15:25 Galway

Sunday 28 October 2018

All12:3513:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

Glenman Corporation Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 35.90s

Dom Dolo²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Fleming| OR: 129| D

18/1

Winner of two of his four hurdle starts including success in a Thurles novice contest over this trip in December. Worth a market check.

Form: 511P-

High Sparrow^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 126

3/1

Won on hurdling debut in February but generally well held in three starts since. Worth a check in the market with the yard holding a 46% win and place strike rate at this meeting since 2015 and sports first-time tongue-tie here.

Form: 21123-3

Hareth^p⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: C Byrnes| OR: 124

20/1

Improved under both codes of late and well backed to win on the flat a couple of starts back. Unlikely to add to his three hurdle wins to date.

Form: 36172-0

Fine Theatre^b¹⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: E T Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 121

20/1

Not seen since April with a number of largely disappointing efforts over hurdles and the larger obstacles. Well out of his depth in this company.

Form: 7U42B0-

Crosshue Boy^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 120

10/1

Solid and consistent winning four of his last five starts over fences. Last win over hurdles came over 12-months ago at Wexford off a 2lb lower mark. Holds decent place claims.

Form: 611131-

Josies Orders¹⁸³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 117

16/1

Winner of three of his 18 hurdle starts but better know for his exploits over Cross Country obstacles of late. Could be blowing a few cobwebs away here.

Form: 026P21-

Seskinane¹⁷⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: B McMahon| OR: 117| D

25/1

Dual distance winner at Navan and Ballinrobe in April in a handicap hurdle off a 6lb lower mark. Could still be a little high in the handicap.

Form: 33341-3

Auvergnat¹⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 116| BF

12/1

Commands respect winning two of his last four starts since February including success in the cross country chase at the Punchestown festival. Last seen over hurdles finishing third of 14 here in this contest 12-months ago. Place claims.

Form: 3F141-3

Antimatter¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 114

14/1

Plenty to like about his latest start running Hearts Are Trumps - second here yesterday - to 3L finishing second of 11 pulling 5L clear of the rest. Can go well at a price.

Form: 344062

Vision D'Ete⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 119

20/1

Solid 21% strike rate for the yard at this meeting in the last three years and a 57% win and place strike rate in the same period. Gelding needs to find maiden hurdle form.

Form: 421P-0

Amaulino¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: D J Mullins| T: C Bowe| OR: 111

33/1

Recent chase winner who has appeared to lose its way over timber, well held in six starts in handicap hurdles. Unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 875-156

Mysloegin^t¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: J R Finn| OR: 110| C

16/1

Two from 15 over hurdles and never nearer here yesterday when racing in rear for most of the way before making late headway when too late. Any market move should be monitored.

Form: 1621F6

Suinda¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 109

5/2

Will have disappointed connections in four gloomy maiden hurdle spins to date and may find one or two better handicapped in this contest.

Form: 3-15434

Odit^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 106

16/1

Lightly-raced gelding spent 18 months on the sidelines and is yet to show anything in a number of dull efforts over hurdles since returning to action in May.

Form: 6/905F4

Aasleagh Dawn¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

25/1

Found herself going to Listowel last month on a hat-trick of wins following solid displays at Downpatrick and Wexford, but has appeared to lose direction in a number of disappointing displays since. Tough ask.

Form: 712064

Muroor^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 104

25/1

Well held in novice company last month at Downpatrick but has performed admirably in his last three handicap hurdle starts finishing first past the post on each occasion. Likely to worry one or two here.

Form: 49D151

Oh'herewego^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 104

11/1

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins following encouraging wins at Listowel and Tipperary recently. Now 16lb higher than first win and may find life tough from now on.

Form: 54-1911

Bye Bye O Bye^b,t⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 101

20/1

Without a win since 2016 and on a losing run of 18. Well held in both runs last month and well held when fourth of 13 at Cork recently. Not getting any younger.

Form: 235004

Baltimore Buzz⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Lynch| OR: 101

50/1

Eight-race hurdler including a grim effort in a Cork handicap hurdle on good ground earlier this month on stable debut. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 6P/P0P-0

Non-Runners

The King Of Brega²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 11

T: H De Bromhead J: D Robinson

Freedom Statue⁸²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: S J Mahon J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Suinda (5/2), High Sparrow (3/1), The King Of Brega (8/1), Crosshue Boy (10/1), Oh'herewego (11/1), Auvergnat (12/1), Antimatter (14/1), Odit (16/1), Josies Orders (16/1), Mysloegin (16/1), Dom Dolo (18/1), Bye Bye O Bye (20/1), Vision D'Ete (20/1), Fine Theatre (20/1), Hareth (20/1), Muroor (25/1), Aasleagh Dawn (25/1), Seskinane (25/1), Amaulino (33/1), Baltimore Buzz (50/1), Freedom Statue (50/1)

The J P McManus-owned AUVERGNAT can step up on his third of 14 in this contest 12-months ago and land the spoils on return to the track, ahead of potentially game handicapper, High Sparrow from the Joseph O'Brien yard and the Willie Mullins-trained Suinda. Nith of 14 in this race last year, Freedom Statue could go well at a price if making the line-up.