19:50 Galway

Wednesday 2 August 2023

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Win 1,000 Tote Fantasy Galway Bonus Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 5m 13.01s

Alvaniy¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

8/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 8 in bumper (15/2) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft) 110 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Paul Gammell. Strength in the betting would be significant.

Form: 32-

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Arabian Diamond²⁴

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

7/2

Promising sort. 2/1, improved when winning 12-runner bumper at Sligo (18f, good) 24 days ago. Considerately handled on sole previous run over hurdles and should improve markedly returned to this sphere.

Form: 6-221

Athgaine Monarch¹⁰⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, eleventh of 15 in bumper at Listowel (20f, soft) on NH debut. Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Padraig Roche.

Form: 0/

Black Bamboo¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J J Murphy

9/1

Promising individual. Creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 7/2) 13 days ago. Open to improvement and can't be ruled out.

Form: 31/83-2

Farewellchancer²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

Free Parking^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P2/90-0

Get It Right²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Sligo (16.9f, good) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. Up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 4/7-70

High Class Hero⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/5

11/10, won 11-runner bumper at Listowel (20f, good) on NH debut 58 days ago, readily. Excellent prospect who is worth chancing to make a successful start over hurdles.

Form: 2P1/1

Josies Dylan⁴⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

50/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Wilde About Oscar, stays 23f, and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Asockastar, stayed 3½m. Maiden pointer, runner-up last time (May 2022).

Form: 76P/2-

Phoenix Cowboy²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving G. M. Lyons when fifteenth of 20 in handicap (80/1) at this course (16.8f, heavy) 2 days ago.

Form:

Righteous Ruane¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fell in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 13 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 07-P8F

Tag Man⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Good fourth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft, 3/1) 98 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 41/4234-

Truckers Fame¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 12/1) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 444-30

Hollymount Dream^h1,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good, 150/1) on NH debut 8 days ago. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: PP-9

Meyo¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Unlikely to get involved.

Form: 5

Mogo Man

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

80/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Closely related to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Thorpe and half-brother to a winner on Flat.

Form:

Non-Runners

All The Others³¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Sionnach Mor²⁴⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A Slattery J: Non Runner

Thermoscope³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Sean O'Keeffe

Laidback Joanie¹³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Louise G Lyons J: Richard Condon

Quinta²²⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Sequestered¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J Gilligan J: Reserve 2

Amazing Amy¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

High Class Hero (4/5), Arabian Diamond (7/2), All The Others (7/2), Tag Man (4/1), Alvaniy (8/1), Black Bamboo (9/1), Thermoscope (20/1), Quinta (20/1), Sequestered (33/1), Josies Dylan (50/1), Amazing Amy (50/1), Sionnach Mor (50/1), Phoenix Cowboy (66/1), Get It Right (80/1), Mogo Man (80/1), Meyo (100/1), Farewellchancer (100/1), Laidback Joanie (100/1), Free Parking (125/1), Athgaine Monarch (125/1), Truckers Fame (150/1), Righteous Ruane (200/1), Hollymount Dream (200/1)

HIGH CLASS HERO has already won a point and made a big impression when readily going clear to score in a bumper at Listowel a couple of months ago, so he's worth a chance to make a successful transition to hurdling. Arabian Diamond has plenty of potential returning to hurdling and he's considered a big threat, while Tag Man has the best hurdling form on show, so he's another big player.