14:20 Galway

Sunday 30 October 2022

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Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 6m 6.2s

Follow The Crowd^p⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 109

10/3

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (7/2) at Roscommon (21f, soft) 89 days ago, driven out. Enters calculations.

Form: 99-22F1

Silvertown¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 107

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 14/1, seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.9f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 1270-67

Ennemi Public^p,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: R T Dunne| T: D Howard| OR: 106

50/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 66/1, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Tipperary (19.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 35PFP-5

Hoke Colburn¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: B McMahon| OR: 106

11/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Good third of 13 in handicap chase (10/1) at Punchestown (23.9f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 895223

Owl Creek Bridge³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 106| D

16/1

Fair winner at 21f over hurdles. 40/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: P1/7P0-0

King Ferdinand¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 103

5/2

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 10/3, career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Thurles (20.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago, bit in hand. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0212-21

Captain Jimmy^b²³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 90| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Winner in chase here in October 2021. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy), beaten soon after 3 out. Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 04515P-

Diamond Grove⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 89

18/1

Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 9 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 38F/PP-8

My Friend The Wind^p1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 89

7/1

Modest winner at 16f over hurdles. Fell in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 6/1) 28 days ago won by Sanibel Island, going in snatches. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8-3873F

Drimsree Lad^t⁵⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

125/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 80/1) 58 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 67F-000

Eddies Pride^h,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 75

16/1

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft, 7/1) 31 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0U8728

Four Country Roads¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 72

33/1

One win from 34 NH runs. Winner in chase at Roscommon in August. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, soft, 40/1) 1 day ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 051P8P

Garrai Phaidin^t²³

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 71

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, tailed-off eleventh of 13 to Sanibel Island in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 060-720

Non-Runners

Fill The Tank³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: Aengus King J: L P Dempsey

Sanibel Island²³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: M Hourigan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

King Ferdinand (5/2), Follow The Crowd (10/3), Sanibel Island (7/2), Hoke Colburn (11/2), My Friend The Wind (7/1), Silvertown (8/1), Captain Jimmy (10/1), Eddies Pride (16/1), Owl Creek Bridge (16/1), Diamond Grove (18/1), Four Country Roads (33/1), Fill The Tank (33/1), Garrai Phaidin (40/1), Ennemi Public (50/1), Drimsree Lad (125/1)

SANIBEL ISLAND is thriving at present, his turnaround reflecting great credit on his current yard, and he should make a bold bid for the hat-trick. King Ferdinand has made a promising start over fences and rates the obvious threat, with the progressive Follow The Crowd another to consider.