16:17 Galway

Saturday 28 October 2023

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:22

W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 5m 36.90s

Buddy One³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 138

7/2

9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 35 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2232-43

El Barra³⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 135

40/1

Useful hurdler/smart chaser at best for W. P. Mullins. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Market should guide after 10 months off for new yard.

Form: 1/3U16F-

Santonito^p²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 133

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in December. Last of 5 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Navan (22f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has work to do.

Form: 1/42155-

Cayd Boy¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 132| BF

33/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good to soft, 11/4) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 245P-39

Shadow Rider³⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 125

20/1

Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins (pulled up all 3 starts last season). Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 731/PPP-

Gabbys Cross³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| C

6/1

28/1, creditable seventh of 17 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, soft) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 683U-07

Lord Snootie^t¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 120

11/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 25 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft), finishing well. Off 6 months. Should have more to offer.

Form: 374125-

Krabat²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 118

15/2

One win from 23 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) 29 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 33FF9-2

Alpesh Amin²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 116

22/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 4/1), always holding on. Off 7 months. Respected.

Form: 43U141-

West Is Awake^h²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 115

11/2

1 win from 1 run this season. 12/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 26 days ago, readily. Player.

Form: 16/480-1

Ballyadam Destiny^p,t²¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 114| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 7/1, creditable 5 lengths third of 11 to Alpesh Amin in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Not taken lightly.

Form: 325033-

Wa Wa^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 112| D

33/1

Creditable twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, good, 33/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 117-090

Jay Jay Zee^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Fourth of 6 in novice hurdle (9/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 43 days ago.

Form: 1-32554

Missiee²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 110

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in December. Respectable 12½ lengths sixth of 11 to Alpesh Amin in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 7/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 5/15146-

Coventry²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 107| BF

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form well-beaten eighth of 14 to West Is Awake in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 8F9-508

Forecasts

Buddy One (7/2), Lord Snootie (11/2), West Is Awake (11/2), Gabbys Cross (6/1), Krabat (15/2), Coventry (12/1), Ballyadam Destiny (14/1), Shadow Rider (20/1), Santonito (20/1), Jay Jay Zee (20/1), Alpesh Amin (22/1), Missiee (25/1), Wa Wa (33/1), Cayd Boy (33/1), El Barra (40/1)

BUDDY ONE was a good third under this rider at Listowel 5 weeks ago and should go well again. Lord Snootie and Krabat head the dangers.