15:37 Galway

Saturday 23 October 2021

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W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 5m 37.0s

Balko Des Flos¹⁹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136| C

10/1

100/1, good second of 40 in handicap chase at Aintree (34.3f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Should strip fitter for this return.

Form: 4764U2-

Discorama^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 135

25/1

Below form seventh of 40 in handicap chase (16/1) at Aintree (34.3f, good to soft), finishing tired. Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Likely to need this.

Form: 833/257-

Minx Tiara¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 130| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Bit below form tenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft, 20/1) 177 days ago, doing too much too soon. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 141210-

Bothar Dubh³⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 129

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy, 15/2). Off 11 months. Returns with something to prove.

Form: 0/0642P-

The Little Yank¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 127

13/2

Creditable 2 lengths second of 8 to Off Your Rocco in listed hurdle (11/1) at Limerick (21f, soft) 13 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 131402

Wearapinkribbon¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126

10/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 9/2, creditable third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (24f, heavy) 155 days ago, stamina stretched. Remains with potential on handicap/seasonal debut.

Form: 3310-3

Elwood^b²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

16/1

Fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy). Off 7 months. Returns on a handy mark, so worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: F/0UF04-

Guiri^p⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 122

7/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in April. 15/2, respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, good to soft) 87 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 64541-6

Bread And Butter^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

50/1

12/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, good) 21 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others make more appeal.

Form: P4-25P0

Coventry³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 121

11/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Navan in March. 18/1, creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2F15-6

Buck Rogers¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 116

4/1

12/1, first run since leaving Michael J. Bowe when very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft) 13 days ago, sticking to task. Worth chancing to go one better.

Form: 17506-2

Owenacurra Lass⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 113

16/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good, 6/1) 9 days ago. Not an obvious sort to go in again back up in the weights.

Form: F66P-81

Jiving Jerry²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 111| C

11/4

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April. Creditable third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Gowran 21 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Return to this distance should help.

Form: 551-553

Forecasts

Jiving Jerry (11/4), Buck Rogers (4/1), The Little Yank (13/2), Guiri (7/1), Wearapinkribbon (10/1), Balko Des Flos (10/1), Coventry (11/1), Owenacurra Lass (16/1), Elwood (16/1), Minx Tiara (20/1), Discorama (25/1), Bothar Dubh (40/1), Bread And Butter (50/1)

BUCK ROGERS made a great start for his new yard when second at Limerick 13 days ago, just denied by one that had the run of things, so he's worth a chance to go one better at the likely expense of Wearapinkribbon, who remains with potential after just 3 goes over hurdles. Guiri is also considered.