Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 15.60s

Hardline^p⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 145| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Well-beaten fourth of 6 to Easy Game in Devenish Chase at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 56 days ago, finding little. Smart at best but hs a bit to prove at present.

Form: 24P3P4-

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Birchdale^p⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 140| D

5/2

Latest win in chase at Leopardstown in February. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap chase (12/1) at Punchestown (21f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 370617-

Born By The Sea⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 136

5/4

Useful chaser. 12/1, second of 4 in minor event chase at Listowel (19f, soft) 7 days ago. Stable no stranger to success in this contest.

Form: 10500-2

Kapard^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

5/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (21.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 46 days ago, losing place when bad mistake seventh.

Form: 45/155P-

Woodbrook Boy^p,t⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 118| D

7/1

Off 8 months, likely needed the run when last of 7 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good, 11/1) 41 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: 908U0-7

Non-Runners

Arahecan⁴⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: H De Bromhead J: D Robinson

You Raised Me Up⁴¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: M Brassil J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Born By The Sea (5/4), You Raised Me Up (2/1), Birchdale (5/2), Kapard (5/1), Arahecan (6/1), Woodbrook Boy (7/1), Hardline (11/1)

YOU RAISED ME UP can made to be look well treated off his opening chase mark based on hurdle form and it would be no surprise to see him take a step forward now handicapping for the first time in this sphere. Birchdale will be a threat if back to anything like the form he showed when landing a competiitve handicap at Leopardstown in February. Born By The Sea is also respected for a yard which has won this race a couple of times since 2015.