17:05 Galway

Wednesday 30 July 2025

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Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 31.30s

Aurora's Bay

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr O T Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Harzand gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner The Long Point, stays 21f. Dam unplaced in bumpers.

Form:

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Coded Welder^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Paul Mulligan

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, second of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago, no match for winner. Each-way claims.

Form: 2-FR32

Coup D'etat¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J P O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Rourke

125/1

Modest hurdler. 11/1, creditable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, good) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 296-6P6

Hipop De Loire²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/9

Posted promising second on sole hurdles start here last year and shaped well in listed race on the level at Roscommon 29 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 2-

Matter Of Opinion^t¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: William Harvey

40/1

125/1, nineteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, soft) 143 days ago.

Form: 343580-

Mighty Berkshire²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: D Queally

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago, considerately handled. Likely to need more time.

Form: 5

Plomeur¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: C Bowe

40/1

Promising individual who posted encouraging fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago, finishing with running left. Ought to have plenty from that experience.

Form: 7/4

Premier Banner

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Berkshire gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 2¾m) Starchitect.

Form:

Soldiers World²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 11/4 and visored for 1st time, won 14-runner bumper at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Warrants respect on hurdles debut.

Form: FP4-21

Son Of Anarchy⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 21 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Punchestown (19.2f, good) 53 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1/4674-2

Westoftignes²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.6f, good) on NH debut 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Work to do.

Form: 6

Zanndabad^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin| OR: 115

4/1

Useful on Flat and, while he is yet to reproduce that level of form in this sphere, he has shaped better than the result on numerous occasions and must be respected here.

Form: 5022/26-

Champagne Melanie^p,t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke| T: J Neilan

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 7 in bumper (33/1) at Sligo (18.3f, good) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-697

Jampot Lane^t⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: G O'Loughlin

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 24 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 99 days ago.

Form: 00-

Willuhaveamineral⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Winters

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16.4f, good to firm, 125/1) on NH debut 60 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9

Winter Orchid^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Cork (24f, good) 19 days ago, finishing with running left. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P3P-067

Non-Runners

Gorvitho²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Sean O'Keeffe

Obey The Order⁸⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Rutland Rose⁵²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: M Brassil J: Ricky Doyle

Forecasts

Hipop De Loire (4/9), Zanndabad (4/1), Soldiers World (7/1), Son Of Anarchy (8/1), Coded Welder (12/1), Gorvitho (12/1), Obey The Order (25/1), Mighty Berkshire (40/1), Matter Of Opinion (40/1), Plomeur (40/1), Westoftignes (100/1), Jampot Lane (100/1), Rutland Rose (100/1), Coup D'etat (125/1), Aurora's Bay (150/1), Premier Banner (150/1), Willuhaveamineral (200/1), Winter Orchid (200/1), Champagne Melanie (300/1)

HIPOP DE LOIRE shaped well on his previous run over timber at this meeting last season and has performed creditably on the Flat since. He can land the opener. Son Of Anarchy and Plomeur rate the principal dangers.