13:50 Galway

Tuesday 4 October 2022

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Ryans Cleaning Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 4m 48.9s

Formal Order^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 120

66/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. Fairly useful hurdler, but more needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 115/

Pats Choice^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

11/4

2/1, career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give another good account.

Form: 222-221

Mandarin Monarch^p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 113| BF

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Navan in March. 10/3, respectable third of 15 in claiming hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Andrew McNamara and not ruled out.

Form: 1P-6043

Archies Charm^p³⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 111| D

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f in chases. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase (7/1) at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft), easily. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles with his fitness to prove.

Form: 245031-

Clairmc¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109| BF

9/1

Good third of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft, 7/2) 123 days ago. Can do better still on his handicap debut. Player.

Form: 26359-3

Time Marches On^p1⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

6/1

Creditable third of 17 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 96 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut and in the picture.

Form: 24/56-63

Hgranca De Thaix²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 107

11/8

Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy, 11/2), suited by increase in trip. Off 8 months but still not taken lightly.

Form: 857243-

Southerner^h¹⁹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin| OR: 105| D

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Fell heavily 1st in handicap chase (50/1) at Downpatrick (28.6f, good). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 1P301/F-

Lady Heath^h,t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 102

13/2

16/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 46 days ago. Hood back on and shortlist material.

Form: 837/5-85

Non-Runners

Daisy Dufresne¹⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Hgranca De Thaix (11/8), Pats Choice (11/4), Time Marches On (6/1), Lady Heath (13/2), Clairmc (9/1), Daisy Dufresne (10/1), Archies Charm (14/1), Southerner (28/1), Mandarin Monarch (33/1), Formal Order (66/1)

A few with chances but CLAIRMC still has few miles on the clock and is fancied to open her account now she goes into handicap company for the first time. Lady Heath is weighted to have a big say and feared most ahead of the Gordon Elliott-trained duo Daisy Dufresne and Pats Choice.