17:55 Galway

Monday 30 July 2018

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Easyfix Handicap Hurdle (88-109)

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 3m 51.00s

Afatcat^p,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S J Mahon| OR: 109| C

25/1

Three time hurdles winner and ran a fair race when fourth at Sligo (2m, good) on seasonal debut recently. More needed here.

Form: 32859-4

Golden Poet^b1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

14/1

Kilbeggan handicap hurdle winner on good ground in June. Fair form in two subsequent starts and races off a mark 5lb higher than for that success.

Form: 255-815

Shake The Bucket²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: N P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 109| CD

10/1

Course winner at this meeting two years ago. Finished runner-up in a Wexford handicap chase on good-to-firm ground last time out and interesting on his return to hurdles.

Form: 4/228-02

Storm Rising^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

10/1

Belated maiden hurdle winner at Limerick (good) earlier this month. Held back in handicaps subsequently however and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 422215

The Major General^t²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

13/2

Failed to trouble the judge in five starts over hurdles so far. Returning from a break and market support would be interesting for a leading yard.

Form: 08855-

Act In Time^h,t³³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche| OR: 108| D

16/1

Put a disappointing effort over fences behind him when finishing fourth at Killarney (2m1f, good) in a beginners chase last August. Making his seasonal debut.

Form: 5/13474-

Billy's Angel^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: A E Lynch| T: A Murray| OR: 108| D

12/1

Bumper winner on good ground in May last year. Placed over hurdles since and ran a decent race when sixth on handicap debut last time.

Form: 535-346

Ineffable^b1⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 108

50/1

Winner on the AW earlier this year. Finished last of eight on his return to hurdling last month and probably best watched at present.

Form: 651/70-8

Mezajy¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 107| D

50/1

Disappointing since winning on good ground at Wexford (2m) in May. Races off a mark 4lb higher than for that success.

Form: 18-1986

Motcomb Street^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 107

9/1

Placed on soft and heavy ground over hurdles. Returning from an absence when sixth on the Flat last month and making his handicap debut.

Form: 4/4422-

Trump Sixteen^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S J Mahon| OR: 107

25/1

Handicap hurdle winner on soft-to-heavy ground at Limerick in April. Well held on better ground in two subsequent outings however.

Form: 5431-70

Bensachuine¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 106

33/1

15 race maiden in all spheres ran well to finish 1L second at Cork (2m, good-to-firm) earlier this month. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 6-52532

From Eden^p⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 106

50/1

Fair fourth in a novice hurdle here last year. Failed to figure since and looks likely to struggle on this occasion.

Form: 58000-0

Mysloegin^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: J R Finn| OR: 106| CD

11/2

Maiden hurdle winner on good-to-firm ground at Wexford earlier this month. Decent efforts in handicaps prior to that and is of interest once more.

Form: 02-3441

Dixie Highway¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: M A Enright| T: P J Flynn| OR: 105| D

12/1

Placed second in a 16 runner Gowran Park (2m, good) handicap hurdle on his latest hurdles outing. Repeat of that should see him involved in the finish.

Form: 248P4-2

Riverrainshine⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S J Mahon| OR: 105

40/1

Placed in a maiden hurdle over 2m5f on soft ground here last September. Absent since and others hold stronger claims dropping in trip.

Form: 342403-

Kellyiscool⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 109

8/1

Promising efforts in three maiden hurdles. Finished 5L third at Tipperary (2m, good) on the most recent of those and is one to note on handicap debut following a break.

Form: 44-3

Foxy Lass^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 106

50/1

Maiden hurdle winner on soft-to-heavy ground last September. Well beaten since however and likely to find this contest too competitive.

Form: 746-363

Viking Hoard^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 106

11/2

Impressive 15L winner of a handicap hurdle at Killarney (2m4f, good) earlier this month. Leading contender off an 11lb higher mark with further improvement on the cards.

Form: 7-00231

Benny In Milan¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 105

50/1

Well beaten on debut for this yard last time out and likely to struggle if making the line-up. First reserve.

Form: 7/187-95

Non-Runners

Ange D'Or Javilex⁵⁸¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Ingleby Mackenzie¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 2

Derby De Thaix³⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mysloegin (11/2), Viking Hoard (11/2), The Major General (13/2), Kellyiscool (8/1), Ange D'Or Javilex (8/1), Motcomb Street (9/1), Storm Rising (10/1), Shake The Bucket (10/1), Dixie Highway (12/1), Billy's Angel (12/1), Golden Poet (14/1), Act In Time (16/1), Trump Sixteen (25/1), Afatcat (25/1), Bensachuine (33/1), Riverrainshine (40/1), Ineffable (50/1), Benny In Milan (50/1), Mezajy (50/1), From Eden (50/1), Foxy Lass (50/1)

DIXIE HIGHWAY has been running well over hurdles and can go one better than when finishing runner-up on his latest start in this sphere. Viking Hoard impressed when winning last time out and can finish runner-up while third can go the way of Mysloegin who has a leading jockey on board having won a maiden contest last time.