13:45 Galway

Tuesday 5 October 2021

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Ryans Cleaning, Disinfecting, Waste Disposal & Recycling Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 57.7s

Son Of Hypnos¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 113| C

13/2

Winner over hurdles here in September. Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 9/1) 15 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Wouldn't dismiss.

Form: 2P5317

Perry Owens^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 112| C

7/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 15 days ago, finishing well. Big shout.

Form: 1309-53

Balkito¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: B Connell| OR: 107

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 940-

Military Hill^t1⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 107| C

50/1

Course winner. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, good) 67 days ago, pulled up before last. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 31206/P

Fancy A Cosmo¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 107

5/1

Good second of 14 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Navan (20f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. More improvement needed.

Form: 57-0332

Punters Poet^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 105

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Good 3½ lengths third of 20 to Son of Hypnos in handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, good, 11/1) 29 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 1431P3

Pour Pavore^t¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 122 days ago.

Form: 3907-19

Present Road¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 103

28/1

40/1, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 138 days ago, just holding on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could do even better.

Form: F9-61

Tenth Amendment^h,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| OR: 102

50/1

Seventh of 19 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Navan (15.8f, good) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 5524/0-7

Rough Terain²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 99| BF

33/1

Bumper winner. Very well-backed, weakening in seventh or eighth when fell last in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft, 2/1) 7 months ago. Interesting to see if the money comes again.

Form: 908/00F-

Birdie Blitz³⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 98

18/1

Winner over hurdles at Fairyhouse in February 2020. Off 13 months. Might need this.

Form: 831/4F8-

So Easy Way^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: I Madden| OR: 97

125/1

150/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 8 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: PP7PP0

A Girl Like Me²¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Lee| OR: 93| C

9/1

Won similar event back from 10 months off here last year. Wouldn't dismiss on first run since March.

Form: 04/12P8-

Select Opportunity³⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 90| BF

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, soft, 9/2) when last seen 11 months ago. Seemingly been difficult to train in recent years (raced just 4 times since December 2018).

Form: F611/6P-

Non-Runners

City Limits¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Gearoid Brouder J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Perry Owens (7/2), Balkito (4/1), Fancy A Cosmo (5/1), Punters Poet (5/1), Son Of Hypnos (13/2), A Girl Like Me (9/1), Pour Pavore (11/1), Birdie Blitz (18/1), City Limits (25/1), Select Opportunity (28/1), Present Road (28/1), Rough Terain (33/1), Military Hill (50/1), Tenth Amendment (50/1), So Easy Way (125/1)

PERRY OWENS finished with a flourish at Listowel a fortnight ago and could be set to add to last year's juvenile success here. Punters Poet and Present Road are a couple of the other more likely types, while it will be interesting to see if money comes again for the returning Rough Terain.