W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle – Galway

Galway

4:17

W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-10-28

Distance 2m5f200y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,980

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Buddy One b Jack G Gilligan(7) · Paul John Gilligan	Jack G Gilligan(7) · Paul John Gilligan	166	—	232-43	138	144	127	35d	—	—	+9	27.4	7/2 22%
Top-weight very consistent but handicapper giving him no leeway
7	Lord Snootie ch Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	148	—	74125-	120	145	140	184d	—	—	+14	31	4/1 20%
Progressive stayer last season, trip here a bit on the short side for seasonal return
6	Gabbys Cross b Mike O'Connor(3) · Henry De Bromhead	Mike O'Connor(3) · Henry De Bromhead	148	—	83U-07	120	144	-	38d	—	—	+8	21.5	5/1 17%
Jumping let him down in valuable handicap chases of late; back hurdling off 20lb lower
8	Krabat b Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh	Sean O'Keeffe · Michael J McDonagh	146	—	3FF9-2	118	144	113	29d	—	—	+16	24.5	17/2 11%
Laudable Gowran comeback second; up 3lb but should go well
10	West Is Awake b Phillip Enright · Edward Cawley	Phillip Enright · Edward Cawley	143	h	/480-1	115	139	93	26d	—	—	+17	29.9	7/1 13%
Easy Fairyhouse comeback winner up 13lb so lot more required here
5	Shadow Rider ch Mark Walsh · Padraig Roche	Mark Walsh · Padraig Roche	153	—	1/PPP-	125	147	-	304d	—	—	+22	27.1	16/1 6%
Ex Willie Mullins; back hurdling on first start for yard and hard to be confident in
3	Santonito b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	161	p	42155-	133	140	84	222d	—	—	+24	28.6	16/1 6%
Returns with questions to answer off what looks a high enough opening mark
11	Ballyadam Destiny gr Daniel King(3) · Shane Ryder	Daniel King(3) · Shane Ryder	142	tp	25033-	114	148	129	212d	—	—	+18	23.5	18/1 5%
Last year's winner when later disqualified for banned substance; don't rule out
9	Alpesh Amin b Conor McNamara · E McNamara	Conor McNamara · E McNamara	144	—	3U141-	116	141	104	212d	—	—	+28	32.9	20/1 5%
Ended last season on a high; 5lb rise plenty fair and could go close if forward enough
14	Missiee b Tom Kelly(7) · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	Tom Kelly(7) · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	140	—	15146-	112	141	88	212d	—	—	+20	23.4	22/1 4%
Absent since midfield behind Alpesh Amin at Limerick in March, looks to have a bit to do
13	Jay Jay Zee b Jake Coen(5) · Gordon Elliott	Jake Coen(5) · Gordon Elliott	140	p	-32554	114	142	116	43d	—	—	+15	19.3	28/1 3%
4yo not progressing at any real rate; opposable on second handicap attempt
2	El Barra br Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	163	—	3U16F-	135	143	-	300d	—	—	+23	25.8	33 3%
Ex Willie Mullins; first hurdles start since April 2021 so potentially well handicapped
12	Wa Wa b P J O'Hanlon(3) · Dermot A McLoughlin	P J O'Hanlon(3) · Dermot A McLoughlin	140	tp	17-090	112	140	97	18d	—	—	+14	16.2	33/1 3%
Will need to come on plenty for recent Punchestown comeback run to feature
4	Cayd Boy b Aidan Kelly(5) · Liz Doyle	Aidan Kelly(5) · Liz Doyle	160	—	45P-39	132	139	-	13d	—	—	+18	21.4	25/1 4%
Mixed form chasing, first hurdles start here in 18 months
15	Coventry b John Shinnick(7) · Peter Fahey	John Shinnick(7) · Peter Fahey	140	—	F9-508	112	149	120	26d	—	—	+11	17.2	12/1 8%
Regressive this year and hard to fancy from 5lb out of handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Buddy One	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Lord Snootie	4/1	4	4/1	4/1	4
Gabbys Cross	5/1	5	5	5	5
Krabat	9	17/2	9	9	17/2
West Is Awake	7	13/2	7/1	7	13/2
Shadow Rider	16/1	16	16/1	16/1	16/1
Santonito	16	16	16/1	16	14/1
Ballyadam Destiny	18	18	18	18/1	18
Alpesh Amin	20	18	20/1	20/1	18
Missiee	22/1	22	22	22	22
Jay Jay Zee	25	28/1	25	25/1	25
El Barra	28	33	28	28/1	28/1
Wa Wa	33	33	33/1	33/1	33/1
Cayd Boy	22	25	22	22	25/1
Coventry	12	12	12/1	12	11/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Alpesh Amin

32.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 15.2 Odds: 1.2

20/1

2nd

Lord Snootie

OR: 17.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

West Is Awake

29.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Santonito

28.6

OR: 20.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Buddy One

27.4

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Shadow Rider

27.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

El Barra

25.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 3.7 Odds: 0.9

Krabat

24.5

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ballyadam Destiny

23.5

OR: 16 Form: 6.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Missiee

23.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Gabbys Cross

21.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Cayd Boy

21.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Jay Jay Zee

19.3

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Coventry

17.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Wa Wa

16.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Buddy One Top Rated	138	144	127
El Barra	135	143	—
Santonito	133	140	84
Cayd Boy	132	139	—
Shadow Rider	125	147	—
Lord Snootie	120	145	140
Gabbys Cross	120	144	—
Krabat	118	144	113
Alpesh Amin	116	141	104
West Is Awake	115	139	93
Ballyadam Destiny	114	148	129
Jay Jay Zee	114	142	116
Missiee	112	141	88
Wa Wa	112	140	97
Coventry	112	149	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Buddy One	35d ago	Fit
Lord Snootie	184d ago	Long break
Gabbys Cross	38d ago	Fit
Krabat	29d ago	Fit
West Is Awake	26d ago	Fit
Shadow Rider	304d ago	Long break
Santonito	222d ago	Long break
Ballyadam Destiny	212d ago	Long break
Alpesh Amin	212d ago	Long break
Missiee	212d ago	Long break
Jay Jay Zee	43d ago	Fit
El Barra	300d ago	Long break
Wa Wa	18d ago	Fit
Cayd Boy	13d ago	Quick return
Coventry	26d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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