14:25 Galway

Tuesday 4 October 2022

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Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 53.5s

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Wild Caprice⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

9/1

Fourth of 9 in novice chase at Roscommon (21f, good, 8/1) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 720574

Merry Moves¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 93

28/1

28/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 4734-09

Money Heist¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

5/4

40/1, excellent sixth of 13 in novice chase at Clonmel (20.3f, good to soft) 173 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer and more interesting than many here.

Form: 060056-

The Chapel Field²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Austin| OR: 92

10/1

Creditable twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, good, 33/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 8/0370-0

Echo Gate¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good) 154 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 800-7

Karla Martina^h⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 89

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 14/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft) 5 days ago.

Form: 3R4009

Kaytana²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 88

40/1

200/1, fell first in novice chase at Sligo (21.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-87F

Bugscuffle²⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: J Neilan| OR: 87

33/1

Maiden. Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy, 33/1) when last seen. Off 6 months. Should be competitive.

Form: 09U505-

Gap Of Dunloe^h⁶¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 86

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 20 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Interesting.

Form: 090/

Musical Ava^t⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Commins| OR: 85

12/1

14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving John Michael Burke when bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 51 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7455P-5

Brandy Harbour^h⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 83

17/2

One win from 21 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.1f, soft, 25/1) 79 days ago.

Form: 2F53-9P

So Easy Way^v1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D E Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 83

40/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 7-007PP

Cottage Artist¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

33/1

Unreliable individual. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good, 50/1) 11 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0R6660

Lesssaidthebetter¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

10/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 28/1) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 65-F086

Moyode Mist⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 80

18/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft, 33/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 000407

Mr Brogue^p,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 80

8/1

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 32 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 078877

Forecasts

Money Heist (5/4), Mr Brogue (8/1), Brandy Harbour (17/2), Wild Caprice (9/1), Lesssaidthebetter (10/1), The Chapel Field (10/1), Musical Ava (12/1), Karla Martina (14/1), Moyode Mist (18/1), Gap Of Dunloe (22/1), Echo Gate (22/1), Merry Moves (28/1), Cottage Artist (33/1), Bugscuffle (33/1), So Easy Way (40/1), Kaytana (40/1)

Slim pickings but you suspect MONEY HEIST has a bigger performance in him and he could be the way to go now handicapping back over hurdles after 6 months off. Market support for Gap of Dunloe, who also starts out in handicaps after an even longer absence, would be interesting. Wild Caprice is more established and certainly not without a chance.