16:37 Galway

Sunday 24 October 2021

All13:1013:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:10

Anna O'Coinne Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 4m 18.50s

Forza Milan¹⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 129

14/1

Respectable sixth of 19 in handicap chase at Punchestown (31f, good to soft, 11/1) 176 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with work to do.

Form: 414356-

Andratx^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 121| C

9/1

Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 22 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles and can give another good account.

Form: 206/72-F

Big King²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell| OR: 121| D

9/4

Winner in hurdle at Navan in November. Bit below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months but shortlist material.

Form: 241238-

Ena Baie¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 119| D

15/2

13/2, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Plenty more is required.

Form: 043-908

Thousand Tears²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 116

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Killarney in July. Very stiff task in Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (150/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: P-4158F

Endlessly^h,t¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith| OR: 111| D

7/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Nottingham (16f, soft). Switches to hurdles on first run for yard after leaving David O'Meara and not dismissed. Hood back on.

Form: 1/8P3F6-

Awkwafina¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S Curling| OR: 111| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 7/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 14525-

Young Fitzy^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Queally| OR: 102| D

11/4

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (11/4) at Tramore (16f, good) 10 days ago, always holding on. Merits serious consideration on his handicap debut with few miles on the clock.

Form: 60-6661

Forecasts

Big King (9/4), Young Fitzy (11/4), Thousand Tears (6/1), Endlessly (7/1), Ena Baie (15/2), Andratx (9/1), Awkwafina (12/1), Forza Milan (14/1)

YOUNG FITZY has progress with each of his three runs over hurdles and is fancied to follow up his recent Tramore victory now he steps into handicap company. Big King lacks a recent run but is still feared off a handy-looking mark, while Andratx should have a say too now returned to this sphere after a recent run on the Flat.