1,200.005th: €450.00
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