15:15 Galway

Tuesday 9 October 2018

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GalwayPubs.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 3.80s

Rock De Baune¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Geraghty| T: J E Kiely| OR: 121| D

16/1

Failed beat an opponent home in nine and 14-runner races in the spring and difficult to make case for the gelding here.

Form: 3179-0

Westerner Point¹⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: E O'Grady| OR: 117| D

20/1

Prolific 136-rated chaser who is three from 12 over hurdles. Logical to give hurdles another try as he has gone well fresh previously.

Form: 8713P6-

Chateauneuf Du Pap¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 116

12/1

Well held 27L on his last hurdle start in May. Plenty to prove in this contest looking at exposed form.

Form: 621F1-6

Hearts Are Trumps⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 114| BF| D

5/4

Has been in consistent form in three starts since May, winning a Clonmel handicap hurdle off a 10lb lower mark before game runs in defeat since.

Form: 660-142

Ingleby Mackenzie^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: E Doyle| OR: 118

8/1

In scintillating form on the Flat and over hurdles. His recent performances though have seen the game gelding rise 15lb in the weights but can go well again here.

Form: 211612

Magna Cartor³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 114| CD

40/1

Last of six behind 31L in a Sedgefield handicap hurdle last month. Looks up against it here.

Form: P-73676

Star Maker¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

9/2

Got off the mark at the fifth time of asking over hurdles in a Downpatrick maiden last month. Top trainer/jockey duo here and likely to be a leading player here.

Form: 43-661

Antimatter³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 112| D

10/1

Has failed to find the spark in five starts this term that saw the gelding win the final two races of his 2017 season off a 3lb lower mark. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 1-34406

Broder³²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 108

14/1

Improving hurdler who went up 20lb between May and November last year. Market check required on return to action.

Form: 205141-

Afatcat^b,t⁶⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: S J Mahon| OR: 103| C

50/1

C&D winner and is slipping back down to around a winning mark but has been bereft of any kind of form recently.

Form: 859-400

Make It Hurrah^t1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 106

11/1

Well beaten and no impression on the Flat and over hurdles over the summer and first time tongue tie unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 9730-97

Forecasts

Hearts Are Trumps (5/4), Star Maker (9/2), Ingleby Mackenzie (8/1), Antimatter (10/1), Make It Hurrah (11/1), Chateauneuf Du Pap (12/1), Broder (14/1), Rock De Baune (16/1), Westerner Point (20/1), Magna Cartor (40/1), Afatcat (50/1)

The J P McManus-trained HEARTS ARE TRUMPS can land the spoils here having been in consistent form in three starts since May, winning a Clonmel handicap hurdle off a 10lb lower mark before game runs in defeat at Galway and Clonmel. The solid and consistent, Ingleby Mackenzie and Star Maker for trainer/jockey combination, Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell appear to be the biggest dangers. Any market move for the out of sorts, Rock De Baune, should be monitored.