13:15 Galway

Tuesday 4 October 2022

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 53.30s

Ahead Of The Posse¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Made the frame all 3 starts in bumpers, latest when third of 12 at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 10/3) 132 days ago. One to take seriously on hurdles debut.

Form: 42-3

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Chainofconsequence¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 118 days ago.

Form: PPP-S7

Maidenstreetprince¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 16 in bumper (13/2) at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good to soft) 127 days ago. Market check advised on switch to hurdling.

Form: 6-43

Music Drive^t¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

2/5

Won at Naas in February before creditable effort in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Below form at Punchestown last time but holds obvious claims on hurdles bow.

Form: F/12185-

Out The Gap^t⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

28/1

Modest hurdler. 14/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 63 days ago. Likely to find 1 or 2 too good here.

Form: 608/057

Rolly Bowley Boy^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good, 50/1) 17 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: P-74

Sporting Combat¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: D Commins

125/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Spanish Moon gelding. Dam 2½m chase winner in France. Maiden pointer, best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 6PPUP-P

Tomas O Maille^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: M Flannery

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good, 300/1) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Up in trip. Tough ask.

Form: PP-00

Artemis Angel¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

Promising sort. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Listowel (20f, good) 11 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 00499

Forecasts

Music Drive (2/5), Ahead Of The Posse (10/3), Maidenstreetprince (13/2), Rolly Bowley Boy (16/1), Out The Gap (28/1), Artemis Angel (33/1), Chainofconsequence (80/1), Tomas O Maille (125/1), Sporting Combat (125/1)

MUSIC DRIVE posted fairly-useful form in bumpers last season and can make a winning hurdles bow. Ahead of The Posse and Maidenstreetprince are also having their first starts in this sphere and may provide the biggest threat.