14:20 Galway

Tuesday 5 October 2021

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Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 22.90s

Kate Ill Know⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 94

7/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in March. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 6/1) 81 days ago. Claims if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 13-879

Indian Admiral³⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 92

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, good). First run for yard after leaving J. J. Lambe.

Form: 2894/0-

Beatty Trix¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 88

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good, 125/1) 145 days ago. Work to do on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 80-5

Argenta⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Crawley| OR: 86

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good) 88 days ago. Plenty to prove on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 980

Future Romance⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 86

15/8

Landed both her starts on the Flat this year and must be taken seriously on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000/F-

Fair Minded⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: D McDonogh| OR: 84| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good, 13/2) 41 days ago, not knocked about. One of the likelier contenders.

Form: 139-070

Johanna Yeats^t⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 84

10/3

7/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 3-53978

Attalco²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 80| D

33/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2016. 80/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: P79-U00

Eddies Pride^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 80

14/1

Fourth of 5 in minor event chase at Listowel (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Still looking for first success.

Form: 9P-P544

Non-Runners

A Different World²⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M Brassil J: J S McGarvey

Impressive Duke³⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 10

T: R McNally J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Future Romance (15/8), Johanna Yeats (10/3), Indian Admiral (5/1), Fair Minded (11/2), Kate Ill Know (7/1), Impressive Duke (7/1), A Different World (8/1), Eddies Pride (14/1), Beatty Trix (25/1), Attalco (33/1), Argenta (50/1)

FUTURE ROMANCE has really upped her game on the level this year and could be well handicapped on her return to hurdling. She gets the nod. Fair Minded and Kate Ill Know can also make their presence felt.