17:25 Galway

Wednesday 31 July 2024

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Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 5m 22.7s

Macgiloney²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| C

40/1

Best avoided. Course winner. Last of 6 in minor event hurdle (28/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 533-456

Paggane⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123

7/1

Career best when winning 6-runner novice hurdle (10/3) at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good) 59 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely has more to offer.

Form: 231P7-1

Barry Lyndon⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 122| BF

12/1

Creditable 13 lengths fifth of 13 to So They Tell Me in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, good, 3/1) 52 days ago.

Form: 25F46-5

Sweet Will^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 121| D

80/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Emmet Mullins.

Form: 2403-20

Foxfire Glow^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: N de Boinville| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

16/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 44 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 33114-0

Ballintubber Boy^v⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 118| D

22/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (25f, good to soft, 15/2) 71 days ago, holding on gamely. Respected for all that this is a lot tougher.

Form: 1/PP14-1

Mister Beeton^b1²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan| OR: 117

16/1

Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24.5f, good to firm, 15/2) 25 days ago, outbattled. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2P09-62

Anyway^p⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 116

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in May. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good, 7/2) 60 days ago, driven before 3 out.

Form: 8153-1P

Desert Cave^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 116

20/1

9/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 44 days ago, easily. Likely to improve.

Form: 0B00-51

Pray Tell⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Kenneally| OR: 116

10/1

4/1, good third of 8 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F63/2-23

Talk In The Park⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116

7/1

11/8, didn't need to be at best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 45 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 6445-21

Cave Court⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 115

17/2

9/4, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 12B00-1

Costanuci⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 115

25/1

Excellent second of 8 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 11/1) 7 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 12-45U2

Sea Music⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 115| D

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Career best when winning 8-runner novice chase (7/1) at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good) on debut over fences 59 days ago, running on. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3134-01

Cozone^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 113

28/1

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24.5f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 100-0P9

Park Of Kings^t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 113| BF

16/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 13350-0

Routine Excellence^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago, closing all way to line.

Form: P36-333

So They Tell Me^h⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 113| D

15/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (23.3f, good) 52 days ago, going clear. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8/350-1

Story Rory^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 113

66/1

One win from 2 runs last season. Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good, 40/1) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 300/01-8

Bella Bliss^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112| D

14/1

Three wins from 13 runs last season. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good) 13 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 34-2722

Non-Runners

Grandero Bello¹⁵⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: E & P Harty J: Ricky Doyle

Invictus World³⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Gerald Quinn J: Reserve 2

Optional Mix¹³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sea Music (11/2), Talk In The Park (7/1), Paggane (7/1), So They Tell Me (15/2), Cave Court (17/2), Pray Tell (10/1), Grandero Bello (10/1), Barry Lyndon (12/1), Bella Bliss (14/1), Park Of Kings (16/1), Foxfire Glow (16/1), Mister Beeton (16/1), Routine Excellence (18/1), Desert Cave (20/1), Ballintubber Boy (22/1), Costanuci (25/1), Anyway (25/1), Invictus World (25/1), Optional Mix (25/1), Cozone (28/1), Macgiloney (40/1), Story Rory (66/1), Sweet Will (80/1)

DESERT CAVE improved markedly for the longer trip when landing a 16-runner event at Kilbeggan last time and he's worth a chance to defy a hefty rise even in this more competitive event. Mister Beeton is likely to be on the premises again and So They Tell Me looks the pick of J. P. McManus' representatives.