16:50 Galway

Monday 29 July 2024

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Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 3m 51.5s

Feud⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: R O'Brien

16/5

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced winner over hurdles. Won 16-runner novice hurdle (11/2) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 56 days ago, easily. Should progress.

Form: 1

Macinamillion²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115| BF

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (evens) at Bellewstown (12.2f, good) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Considered.

Form: 78516-2

Mordor¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (7/2) at Killarney (14.2f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and in the mix.

Form: 5B3-321

Palamon^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan| OR: 123| D

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap (6/1) at the Curragh (16f, good) 31 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Shortlisted.

Form: 083P2-1

Pigeon House^p⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 126| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 10/11, respectable third of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) 62 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 42291-3

Bobbysingindablues²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 32 lengths third of 12 to Mordor in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good, 11/1) on NH debut 22 days ago.

Form: 45-3

Bright Legend¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 118

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 20/1, eleventh of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy) 139 days ago, doing too much too soon. Not ruled out.

Form: 4520-

Eagle's Quest⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ms M Mullins

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in bumper (6/1) at Haydock (15.6f, good to firm) 79 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4-4

Hutton Glen^t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

66/1

Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving G. M. Lyons when fourth of 7 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good to firm) on NH debut 23 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 4

Nibras Rainbow^t,b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K C Sexton| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 25/1) 7 days ago. Blinkers/tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

St Anthonys Corner^h⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 99

40/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Behind when fell last in novice hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (20.5f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 1F

Sysko

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Fair Flat winner who won 14-runner minor event at Nort-Sur-Erdre (15.9f, soft). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Fouassier. Interesting contender on hurdles debut.

Form:

Celtic Crossing⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D Collins

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, 36¾ lengths eleventh of 15 to St Anthonys Corner in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) 62 days ago.

Form: 00

Forecasts

Sysko (9/4), Feud (16/5), Pigeon House (4/1), Palamon (13/2), Mordor (15/2), Bright Legend (10/1), Macinamillion (16/1), St Anthonys Corner (40/1), Eagle's Quest (50/1), Hutton Glen (66/1), Bobbysingindablues (150/1), Nibras Rainbow (200/1), Celtic Crossing (250/1)

A fair bit of potential on show here, not least Willie Mullins' newcomer SYSKO who is taken to make a winning start in this sphere having shown fair winning form on the level. Mordor heads the list of dangers for Gordon Elliott, although the likes of Pigeon House, Feud and Palamon all have the form to play a part too.