15:55 Galway

Thursday 30 July 2026

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Guinness Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 0.80s

Midnight Jet⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

6/5

Useful bumper winner who was greatly improved when winning 25-runner novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (2½m) in April and readily followed up in 8-runner novice at Killarney (2½m) following month. Freshened up since, and he's a player.

Form: 1351-1

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Brother Walfrid^t1⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

13/2

Went 2-2 in this sphere with victory in 17-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f) last month. Tongue strap on 1st time. Capable of better still and should go well.

Form: P22-41

Look Sport^h⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

28/1

4/1 and hooded, strong at the finish when making a winning debut in 16-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (2¼m, good) in May. This demands a lot more but this No Risk At All gelding shouldn't be underestimated.

Form: 1

Roc Dino⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125

2/1

Ex-French hurdler took a big step forward for current yard with tenth in Martin Pipe at Cheltenham in March and easily completed simple task in 7-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (2¾m) in May. The form pick.

Form: 23/220-1

Rosie's Wings⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116

14/1

Much improved for new yard (formerly with Lorna Fowler) and easily bagged 22-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (2m) last month. Open to further progress stepping up in trip for yard which has taken past 2 runnings of this.

Form: 566-31

Siege Of Carthage²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Halley

10/1

Showed promise in a pair of bumpers and made a winning start in this sphere in 18-runner novice at Limerick (2½m) four weeks ago. Has more to offer but this is no easy ask.

Form: 6/2-51

Non-Runners

Flying Ace³²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Kevin Healy

Luker's Tipple¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Midnight Jet (6/5), Roc Dino (2/1), Brother Walfrid (13/2), Luker's Tipple (10/1), Flying Ace (10/1), Siege Of Carthage (10/1), Rosie's Wings (14/1), Look Sport (28/1)

Willie Mullins' ROC DINO holds the edge on form and is fancied to follow up his breakthrough success at Downpatrick at the chief expense of Midnight Jet, who bids to complete a hat-trick over hurdles here. Ross O'Sullivan has taken the past 2 runnings of this so his unexposed Rosie's Wings is greatly respected too in a fascinating novice.