20:40 Galway

Friday 4 August 2023

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Hop House 13 Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 20:41 | Winning time: 3m 17.08s

(19)

Doctor Parnassus⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75

5/1

First run since leaving Dan Skelton when fourth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft, 8/1) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 60262/4

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(5)

Duty Bound^p1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P Flavin| OR: 75| D

50/1

First run since leaving Andrew Balding when seventh of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should strip fitter for latest outing, so not completely ruled out.

Form: 41053-7

(2)

Luminous Light^h⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: A McCann| OR: 75

20/1

Hood on for 1st time in this code, good second of 15 in handicap (11/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 30007-2

(14)

Bring Us Paradise^t¹¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 74

50/1

8/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 115 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0103-49

(9)

No Thanks²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 74| C

25/1

Course winner. 18/1, fifteenth of 19 in handicap at this course (16.5f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Needs to bounce back faced with a quick turnaround, so up against it.

Form: 0403-90

(3)

One Cool Poet^b,t⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: M J Smith| OR: 74| C

9/1

Course winner. Below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, soft, 10/1) 4 days ago. Blinkers back on. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat run. Others preferred.

Form: 80-9082

(7)

Longclaw²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 73| BF

9/1

Winner at Ballinrobe in June. Good third of 10 in handicap (11/4) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently and should give another good account.

Form: 22-9013

(8)

Theonewedreamof^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 72| D

9/2

11/5 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 21 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 26104-1

(17)

Mighty Mo Missouri^p,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 69

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable fourth of 8 in maiden at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Opening mark demands improvement.

Form: 0498-4

(11)

Rain¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Barcoe| OR: 69| D

33/1

18/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Chance on old form but not really firing so far this season.

Form: 210-084

(12)

True Destiny⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 69| D

25/1

4/1, very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 46 days ago, clear of rest. Returns to this sphere on a feasible mark and the booking of Seamie Heffernan looks significant.

Form: 0/7090-0

(18)

Sign From Above^p¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 68| BF

9/4

9/2, very good third of 18 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft) 1 day ago.

Form: 4916-33

(13)

Crystal Caves^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: T Gibney| OR: 67

40/1

28/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 34 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Something to find on form and others make more appeal.

Form: 6541-40

(10)

Global Export^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 67

11/1

17/2 and hood on for 1st time in this code, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (14.1f, good) 16 days ago, never nearer. Not dismissed.

Form: 634-436

(16)

Our Boy Wes^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 72

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 9377-5

(21)

Oranmore⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer| OR: 66| D

11/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft, 13/2) 8 days ago, faring best of those held up. Should give another good account if he gets in. RESERVE.

Form: 750315

Non-Runners

(20)

No Hassle¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: S K Ryder J: J M Sheridan

(4)

Greek Gladiator²⁸²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: J Leavy J: Neve Bennett

(6)

Belgoprince¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Colin Keane

(15)

Sky Legend¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

(1)

All In Peder¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sign From Above (9/4), Theonewedreamof (9/2), No Hassle (9/2), Doctor Parnassus (5/1), Belgoprince (5/1), All In Peder (8/1), Longclaw (9/1), Our Boy Wes (9/1), One Cool Poet (9/1), Oranmore (11/1), Global Export (11/1), Mighty Mo Missouri (18/1), Luminous Light (20/1), No Thanks (25/1), True Destiny (25/1), Rain (33/1), Sky Legend (33/1), Greek Gladiator (33/1), Crystal Caves (40/1), Duty Bound (50/1), Bring Us Paradise (50/1)

An open-looking contest in which the vote goes to THEONEWEDREAMOF, who justified support to score at Bellewstown in April and has run with credit over hurdles since. The hat-trick seeking No Hassle is an obvious danger and Belgoprince should give another good account.