17:00 Galway

Friday 29 July 2022

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Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 46.3s

Zoffanien^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 133

8/1

5/2, much improved when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 15 days ago, going clear. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 9560-71

Francois^t1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 126

22/1

30¼ lengths ninth of 11 to Santa Rossa in Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 100/1) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 22P-319

Hearts Are Trumps¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 126| C| D

16/1

16/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not clear run. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. Engaged 5.05 Galway Thursday.

Form: 00P7F-8

Lunar Power¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 130| D

9/1

5½ lengths fourth of 7 to Iberique Du Seuil in Percy Maynard Juvenile Hurdle (5/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 102 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 812284-

Tempo Chapter Two^p⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126| D

11/1

Three wins from 7 runs last season. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 94 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 421000-

Magnor Glory^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 125

11/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Killarney (20f, good) 14 days ago, driven out. Merits consideration.

Form: 5351-61

Wild Shot^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J C McConnell| OR: 125

12/1

Chasing a hat-trick over timber and arrives on back of creditable fourth in big-field handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 9/1) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 3274-11

Politicise^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: A McGuinness| OR: 123| D

66/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Killarney (14.1f, good, 28/1) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 036060-

Sit Down Lucy⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 121

11/1

Not seen to best effect at Down Royal last time but is on a good mark and ran creditably in handicaps previously. Enters calculations.

Form: 4034-73

Ebasari^p,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 6/5, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (17.4f, good) 16 days ago, easily. This is tougher but warrants respect.

Form: 1630-1

Jiving Jerry²⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Barcoe| OR: 118| CD

28/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. 5/1, creditable second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 1/55312-

Mr Saxobeat²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 118| BF| C

13/2

Creditable second of 17 in novice hurdle (9/4) at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago, no match for winner. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: U528-U2

Ferdia¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 115| D

14/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. Third of 5 in novice chase (9/4) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 332223

Nibiru^p,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 109

9/2

Back from 5 months off when taking 9-runner minor event at Fairyhouse (13.6f, good to soft, 8/1) 23 days ago, easily. On a decent mark, returned to hurdling, and is an interesting contender.

Form: 900/527-

Sil Ver Klass^t⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A J Martin| OR: 106

15/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in January. Respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (16.6f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 17333-6

Teed Up¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Mullins| OR: 103| C

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on flat. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 25/1) 127 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 78770-

Non-Runners

Vultan³⁰¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Nibiru (9/2), Vultan (5/1), Mr Saxobeat (13/2), Sil Ver Klass (15/2), Zoffanien (8/1), Lunar Power (9/1), Ebasari (10/1), Sit Down Lucy (11/1), Magnor Glory (11/1), Tempo Chapter Two (11/1), Wild Shot (12/1), Teed Up (14/1), Ferdia (14/1), Hearts Are Trumps (16/1), Francois (22/1), Jiving Jerry (28/1), Politicise (66/1)

NIBIRU ran well here last year and returned to winning ways on the level earlier this month. He gets the nod. Sit Down Lucy, Wild Shot and Magnor Glory complete the shortlist.