19:15 Galway

Wednesday 28 July 2021

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Off time: 19:18 | Winning time: 4m 24.6s

Winter Escape^t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 140| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 40/1, well-beaten seventh of 8 to Sole Pretender in Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Not on a bad mark back chasing.

Form: 0P0/91-7

Abbey Magic⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 139| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Bit below form fourth of 9 in chase (5/1) at Listowel (19f, good) 51 days ago. 1 of 7 for yard. Worth considering.

Form: 21543-4

Bridge Native^t⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 135| C| D

33/1

Four wins from 10 runs last season. Switches from Flat to chase (useful in this sphere). Work to do.

Form: 147-354

Charlie Stout^t¹⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P E Corbett| T: S Nolan| OR: 134| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.7f, heavy, 17/2) 153 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 23C13/7-

Due Reward^b,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 134

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Second in 2019 Galway Hurdle. 1 of 7 for yard. Respected.

Form: 009-264

Exit Poll¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 133

7/1

Latest win in chase at Leopardstown in March. 10/1, fourth of 7 in novice chase at Killarney (23f, good) 12 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 271F0-4

Raya Time^h¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133

18/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. 6/1, fell first in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good) 12 days ago. 1 of 7 runners from yard.

Form: 332-31F

Tiger Voice^t⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 11/4, career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Punchestown (16f, soft) 60 days ago, driven out. 5 lb rise to deal with. 1 of 7 for yard.

Form: 1F436-1

Jan Maat^b1,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131

25/1

10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, better signs when fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) 44 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. 1 of 7 for yard. Interesting.

Form: 64F00-4

Valdieu¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 130

25/1

25/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good) 12 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 3/P3P-55

Zarkareva^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Coleman| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| D

16/1

Unseated rider 2 out in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good, 16/1) 12 days ago, may have finished in frame. 1 of 7 for yard. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4353-2U

Andalusa^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 129

18/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap chase (22/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3985-F4

Star Max^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 127

6/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in April. 4/1, creditable second of 5 in chase at Limerick (18f, good) 18 days ago. Perennial silver medallist, though doesn't usually do much wrong.

Form: 21-2222

Scheu Time^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: K C Sexton| T: J Nash| OR: 125| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Off 5 months, 28/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 13 days ago, running on late. Switches from hurdles to chase. Can make presence felt.

Form: 30206-4

Yaha Fizz¹⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 123

66/1

Unreliable individual. 80/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 150 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Booking of Gainford a plus.

Form: R88600-

Ingleby Mackenzie^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Slevin| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121| BF

25/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in June. Below form third of 12 in handicap chase (5/2) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 42 days ago. 1 of 7 from yard.

Form: 4838-13

Benefit Run²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119| D

50/1

Unreliable sort. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Uphill task.

Form: 4R464-8

Dollar Value^h⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 118

12/1

15/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase and still unexposed in this sphere (good third over C&D in October). One to note.

Form: FR6-197

Great Khan^t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 118

50/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. 28/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 423-159

Grange Walk¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 116| D

7/1

6/1, career best when winning 16-runner novice chase at Limerick (18f, good) 18 days ago, driven clear. Makes handicap chase debut. Could have even more to offer. RESERVE.

Form: 647-041

Non-Runners

Rewritetherules⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: J J Hanlon J: Simon Torrens

Wolfofallstreets¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Tiger Voice (9/2), Star Max (6/1), Exit Poll (7/1), Grange Walk (7/1), Abbey Magic (11/1), Dollar Value (12/1), Scheu Time (14/1), Zarkareva (16/1), Andalusa (18/1), Raya Time (18/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (25/1), Valdieu (25/1), Due Reward (25/1), Jan Maat (25/1), Rewritetherules (25/1), Bridge Native (33/1), Winter Escape (33/1), Charlie Stout (40/1), Benefit Run (50/1), Great Khan (50/1), Yaha Fizz (66/1)

Henry de Bromhead is responsible for a third of the line-up and his JAN MAAT could be worth chancing after showing better signs at Kilbeggan. He's well handicapped if that sparks a full revival and the fitting of blinkers could help. Scheu Time, Dollar Value and Due Reward are also among the big players.