15:37 Galway

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 4m 16.8s

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Selected odds by:

You Say Nothing³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

33/1

Little show in a trio of maiden hurdles at Kilbeggan.

Form: 50P

Echoes Of Family^t⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E P Harty| OR: 91

12/1

Fared better than previously in this sphere when fourth at Tramore in July. However, not in the same form at Cork the following month.

Form: 5966-48

Working Capitol²⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 89

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 11 on handicap hurdle debut at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 14/1) 9 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Oliver McKiernan.

Form: F/8062-

Peace Party⁵⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 88

33/1

12/1 and hooded for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft). Off 18 months.

Form: 469080/

English Pale³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon| OR: 87

80/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 50/1, sixth of 10 in handicap chase at this course (18.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 90970-6

Feyan^h1²⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 86

7/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 6/1). Off 9 months. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 00/0339-

Roses Queen²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R A Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 84

25/1

Modest winner at 12f on Flat. Ran to just a poor level when seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 70-97

Still Alive²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 84

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019 but ran respectably on last hurdle run and is now 1 lb lower.

Form: 023-U85

Fair Minded⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 82

8/1

Easily best effort when second at Ballinrobe in August but wasn't in the same form at Down Royal last time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 009-027

Rossmore's Pride²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: Christian Delcros| OR: 82

10/1

Shaped as if retaining ability after 6 months off when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. May yet do better.

Form: P/2P0P-3

Yeat's Encore^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 82

4/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 9/1) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 233603

Chosen Flower^t⁶⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 81

40/1

Creditable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 21 months but worth a precautionary check in the betting having eased in the weights.

Form: 630059/

Puddymore⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford| OR: 85

50/1

Disappointing maiden on Flat (best effort at 1m) and no form in various events over hurdles.

Form: 0-069

Fly De Megaudais³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 80

9/2

Just one win from 24 NH runs but did shape better than the result when fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f) 31 days ago, not getting home. One to consider back down in trip.

Form: 05-4735

Focus Well^b1,t⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: S J Mahon| OR: 80

80/1

Laboured effort when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 9/P80-99

Liclash³⁶⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: L Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 80

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. Below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 14/1). Off 12 months.

Form: 558466-

Molten Gold^t⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Aherne| OR: 80

25/1

Poor on Flat (offering little after 23 months off last time) and of a similar level over hurdles.

Form: 500090/

Fortfield Lady^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 88

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Matched her reappearance form when sixth of 12 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 600-66

Non-Runners

Influential Lady²⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: J P Dempsey J: L P Dempsey

Moonlight Glory¹¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Yeat's Encore (4/1), Fly De Megaudais (9/2), Working Capitol (5/1), Feyan (7/1), Fair Minded (8/1), Rossmore's Pride (10/1), Still Alive (10/1), Echoes Of Family (12/1), Influential Lady (14/1), Fortfield Lady (16/1), Roses Queen (25/1), Liclash (25/1), Molten Gold (25/1), You Say Nothing (33/1), Peace Party (33/1), Chosen Flower (40/1), Puddymore (50/1), English Pale (80/1), Focus Well (80/1)

WORKING CAPITOL showed improved form when runner-up on his Clonmel handicap debut in January, and there may be more still to come for his new yard, so he gets the nod. Fly de Megaudais drops back down in trip after not getting home at Ballinrobe and needs considering, along with Yeat's Encore, who wasted no time in getting back to form at Listowel 11 days ago.