16:32 Galway

Saturday 24 October 2020

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Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:34 | Winning time: 5m 32.40s

Ardhill¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, soft) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and open to progress, but mark demands it.

Form: P42-688

Westmead^b1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 102| D

33/1

Last of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, good to soft, 80/1) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 1P-P0P0

Padraic O Conaire^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 98

28/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0/5-093P

Soi Cowboy²⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 97

18/1

Last of 9 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 66/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8/P3UP9-

Not So Simple^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 96

3/1

Temperamental sort. 10/3, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good) 19 days ago, all out. Not certain to be in the same mood this time.

Form: FP5221

Dancing Jeremy³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Listowel (24f, good) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P-5486

Sizing Malbay^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon| OR: 95

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, soft) 17 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 457605

Spancil Hill^b¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 95

9/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 44735-5

Cosmic Rock²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

40/1

11/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 60825-P

Moyode Lady¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Nash| OR: 92

12/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) 12 days ago, left with too much to do.

Form: 207972

You Say Nothing^t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Tongue strap on first time. Should progress.

Form: 50P6

Feyan^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 88

5/1

7/1 and hooded for 1st time, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0/0339-2

Oscer Romero⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4/F28-66

Lesssaidthebetter⁵¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 86

33/1

Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good, 33/1). Off 17 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. J. Rothwell.

Form: 870F9/2-

A Girl Like Me²⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A Lee| OR: 83

50/1

Good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.5f, good to soft, 33/1), finishing well. Off 9 months.

Form: 26/7U04-

Dundeedy Lad^b1⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 83

18/1

Unreliable type. One win from 27 NH runs. 12/1, good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0865-74

Yeat's Encore^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 83| BF

6/1

Creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft, 4/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 336033

Non-Runners

Lucrezia Borja⁴³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: A W Short

Roscomroe⁴³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: J P Broderick J: Reserve 1

Scanimax¹⁷

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: I Madden J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Not So Simple (3/1), Feyan (5/1), Yeat's Encore (6/1), You Say Nothing (15/2), Spancil Hill (9/1), Moyode Lady (12/1), Dundeedy Lad (18/1), Soi Cowboy (18/1), Ardhill (18/1), Oscer Romero (18/1), Dancing Jeremy (20/1), Sizing Malbay (22/1), Lucrezia Borja (25/1), Padraic O Conaire (28/1), Lesssaidthebetter (33/1), Westmead (33/1), Cosmic Rock (40/1), A Girl Like Me (50/1), Scanimax (50/1), Roscomroe (66/1)

YOU SAY NOTHING left his qualifying runs well behind when sixth on handicap debut here 17 days ago, and while he has to prove his stamina over this far, the application of a tongue tie may help his finishing effort. He gets the vote, with Feyan and Yeat's Encore solid opponents.