13:50 Galway

Tuesday 3 October 2023

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 4m 16.5s

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Burru^h1¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: Bernard Crowley

66/1

Notnowcato gelding. Dam, fair dual bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2½m-2¾m winner) Smitty Bacall. Wears hood. Market can guide.

Form: F5-33

Free Flowing¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form seventh of 12 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 160 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5/2337-

Leva Tip^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: N Lee

150/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam unraced. Wears hood. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

Olympic Man⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Promising ex-French 14f Flat winner. Off 28 months before posting a promising third of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (16.8f, soft, 11/2) 59 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 62/3

Rusheen¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: J Dullea

250/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam, modest 21f hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2¼m-25f winner) Golden Kite.

Form: PP-

Soldat Flamboyant¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: D G Murphy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 11 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 6/20-0

Squire Ohara¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 33-70

Tom Kelly⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jayne Hearne

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Mark Cahill when good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft, 66/1) 41 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 70P-3

Armed And Fabulous¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 4/1, fourth of 16 in bumper at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) 168 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Ms Margaret Mullins and not discounted.

Form: 324-

On The Banks¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner

80/1

Walk In The Park mare. Dam, ran once over hurdles/once over fences, half-sister to top-class hurdler/useful chaser (winner around 2m) Harchibald and fair chaser (stayed 2½m) What's The Scoop: Made the frame all 3 starts in points (latest Apr 9) so much respected on her hurdles bow.

Form: 334-

Smart And Sharp^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: N Lee

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at this course (16.6f, soft) 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Pour Les Filles¹⁷¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J W Kennedy

Forecasts

Olympic Man (2/5), Pour Les Filles (15/8), Armed And Fabulous (9/4), Free Flowing (17/2), Tom Kelly (10/1), Burru (66/1), On The Banks (80/1), Squire Ohara (150/1), Leva Tip (150/1), Soldat Flamboyant (200/1), Rusheen (250/1), Smart And Sharp (250/1)

OLYMPIC MAN made a promising start for Willie Mullins after a long absence when third here and can build on it now to fend off Gordon Elliott's interesting hurdling newcomer Pour Les Filles, who brings useful winning bumper form to the table. Armed And Fabulous, a stablemate of the selection, and Tom Kelly can fight it out for minor honours.