19:45 Galway

Friday 30 July 2021

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Hop House 13 (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 3m 55.70s

The Gossiper^p1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 113

6/1

Two from four so far in bumpers. 7/4, improved when winning 10-runner bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, good) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Vulnerable at this level, though.

Form: FF/10-71

Lahinch Three⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

4/1

5/6, won 15-runner bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good) on NH debut 46 days ago, easily. That form isn't really working out, but he's open to improvement.

Form: 1

Moulane West¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Foley| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. 17/2, career best when winning 14-runner bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago, easily. More required in this company.

Form: 05-61

Sin A Bhfuil^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| D

12/1

10/11 and tongue strap on for 1st time, opened his account at the fifth attempt 12-runner bumper at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 27 days ago, forging clear. Others have more potential.

Form: 5232-1

Gris Majeur^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Mrs D Foster

8/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. First run since leaving Ian Ferguson when 11/4 and hooded for 1st time, won 11-runner bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 17 days ago, impressively. Respected.

Form: 1-81

Hey Johnny⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

14/1

Off the mark at the third attempt in 9-runner bumper at Ballinrobe (16.3f, heavy) 66 days ago, going clear. This should prove much tougher.

Form: 56-1

Dani Barcelona⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

7/1

8/13, won 13-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.2f, good) on NH debut 49 days ago. Well-bred sort with top trainer, so open to a chunk of improvement.

Form: 1

Pierian Spring^h1²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Murphy

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 9-

Slievenamon John

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S J Harty

100/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Waldpark gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Schwarzwald and fair chaser in France Son of Alex. Dam unraced.

Form:

Up The Club¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss R Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, 19¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Moulane West in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 8-06

Whispering Chance

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P Corcoran

66/1

Scorpion gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 2m Flat/fair 2m-17f hurdle winner Spice Bar and 7f-1¾m Flat/fairly useful 17f hurdle winner Scottish Boogie.

Form:

Ashroe Diamond⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/8

Promising sort. Won 12-runner bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 10/11) on NH debut 75 days ago, cruising clear. Looks an exciting prospect and should take all the beating.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Imperial Ruler⁷¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: D A McLoughlin J: Mr F Maguire

Burnin Rubber¹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P G Kelly J: P J Cawley

Deal Again

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: V T O'Brien J: Mr J I Duggan

Forecasts

Ashroe Diamond (11/8), Lahinch Three (4/1), The Gossiper (6/1), Dani Barcelona (7/1), Gris Majeur (8/1), Sin A Bhfuil (12/1), Moulane West (12/1), Hey Johnny (14/1), Imperial Ruler (14/1), Deal Again (50/1), Whispering Chance (66/1), Burnin Rubber (66/1), Slievenamon John (100/1), Up The Club (150/1), Pierian Spring (200/1)

ASHROE DIAMOND simply cruised away to make an emphatic winning debut at Wexford in May and has presumably been saved for this, so she's very difficult to oppose with a good deal of improvement likely. Her stablemate, Dani Barcelona, fits a similar mould, so she's respected along with Gris Majeur, who made an impressive start for Denise Foster recently.