14:30 Galway

Saturday 30 July 2022

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BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 54.6s

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Selected odds by:

Whiskey Sour^t⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 143| C

14/1

Creditable eighth of 20 in handicap at this course (16.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Smart hurdler, didn't need to improve to win on last hurdle run.

Form: 4/5314-1

Fils D'oudairies⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 140| BF

11/1

Creditable second of 9 in minor event hurdle (6/4) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 94 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Nicky Henderson. Enters calculations.

Form: FF/P222-

Ilikedwayurthinkin²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: M P Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 139| BF| CD

14/1

Course winner. Lame when pulled up in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft, 10/3) 22 days ago. Not ruled out back over hurdles.

Form: 3062-2P

Finest Evermore²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137

10/1

Shaped well when fourth of 9 to Royal Kahala in Irish EBF Mares' Hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft), running on late. Off a further 7 months off but remains open to improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 21113/4-

Happy Jacky¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R Hackett| OR: 137

16/1

5/6, third of 5 in maiden at Killarney (14.1f, good) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Useful hurdler, career best when winning on last hurdle outing.

Form: 64832-1

Boothill^t¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: H Fry| OR: 134| BF

15/2

Well backed and showed improved form when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f, soft) 133 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 11/3492-

Foveros⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134| C

33/1

Course winner. 25/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap at this course (16.8f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 760980/

Saint D'Oroux^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 133

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kelso in February. Last of 6 in handicap chase (9/1) at Perth (20.1f, good) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0/1270-6

Celestial Horizon^p²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 136| C

80/1

Pulled up over hurdles last 2 starts, in cheeckpieces here 2 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 512-1PP

Perfect Attitude¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 131

16/1

Winner at Clonmel in September and ran respectably when fourth at Fairyhouse (24.5f, good to soft, 18/1) when last seen in April.

Form: 125304-

The Little Yank¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 130

22/1

7/4, good second of 5 in minor event chase at Killarney (17f, good) 15 days ago, no match for winner. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3153-32

Tout Est Permis^b⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 130| BF| CD

40/1

Smart chaser in prime but nothing like the same force now, fourth of 14 in minor event chase (7/2) at Punchestown (34f, good) 93 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 5903P4-

La Prima Donna^p⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 129

10/3

Promising sort who completed a straightforward task in 14-runner maiden hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 72 days ago, hard held. Remains capable of better back in handicap company.

Form: 2/2F25-1

Mars Harper^p¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

33/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, soft) 136 days ago.

Form: 25527P-

Ambitious Fellow⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 128

8/1

Made the most of a good opportunity in 3-runner minor event hurdle at Roscommon (20.6f, good) 46 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3141-21

Digby⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 128| D

7/1

Three wins from 7 runs last season. Good 2 lengths third of 14 to Metersandmasks in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25f, good to soft, 9/2) 60 days ago.

Form: 61141-3

Hallowed Star³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 128| C

8/1

Two wins from 4 runs last season. 3/1, creditable fifth of 18 in maiden at this course (12.2f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Should go well again back over hurdles.

Form: 220/112-

Blackstair Rocco¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 127

25/1

9/1, good second of 7 in novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 12229-2

Molly Wedger¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 127

28/1

6/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 00-3191

Global Equity^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: S D Torrens| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 124| BF| C

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (9/2) at Wexford (20f, soft) 29 days ago, struggling some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers back on. RESERVE.

Form: 15457-P

Non-Runners

Streets Of Doyen³⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Kieren Buckley

Hearts Are Trumps¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: D McDonogh J: Reserve 1

Metersandmasks⁶⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

La Prima Donna (10/3), Digby (7/1), Boothill (15/2), Hallowed Star (8/1), Ambitious Fellow (8/1), Finest Evermore (10/1), Metersandmasks (10/1), Fils D'oudairies (11/1), Ilikedwayurthinkin (14/1), Whiskey Sour (14/1), Streets Of Doyen (14/1), Happy Jacky (16/1), Perfect Attitude (16/1), Hearts Are Trumps (20/1), The Little Yank (22/1), Blackstair Rocco (25/1), Molly Wedger (28/1), Mars Harper (33/1), Global Equity (33/1), Foveros (33/1), Tout Est Permis (40/1), Saint D'Oroux (40/1), Celestial Horizon (80/1)

An ultra-competitive handicap. LA PRIMA DONNA completed a simple task with the minimum of fuss at Tipperary back in May and remains capable of better now upped further in trip, so she receives the tentative vote. Fils d'oudairies isn't long with his new yard and may still have a bigger performance in the locker, while others to consider are Boothill and Finest Evermore.