16:50 Galway

Wednesday 31 July 2024

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Tote.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 7.80s

Arctic Gale⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| BF

11/2

Promising individual. One win from 2 runs last season. Good fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.4f, soft, 7/4) 62 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 219-4

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Doitforjane Sid⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: D Duggan

200/1

Mainsail gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Harangue and fair hurdler Hurricane Jojo, stayed 2½m.

Form: 3UF-23

Eddierocket⁴⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft). Off 14 months.

Form: 8/0-

Gatito Rapido⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 100/1, first run since leaving Andrew Oliver when seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 64 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Isle Of Sark⁹

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

33/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run since leaving Jamie Osborne when fourth of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft, 18/1) 9 days ago.

Form:

Lightkeeper^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

11/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable second of 14 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 345-382

Loughrask Rainbow¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: B McMahon

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fell in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 3/3PP-0F

Mac's Xpress³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 92

40/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 21 hurdle runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Bangor (23.2f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 84-5744

My Great Mate⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| C

5/4

Promising individual. Dual bumper winner. 8/11, second of 22 in maiden at Punchestown (19.4f, good) on hurdles bow 53 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Open to progress and the one to beat.

Form: 31190-2

Ol Man Dingle¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 27-904

Uncle Pat⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| BF

9/2

Promising sort. Won a bumper on debut last summer. 10/11, fourth of 14 in maiden at Punchestown (23.3f, good) on hurdles bow 10 months later. Likely to do better.

Form: 1-4

Way Down South⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Scott

50/1

Successful on last of 5 starts in points (Apr 27). Will need to be useful to take this on Rules debut.

Form: 4U331-

Where's My Jet²⁴⁶

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

4/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Interesting to see how he compares in the betting to his stablemates.

Form: 2/41-

Field A Thistles¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ms M Mullins

11/1

Promising type. Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner bumper (11/4) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago, all out. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Likely capable of better over hurdles.

Form: 4/44-521

Jewel Of Windsor²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in bumper (12/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Arctic Gale looks the yard first string.

Form: 4/523-6

Moonshine Girl³³

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

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, good, 33/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 069

Royal Cave¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: C Timmons

66/1

Modest hurdler. 12/1, good fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 122 days ago.

Form: 435665-

It's His Life⁶²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

100/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam (h78), lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 3m) The Wicketkeeper. RESERVE.

Form: P/

Non-Runners

Aspurofthemoment²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: M J M O'Sullivan

Don'tstopthemusic⁸⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Drumcliff Bay⁴⁰⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M M McNiff J: Philip Byrnes

Beltown Lake¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Brogue Man River¹⁶⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

My Great Mate (5/4), Where's My Jet (4/1), Uncle Pat (9/2), Don'tstopthemusic (9/2), Arctic Gale (11/2), Lightkeeper (11/1), Field A Thistles (11/1), Aspurofthemoment (20/1), Brogue Man River (25/1), Drumcliff Bay (25/1), Beltown Lake (25/1), Isle Of Sark (33/1), Mac's Xpress (40/1), Ol Man Dingle (50/1), Way Down South (50/1), Royal Cave (66/1), Moonshine Girl (100/1), Jewel Of Windsor (100/1), It's His Life (100/1), Loughrask Rainbow (150/1), Gatito Rapido (150/1), Doitforjane Sid (200/1), Eddierocket (200/1)

Willie Mullins has dominated this in recent years so it's probably best to look no further than MY GREAT MATE, the mount of Paul Townend from the yard's 3 runners. Don'tstopthemusic has looked a good prospect in bumpers since finishing midfield in a maiden hurdle at the 2022 Leopardstown Christmas meeting and he may provide a bigger threat than the selection's stablemate Uncle Pat.