17:00 Galway

Friday 30 July 2021

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Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

Arcadian Sunrise³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| OR: 136| D

5/1

7/4, creditable third of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 34 days ago. Useful winning hurdler who is much respected back in this sphere.

Form: 131/86-1

Getaway Gorgeous⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136| D

8/1

11/2, won 7-runner listed mares event at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 82 days ago by 1½ lengths from Western Victory. Not ruled out for top yard.

Form: 25800-1

Ruaille Buaille¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135| D

7/1

Easily landed odds in 3-runner minor event hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 3830-11

Hes A Hardy Bloke^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 134| D

22/1

Three wins from 6 runs last season. Seventh of 10 in maiden (11/4) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) on flat debut 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and no forlorn hope with better to come.

Form: 213110-

Politicise^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 133

22/1

33/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (12.4f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 910-036

Play The Game^h,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 132| D

80/1

Useful winner at 17f in chases. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good, 12/1) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles but not easy to make a case for.

Form: 73/3B16-

Advanced Virgo^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 131| C

25/1

One win from 2 runs last season. Only tenth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, soft, 6/1) 26 days ago. Stable in good form so could bounce back.

Form: 5153/18-

Goulane Chosen¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 130| D

50/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft, 10/3) 19 days ago. Should go well again despite 7 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 71-U131

Happy Jacky¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 127

28/1

11/2, good fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 14 days ago. Shortlisted off an unchanged mark here.

Form: 5140-64

Run For Oscar²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 127| BF

9/2

One win from 3 runs last season. 5/2, excellent third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 27 days ago. Stable having good spell so he must enter calculations.

Form: 1/221-63

Bua Boy¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| C

10/1

Course winner who wasn't knocked about after 5 months off when ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 11/1) 152 days ago. Well worth a market check.

Form: 3/01139-

Glorious Zoff^t¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 127| D

66/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (12f). Switches from Flat to hurdles and others are preferred at these weights.

Form: 1230-

The Little Yank¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 119| D

8/1

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good, 7/2) 10 days ago, responding well. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7-72321

Excelcius¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 117| D

25/1

Career best when comfortably winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 14/1) 15 days ago. Hiked up 13 lb but no forlorn hope.

Form: 8650-01

Golden Spear^t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 116| C

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Only twelfth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 34 days ago so needs to step forward over hurdles with tongue strap refitted.

Form: 00/5000-

Flying Scotsman^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 117| C

4/1

Useful winner at 12f on Flat who made light of 6-month absence when opening his account over hurdles in 2m novice at Navan 44 days ago. Into handicaps now with plenty more to offer so a big player.

Form: 535-1

Jiving Jerry¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 109| C

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April and respectable 12¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Excelcius in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Course winner too so in the mix.

Form: 23551-5

Non-Runners

Ballyoisin⁶⁰⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: E Bolger J: Mark Walsh

Wouldn't You Agree²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: E Griffin J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

Flying Scotsman (4/1), Run For Oscar (9/2), Arcadian Sunrise (5/1), Ballyoisin (6/1), Ruaille Buaille (7/1), The Little Yank (8/1), Getaway Gorgeous (8/1), Bua Boy (10/1), Wouldn't You Agree (14/1), Hes A Hardy Bloke (22/1), Politicise (22/1), Excelcius (25/1), Golden Spear (25/1), Advanced Virgo (25/1), Happy Jacky (28/1), Jiving Jerry (40/1), Goulane Chosen (50/1), Glorious Zoff (66/1), Play The Game (80/1)

Lots in with a shout. FLYING SCOTSMAN signalled he's one to keep very much on the right side of when a sylish winner on his return from a break at Navan and he can follow up now venturing into handicap company. Run For Oscar hails from an in-form yard and is feared most on the back of his excellent Bellewstown third, with Bua Boy another worth a second look after his considerate Naas return.