GalwayPubs.com Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 59.3s

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Petit Tartare²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Winner on hurdling debut when making good headway in the final stages to land a Listowel maiden last month. Improvement looks to be on the cards.

Form: 7-1

Epswell^t1⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Winner on debut in a Sligo maiden hurdle over 2m4f when last seen in August. Another bold show looks likely. First-time tongue-tie sure to assist.

Form: 532-1

Paris Texas^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 117

5/1

Solid and consistent finishing positions since May including a well deserved win at Downpatrick in August before a defeat behind the improving Brex Drago at Clonmel last month. Could go well once again.

Form: 023213

Whatsafellatodo²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 116

4/1

Plenty to like about his second of 14 running Falak to ¾L in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle in August before landing a Listowel contest last month over this trip. Capable of running a big race once again.

Form: P-5521

Cool Colonnade^h⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/1

Distance winner of a Sligo maiden hurdle before a heavy defeat when upped to novice company when last seen in July. Needs to improve.

Form: 13

Lucky Icon²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 116| D

8/1

Landed a Ballinrobe hurdle over this trip in May. Beaten since but hints of a return to form at Listowel last month.

Form: 1464

Kellyiscool¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: P T Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 114| BF

7/2

Still a maiden but has been running well. Almost off the mark at Galway in a big field handicap a couple of starts back when going down just a neck. Expected to go well but always liable to 'bump' in to one.

Form: 44-3232

Stander⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P Stafford

33/1

Put a couple of desperate maiden hurdle runs behind him when landing a Roscommon maiden hurdle earlier this month. Needs to show consistency at this level.

Form: 001

Forecasts

Kellyiscool (7/2), Whatsafellatodo (4/1), Epswell (9/2), Paris Texas (5/1), Petit Tartare (11/2), Lucky Icon (8/1), Cool Colonnade (9/1), Stander (33/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained EPSWELL appeared to win his maiden hurdle at Sligo in August with a couple of more degrees of authority than that of Joseph O'Brien's Petit Tartare who landed a Listowel contest by ½L from Ballinska Band last month. Paris Texas and Whatsafellatodo can, as usually, run their races and are not completely ruled out.