16:25 Galway

Saturday 27 October 2018

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Faber Audiovisuals Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 57.90s

Off You Go²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M A Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 134| D

10/1

Tough ask on seasonal debut off top weight running 27Lb higher than his win at Limerick in December. Likely to be better handicap sorts lurking.

Form: 406311-

Morga³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: A E Lynch| T: D McDonogh| OR: 130| D

8/1

Lightly raced distance winner who ran an eye-catching fifth of 20 here at the festival in August in a 2m handicap hurdle. Holds strong place claims here.

Form: 2320/65-

Hearts Are Trumps¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 125| C| D

6/4

Winner of two of his last four hurdle races the latest coming over C&D off an 11lb lower mark, easing clear in the closing stages. Has a number of conditions to suit and may take some catching here.

Form: 60-1421

Lilshane⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 122| D

12/1

Distance winner of a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in April off a 6lb lower mark. Can go well but may find a couple of younger types performing better.

Form: R10-35D

Chatham Street Lad⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Winters| OR: 118| D

8/1

Desperate chaser whose sole hurdle victory in seven came in a Cork novice contest in January over this trip. Place claims.

Form: 6P-69U4

Konig Hall^p,t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 118| D

17/2

Solid and consistent in a number of runs on the Flat, over fences and the hurdles course. Enjoying his racing for his age and not easily dismissed.

Form: 2-32132

Linger³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 112| D

16/1

Distance winner but races 13lb below last winning mark these days and needs a chunk of improvement to land a blow here.

Form: 0-PP557

Mysloegin^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J R Finn| OR: 110| CD

6/1

Genuine and tough, stable star who has finished in the first two in three of her last five starts since July, winning on a couple of occasions. Fall latest can be dismissed and one to hit the frame.

Form: 41621F

Pound A Stroke^p²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 106| BF| D

10/1

In smart form towards the end of the season in April rising 13lb in the weights. Needs more improvement in this company.

Form: 2P8312-

Non-Runners

Runyon Rattler¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

One In All In⁷²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

Hearts Are Trumps (6/4), Mysloegin (6/1), Morga (8/1), Chatham Street Lad (8/1), Konig Hall (17/2), Off You Go (10/1), Pound A Stroke (10/1), Lilshane (12/1), One In All In (14/1), Linger (16/1), Runyon Rattler (16/1)

It is an arduous task to try and see past the J P McManus-owned HEARTS ARE TRUMPS who boasts an alluring profile following on from his win over C&D here earlier in the month and looks full of potential here. In the same colours, Off You Go looks set to prove to be the biggest danger in the race, while Morga, Chatham Street Lad and the gallant Konig Hall are capable of hitting the frame.