14:25 Galway

Tuesday 3 October 2023

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Ryans Cleaning Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 4.40s

Heliko Conti¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 113

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in March. Below-par fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 11/1) 150 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 1/8179-4

Arctic Ambition⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 105| D

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. 11/4, solid third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 211233

El Champo¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105| D

9/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in August. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 15 days ago. More is required.

Form: 2-52516

Killinure Lass⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 103

6/1

Off 4 months before posting a respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at this course (24.3f, soft) 58 days ago. Down in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 26110-8

Tomas O Maille^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: A McCurtin| T: M Flannery| OR: 102| BF

3/1

4/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 3-55323

The Vegas Raider^t,v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 98

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 90-207

Lake Chad³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 96

5/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.6f, soft) 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 350624

Rockon Henry⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: F Feeney| OR: 85

40/1

Last of 6 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.5f, soft, 16/1) 8 days ago. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 50279/6

Forecasts

Tomas O Maille (3/1), Arctic Ambition (7/2), El Champo (9/2), Lake Chad (5/1), Killinure Lass (6/1), Heliko Conti (6/1), The Vegas Raider (33/1), Rockon Henry (40/1)

ARCTIC AMBITION rates the pick of these weights so is fancied to bag a third win of the season at the chief expense of in-form maidenTomas O Maille. Lake Chad is on a long losing run but can have a say too along with Killinure Lass, who can build on her reappearance eighth here.