17:22 Galway

Monday 8 September 2025

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Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 5m 58.6s

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Selected odds by:

Barryroe Madam^h⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 96| BF

5/1

Hurdles winner at Listowel in May. 5/2, good second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, good) 93 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 760U-12

Shannon Bank¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

8/1

Good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Sligo (17.5f, good) 19 days ago. Up in trip and she's not without hope.

Form: 09-4494

Dream Shaper³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D King| T: I Madden| OR: 94

10/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 407-687

Harley Street⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P F Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 94

12/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.7f, good, 11/1) 59 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7499-09

Poetic Focus^h,t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 92

25/1

17/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 31 days ago, struggling early final circuit. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 66P-05P

Annilogs Force^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dunne| OR: 89

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, below form sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P50-306

He Fitz In^b²²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 89| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (23f, heavy). Off 7 months, but shouldn't be far away if ready to roll.

Form: P62479-

Wakey Wakey Man²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J C Gainford| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 88

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.4f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 55/00-06

Swing Time¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 87

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, creditable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 79-69

Huscari³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 84

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 16f on the Flat. 18/1, sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 90B8-6

Navy Waves^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 84

20/1

150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 11 in maiden at Gowran (14f, good to soft) on flat debut 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2033-60

Southgate Avenue³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 83

16/1

10/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0-92378

Doyen Flyer¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 82

9/2

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. 18/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good) 14 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5858-02

Toor Moon²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 78

12/1

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (20.4f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: F69-609

Moonshine Girl^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss J Townend| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 77

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4F7304

Oskar High^p⁴⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-7| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 77| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good, 28/1) 48 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 017P-PP

Rockon Henry¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: F Feeney| OR: 72

33/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good, 20/1) 14 days ago and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 9686/98

Park Rules^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 90

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft, 33/1) 16 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: P6500-0

Non-Runners

Arnacoeur⁴⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Lough Nigara¹⁰⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: E Griffin J: Ricky Doyle

Wild As Fire²³⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: E Cawley J: Sarah Kavanagh

Forecasts

Doyen Flyer (9/2), Barryroe Madam (5/1), Moonshine Girl (6/1), Lough Nigara (7/1), Shannon Bank (8/1), Huscari (10/1), Dream Shaper (10/1), Toor Moon (12/1), Harley Street (12/1), Wakey Wakey Man (12/1), He Fitz In (14/1), Southgate Avenue (16/1), Oskar High (16/1), Wild As Fire (16/1), Navy Waves (20/1), Arnacoeur (20/1), Poetic Focus (25/1), Rockon Henry (33/1), Swing Time (40/1), Annilogs Force (66/1), Park Rules (100/1)

The vote goes to DOYEN FLYER, who has come down the weights and left the strong impression that her turn is near when going down narrowly at Ballinrobe a fortnight ago. Lough Nigara has a chance of reversing Listowel placings with Barryroe Madam on these revised terms and he rates the main danger ahead of Moonshine Girl and Shannon Bank, while He Fitz In could also have a part to play if fully tuned-up following a break.