20:15 Galway

Wednesday 28 July 2021

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Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 3m 53.90s

Bugs Moran

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

12/1

Pour Moi gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Laura Bullion and 2½m bumper winner/fair 19f hurdle winner Star Adventure. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

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Crisis Of Identity

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr L J Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

66/1

Alkaadhem gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Monbeg Rose, stayed 2½m and winning 2m hurdler Side of The Road, stays 2½m.

Form:

Derracrin^h1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

7/1

3/1, third of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago, rallying. Unusual pedigree for a bumper and hooded for first time but he's in top hands.

Form: 3

Esperti⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

4/1

9/1, second of 10 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, good) on debut 40 days ago, running on having been forced to switch.

Form: 2

Eternal Story

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: T M Walsh

12/1

Sidestep gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Eternal Army. Dam placed on Flat in Germany.

Form:

Forever Frankie¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, first run since leaving S. J. Mahon when sixth of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 30-6

He's In It^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ross Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin

200/1

200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago, weakening quickly.

Form: U00

Le Nouveau

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

11/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to top-class hurdler The New One and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Shimmer's Rock. Dam lightly raced over hurdles.

Form:

Level Neverending²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

5/1, third of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago.

Form: 3

Merlin Giant⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: E Mullins

11/10

Fourth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 4/1) on debut 92 days ago. Just about he one to beat.

Form: 4-

Modreeney²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J F O'Meara⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 4-0

Uknowcarty¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

33/1, twelfth of 18 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

Under Suspicion⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G Donnelly

125/1

100/1, tenth of 13 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut 50 days ago.

Form: 0

Annaparnell

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: S Donohoe

66/1

Sans Frontieres filly. Closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Tight Call.

Form:

Bella Bliss^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Getaway filly. Half-sister to modest hurdler Chelseas Friend. Dam (h64) 2½m bumper winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Easytigerbandit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Valirann filly. Dam (h76) maiden hurdler.

Form:

Non-Runners

Helisone

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Mr D Roche

Forecasts

Merlin Giant (11/10), Esperti (4/1), Level Neverending (9/2), Derracrin (7/1), Helisone (10/1), Le Nouveau (11/1), Bugs Moran (12/1), Eternal Story (12/1), Forever Frankie (40/1), Bella Bliss (66/1), Annaparnell (66/1), Crisis Of Identity (66/1), Easytigerbandit (66/1), Modreeney (100/1), Under Suspicion (125/1), He's In It (200/1), Uknowcarty (250/1)

MERLIN GIANT shaped with plenty of promise when fourth in a valuable bumper at Punchestown in April and that performance is just about the best on offer here. Le Nouveau boasts a taking pedigree and couldn't be in better hands, with Esperti also considered.