Frank Hickey’s Galway Racing Suggestions
13:50 – Riyami
14:20 – Social gathering Enterprise
14:55 – Straightforward Sport
15:30 – Barnacullia (each-way) (NAP)
16:00 – No Extra Porter
16:30 – Saint Brandon (each-way)
17:00 – Presence
17:30 – Stay Assist
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Neveradullmoment is one I actually respect as he has a robust course file however I’m with Riyami, who continues to be solely a five-year-old. He’s rated 78 on the Flat and whereas his greatest kind is at Dundalk, he’s efficient on turf. He’s had three quiet runs in maiden hurdles and was a fantastic fifth of 23 on his handicap debut at Leopardstown at Christmas behind Ataboycharlie, who’s now rated 17lbs greater. He completed second at Kilbeggan final month off a mark of 102 and he appeared to seek out 2m 4f a bit robust. He had a spin on the Flat on Wednesday to prepare for this.
At first look, you’d readily dismiss Social gathering Enterprise but it surely was solely in April that he was crushed 5.5 lengths in a Cheltenham handicap hurdle. Each of his runs after that had been a lot stronger than this and regardless of three no reveals since, the handicapper has dropped him to 123 and he will get to run off 120 right here. This has been the plan for some time and Danny Gilligan takes off 3lb which is an additional bonus. You simply wouldn’t need an excessive amount of rain to get into the bottom earlier than this race.
Straightforward Sport should concede weight however something beneath Grade 1 stage with small fields are his factor. In 2021, he was a size second within the Plate off a mark of 157 however was properly crushed within the three renewals since, together with earlier this week. Earlier to that, he simply beat Saint Sam at Listowel. He’s rated 158 and his file in single determine fields away from Grade 1 stage within the final three years is 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,4,1. Janadil is a hazard if the money arrives for him.
Barnacullia is a good hurdler who had some strong kind in that self-discipline. He dipped his toe in some graded novice chases however wasn’t as much as that stage, although he wasn’t disgraced both. He hasn’t run over fences since final 12 months and he was narrowly crushed right here off a a lot decrease hurdles mark final October. He prepped earlier within the week on the Flat to prepare for this when ending a decent sixth.
No Extra Porter was there or thereabouts in most of his begins final 12 months off marks within the low to mid 80’s. He was simply touched off on the Curragh on his reappearance in June off a mark of 82 over a mile in a premier handicap and that’s robust kind. Any rain would swimsuit him as he’s fairly efficient on tender floor and 7f isn’t any subject. He positioned in robust handicaps on the Curragh and Naas final 12 months over 7f, in addition to within the Scurry handicap over 6.5f on the Curragh. Adrian McGuinness has a cracking file on this with Present Choice profitable it thrice.
Inexperienced Brothers ran properly on his debut at Leopardstown and he can go properly however I like Saint Brandon. Natalia Lupini is an underrated coach and did a fantastic job with Kitty Rose as a juvenile final 12 months. Saint Brandon was a good fifth on his debut at Fairyhouse over 6f and the second Lethimfly gained subsequent outing. The step as much as 7f goes to swimsuit him and I’d be chancing him each-way if the value permits.
Presence was despatched off favorite on her handicap debut at Down Royal and was solely crushed a size and a half. She was a straightforward winner of a maiden at Ballinrobe over 9f when getting tender floor for the primary time. A strongly run mile will swimsuit and any rain will assist her trigger and whereas drawn in stall 14, I don’t suppose it’s that a lot of a adverse.
Stay Assist is a half sister to Freedom Beel, who was a listed winner on the Flat in Italy. Emmett Mullins is at all times to be revered, particularly with novice jockey John Gleeson booked to experience
Frank Hickey’s Galway Racing Suggestions
13:50 – Riyami
14:20 – Social gathering Enterprise
14:55 – Straightforward Sport
15:30 – Barnacullia (each-way) (NAP)
16:00 – No Extra Porter
16:30 – Saint Brandon (each-way)
17:00 – Presence
17:30 – Stay Assist
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
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