16:30 Galway
Thursday 3 August 2023
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Guinness Novice Hurdle
- 4YO plus | 2m 4f 156y | Good to Yielding (Good in Places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 52.5s
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Promising type who posted a career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle (6/5) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 60 days ago, comfortably. Looks competitive on form.
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Tongue strap on, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 20/1) on NH debut 46 days ago, pushed out. Should progress but he needs to here.
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Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 1¼ lengths second of 6 to Pink In The Park in minor event hurdle (4/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good) 43 days ago, flattered by proximity. Up in trip. Likely to improve.
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Highly promising sort. 1/2, career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) on hurdles bow 26 days ago, easily. Up in trip. Open to significant progress so he's a big player.
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Useful hurdler who landed the odds in 16-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) 72 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Expected to be bang there.
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Useful hurdler. Very easily landed the odds in 17-runner novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 28 days ag. This demands more but he can't be discounted.
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Lightly-raced winner over hurdles who comfortably took 15-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 4/9) 80 days ago. Open to improvement and merits plenty of respect.
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Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 2/5) 43 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Barry Lyndon. Needs considering.
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Non-Runners
1
Gortmillish21
Weight: 11-7| Age: 7
T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy
NR
7
Ochocinco62
Weight: 11-4| Age: 5
T: Colm Murphy J: L A McKenna
NR
10
Black Samurai635
Weight: 11-0| Age: 9
T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe
NR
Forecasts
Encanto Bruno (85/40), Horantzau D'airy (4/1), What Path (9/2), The Big Doyen (11/2), The Short Go (13/2), Pink In The Park (7/1), Gortmillish (10/1), Ochocinco (14/1), Barry Lyndon (25/1), All In Montmartre (33/1), Black Samurai (33/1)
Lots of potential on show, not least from John McConnell's ENCANTO BRUNO who created a highly favourable impression when going in on his hurdling debut at Bellewstown. This smart bumper winner can take a big step forward here and fend off the Willie Mullins-trained duo What Path and Horantzau d'Airy who both bring better form to the table and are hugely respected. Henry de Bromhead's The Short Go completes the shortlist in a fascinating contest.
- Encanto Bruno85/40
- What Path9/2
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €13,200.002nd: €4,400.003rd: €2,200.004th: €1,099.005th: €660.006th: €440.00
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