16:03 Galway

Saturday 29 October 2022

All13:0813:4314:1814:5315:2816:0316:3817:13

COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 34.05s

Fongs Way^b1,t⁴⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 93

50/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good, 66/1). Off 16 months. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 509/500-

Bearwithmenow³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 88| D

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in June. Below form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good, 13/2) 36 days ago. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 05-71F8

Ben Vrackie^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: N P Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 88

25/1

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Claims if building on that here.

Form: P09005

Brandy Harbour^h²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 88| D

7/2

Returned to form when narrow second of 16 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this course (19.1f, soft) 25 days ago. Remains fairly treated and holds strong claims.

Form: F53-9P2

Citizen's Army^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 87| D

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, slipped up in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 26 days ago too far out to suggest outcome. Not out of things.

Form: 690-88S

Bugscuffle²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan| OR: 86

40/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, soft, 33/1) 25 days ago, going in snatches. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 9U505-0

Kilgorey^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 86| BF| D

11/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 7/2, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Claims on best form.

Form: 00-7028

Likable Chancer^p⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel John Howard| T: D Howard| OR: 86| D

18/1

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. 12/1, sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 50 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 15006-6

Two For The Road²³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley| OR: 86

18/1

Fifth of 25 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Naas (15.4f, heavy). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: 086/P05-

Corbin²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 85

22/1

Seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 000-007

Fortune Cookie²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 85

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 11 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Turlough O'Connor. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 075-

Made In The Woods^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: N Lee| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 000-0

Rudy Catrail²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 85| D

20/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap chase (25/1) at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0269P7

Kaytana^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 84

80/1

Unreliable individual. Last of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at this course (19.1f, soft) 25 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00-87F0

Carbon King^t1²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 83

3/1

150/1, twelfth of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) on debut over fences. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving M. J. Tynan.

Form: 099P00-

Meehall^h³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 82

11/1

Winner in chase at Killarney in August. Pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (20f, good, 9/1) 36 days ago, pulled up soon after. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hood back on.

Form: 22P51P

Costalita^p⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

20/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good, 14/1) 50 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more appealing.

Form: P24-640

Helly Hansum²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 80| D

33/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 6P8/003

Kopon^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 80

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Conor O'Dwyer when fourth of 7 in novice chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 33/1) on debut over fences 27 days ago. Returns to hurdling.

Form: 600/08-4

Sulafaat^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

22/1

22/1, last of 9 in handicap at Clonmel (16.4f, good to firm) 58 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. 6/9 on last chase run. Can make presence felt.

Form: 087046

Non-Runners

Courting Vickie⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Carbon King (3/1), Brandy Harbour (7/2), Bearwithmenow (15/2), Fortune Cookie (9/1), Meehall (11/1), Kilgorey (11/1), Kopon (16/1), Two For The Road (18/1), Likable Chancer (18/1), Costalita (20/1), Rudy Catrail (20/1), Courting Vickie (20/1), Sulafaat (22/1), Corbin (22/1), Ben Vrackie (25/1), Citizen's Army (25/1), Helly Hansum (33/1), Made In The Woods (40/1), Bugscuffle (40/1), Fongs Way (50/1), Kaytana (80/1)

This can go to BRANDY HARBOUR, who still looks on a decent mark despite a 5 lb rise for his recent agonising defeat here. Ben Vrackie and Bearwithmenow should also make their presence felt.