16:02 Galway

Sunday 24 October 2021

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COLM QUINN BMW Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 43.4s

Aikenbreakinheart^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 21 days ago. More needed here.

Form: 97-5635

Barbary Master¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 119

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (15/8) at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 169 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 38320-5

Chinx Of Light²³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

2/1

Promising type. Second of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Holds leading claims.

Form: 2-

Favori De Champdou⁶²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

2/1

9/2, won 13-runner bumper at Thurles (16f, good to soft). Off 20 months. Makes hurdles debut. Yard having good spell, so he's well in the mix despite his lengthy absence now stepped up in trip.

Form: 232421/

Good Morning Utah¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

50/1

11/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Plenty more is required.

Form: 7

Paddys Planet¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, ninth of 17 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Roger McGrath. Winning pointer, so not discounted.

Form: 3491-

Salmanino³²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 150/1). Off 10 months with work to do.

Form: F8-

Wild As Fire²³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: E Cawley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy). Off 7 months and has lots to find on form.

Form: 00-

Duffys Hodey¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft, 50/1) 16 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 7-996

Belville Babe³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 34 days ago, never travelling well. Hard to warm to.

Form: 70

Rosfoyle²⁰⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: B O'Keeffe

125/1

Modest chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut and faces no easy ask.

Form: F93R77-

Lonracha¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara

80/1

Twice-raced maiden, better effort when sixth of 9 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (18f, good) 15 days ago. Needs to progress further though if she's to trouble the principals.

Form: 06

Moyode Mist²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (40/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut significantly up in trip but others are preferred.

Form: 8-377

Forecasts

Barbary Master (7/4), Chinx Of Light (2/1), Favori De Champdou (2/1), Paddys Planet (14/1), Aikenbreakinheart (16/1), Salmanino (25/1), Good Morning Utah (50/1), Lonracha (80/1), Moyode Mist (80/1), Duffys Hodey (100/1), Rosfoyle (125/1), Belville Babe (200/1), Wild As Fire (200/1)

CHINX OF LIGHT made a promising start when runner-up in a big field at Punchestown in the spring and can go one better with a fair bit of improvement in the pipeline. Hurdling-newcomer Favori de Champdou has a long absence to overcome but still rates a big threat on his winning bumper form. Barbary Master is another who can have a say provided he bounces back from his below-par Cork showing.