16:30 Galway

Thursday 28 July 2022

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Guinness Novice Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 48.5s

Salvador Ziggy²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/6, career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good) 24 days ago, driven clear. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8178-11

Another Choice^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 123

12/1

Promising individual. Bumper winner. Built on promising hurdle debut second when landing short odds in maiden at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 15 days ago, driven out. Should improve.

Form: 231-21

Falcon Eight^v⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D K Weld| OR: 134| BF

11/4

Smart Flat winner. Won a maiden hurdle in February. Arrives fit from the Flat and could easily have more to come in this sphere. Bold show likely.

Form: 513-

The Friday Man²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

17/2

Bumper winner who made an impressive winning start over hurdles in 16-runner maiden at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) on hurdles bow 26 days ago, storming clear. Up in trip. Useful prospect.

Form: 55-411

Whatdoyawanttoknow^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle

33/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time, won 16-runner maiden at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 66/1) 20 days ago, kept up to work. This much tougher.

Form: F-01

Hors Piste^t⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135

8/11

Useful hurdler. 1/10, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 76 days ago, easily. Looks sure to go well.

Form: 2/2183-1

Beavis

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

66/1

Clovis Du Berlais gelding. This a very tough ask on debut.

Form:

She Is Electric^h⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee

66/1

Fair form at best in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Likely outsider.

Form: 802246-

Non-Runners

Arabian King¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: M J Smith J: Keith Donoghue

Must Be Dreaming²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: G Ahern J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hors Piste (8/11), Falcon Eight (11/4), Salvador Ziggy (15/2), The Friday Man (17/2), Another Choice (12/1), Arabian King (12/1), Must Be Dreaming (25/1), Whatdoyawanttoknow (33/1), She Is Electric (66/1), Beavis (66/1)

HORS PISTE built on her excellent third in a Fairyhouse Grade 1 when bolting up at Kilbeggan in May and can provide the Willie Mullins stable with a sixth win in this novice hurdle since 2016. Falcon Eight's Flat ability gives him the scope for better again over hurdles so he's feared most ahead of Gordon Elliott pair The Friday Man and Salvador Ziggy.