15:02 Galway

Saturday 23 October 2021

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Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 4m 11.80s

Champagne Vacation^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 100

40/1

Modest hurdler. Below form eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy, 16/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 950-5F8

Colonel Mustard¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr| T: L Fowler| OR: 136| D

5/6

Useful hurdler. 40/1, excellent 3¼ lengths second of 5 to Echoes In Rain in Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 179 days ago, running on. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 212432-

Galway Johnny^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago, pulled up before last. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P

Gortmillish¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

Second of 25 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, good to soft, 9/2) 176 days ago. Makes hurdles debut for top yard.

Form: 2122-

Harry Alonzo²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| D

15/8

Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 10/3, second of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut and should be an above-average prospect.

Form: 2/12-

My Boy Bob³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

150/1

Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 0

Dardedze^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Leonard Flynn

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 0-8700

Greenhill Damsel¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good) on hurdles bow 166 days ago. Down in trip. Open to progress.

Form: P4/3-49

Petrocco

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: P Croke

40/1

Shirocco mare. Dam (h100), 23f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdle winner/top-class chaser (stays 4m) Minella Rocco (by Shirocco).

Form:

Non-Runners

Gamin Original⁸⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Whiskeywealth²⁰⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E O'Grady J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Colonel Mustard (5/6), Harry Alonzo (15/8), Gortmillish (3/1), Gamin Original (7/1), Whiskeywealth (8/1), Greenhill Damsel (20/1), Champagne Vacation (40/1), Petrocco (40/1), My Boy Bob (150/1), Dardedze (150/1), Galway Johnny (150/1)

COLONEL MUSTARD produced a useful effort when runner-up in the Grade 1 Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown in April and a repeat of that performance on return will make him very hard to beat. Harry Alonzo was talented in bumpers and should be a force in this sphere.