18:10 Galway

Wednesday 27 July 2022

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Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 3m 56.9s

Lunar Display²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128| D

12/1

66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 38¾ lengths tenth of 11 to Santa Rossa in Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 6275-40

Shesadream⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| BF| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in June. Third of 5 in minor event hurdle (5/6) at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 803-113

Hidden Land¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 124

12/1

Creditable eighth of 17 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, good on last hurdle outing.

Form: 00-1342

Purple Mountain²⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last season. 25/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good). Off 8 months. Player if bouncing back.

Form: 10/1160-

Two Shoe Tom^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 118| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 63-F125

Faith Du Val^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

22/1

10/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: F676F-3

Hophornbeam^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| BF| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cartmel in June. 3/1, creditable ½-length second of 9 to Innisfree Beauty in handicap hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 440-112

Outback Flyer^h⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 111

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in April. 20/1, respectable tenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 91 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has work to do.

Form: S03410-

Return To Base⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| D

17/2

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Won 17-runner novice hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) 59 days ago, going clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer still.

Form: 8/1

Rebel Rose^p1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 109| D

11/2

2/1, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 8 days ago, driven out. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 225-231

Diamondinthemud¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 104

28/1

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 90-2621

Romella^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J J Walsh| OR: 104| D

50/1

Three wins from 5 runs last season. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 1116-00

Vischio¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: R Deegan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 103| D

10/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. 10/1, creditable ninth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 731214-

Famous Escape¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 102

25/1

Bit below form third of 12 in novice chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 12/1) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 40P/3-73

Pretty Little Liar^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: D P Dunne| OR: 102| D

50/1

Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good, 11/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 211FP-4

Tullypole Annie^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P Flood| OR: 106| D

7/1

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 8 days ago, driven clear.

Form: 05-1241

Frazel Express¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: J Barcoe| OR: 101| D

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in June. Creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 41-2132

Innisfree Beauty¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 96| BF| D

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good, 9/4) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 86P0-15

Non-Runners

Frontline Worker⁴⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Phillip Enright

Fulysse²⁶⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 9

T: M J Smith J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Purple Mountain (3/1), Rebel Rose (11/2), Tullypole Annie (7/1), Return To Base (17/2), Vischio (10/1), Frontline Worker (10/1), Outback Flyer (11/1), Hophornbeam (12/1), Lunar Display (12/1), Hidden Land (12/1), Fulysse (12/1), Shesadream (16/1), Faith Du Val (22/1), Famous Escape (25/1), Innisfree Beauty (28/1), Frazel Express (28/1), Diamondinthemud (28/1), Two Shoe Tom (40/1), Pretty Little Liar (50/1), Romella (50/1)

HOPHORNBEAM continues to run well for her new yard, failing only narrowly to defy a 16 lb higher mark than when last in a handicap in her hat-trick bid at Sligo recently, and remains of interest. Her stablemate Return To Base is a potential improver after just 2 starts and is another to consider, while Purple Mountain made a winning hurdling debut at this meeting on her return last year so it would be no surprise if she bounced back.