July 27 / 17.10 Galway

17.10

Good To Yielding

Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £10755.65
  • 2m 0f 130y
  • 11 runners
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Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

5/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 3-1 D

Last run: 78 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Won a minor event on the Flat at Roscommon last year; much stronger form when second in a 1m4f Listed race at Leopardstown; has not looked a natural over jumps, but managed a maiden hurdle win at Cork in May; below par in a Listed race at Limerick last time, much better at the Curragh previously.
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3rd

1

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Arouet

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: P Twomey

Won a minor event on the Flat at Roscommon last year; much stronger form when second in a 1m4f Listed race at Leopardstown; has not looked a natural over jumps, but managed a maiden hurdle win at Cork in May; below par in a Listed race at Limerick last time, much better at the Curragh previously.

5/1

9th

4

(1)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 70y

19:02 Limerick

Arouet

9st 9lb

J: James Ryan

T: P Twomey

Lightly raced last year at three, winning minor Roscommon contest and chased home a very smart type in Leopardstown Listed over this trip; recently landed the odds in Cork 4yo maiden hurdle before beaten around 8l into third in 1m4f Curragh Listed last month; has a bit to find.

12/1

3rd

6

(9)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Arouet

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Lightly raced last year at 3, winning minor Roscommon contest and chased home a very smart type in Leopardstown Listed over this trip; recently landed odds in Cork 4yo maiden hurdle, an unusual prep for one from this yard; cheekpieces fitted for Flat return and bit to find on ratings.

10/1

Form: 3223-3 BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Flat maiden; placed on all six starts over hurdles; beaten favourite in a maiden at Killarney; likely to find this opposition too demanding; stablemate Munsif is rated 4lb higher.
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7

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 26y

16:07 Kilbeggan

Dawn Coming

11st 10lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Placed in all six maiden hurdle outings; hampered by a faller when fourth in Galway novice; won't mind if ground eases and it's a decent opportunity for him if he can run to his mark.

15/8

4th

5

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Dawn Coming

11st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: C Byrnes

Flat maiden; placed on all six starts over hurdles; beaten favourite in a maiden at Killarney; likely to find this opposition too demanding; stablemate Munsif is rated 4lb higher.

16/1

3rd

7

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

16:30 Killarney

Dawn Coming

10st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: C Byrnes

Flat maiden placed on all five starts over hurdles at 2m-2m1f, earning a rating of 118; a shade unlucky on the Flat at Limerick last time; beaten 5.5l when third of 14 on penultimate in a maiden hurdle at Cork; longer trip and good ground are queries; tongue tie goes on.

6/4

Form: 7O

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Two Flat wins in 2024; hurdling credentials are weak; unplaced in three Flat handicaps this month.
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12th

2

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 161y

17:42 Sligo

William F Browne

11st 11lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Paul W Flynn

Two Flat wins in 2024; unplaced in three Flat handicaps last month; not disgraced when set a very stiff task in a Galway novice hurdle; down the field in a Flat handicap last week; relatively unexposed over hurdles.

10/1

12th

4

(14)

12th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 100y

17:22 Gowran Park

William F Browne

9st 12lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Paul W Flynn

Two Flat wins in 2024; unplaced in three Flat handicaps last month; not disgraced when set a very stiff task in a Galway novice hurdle; soundly beaten in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon last week.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 70-1

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 112

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No Results Found

Form: 5202-1 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 123

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Form: 1

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Rated 86 on the Flat, won a 1m4f Cork maiden on soft-to-heavy in May; made a bright start over hurdles when trouncing penalised winners from the Elliott and Mullins stables in a 2m3f conditions event at Kilbeggan six weeks ago; tongue-tie added.
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4

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Carmels Phoenix

11st 0lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Fahey

Rated 86 on the Flat, won a 1m4f Cork maiden on soft-to-heavy in May; made a bright start over hurdles when trouncing penalised winners from the Elliott and Mullins stables in a 2m3f conditions event at Kilbeggan six weeks ago; tongue-tie added.

3/1

1st

11

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 2f 200y

17:42 Kilbeggan

Carmels Phoenix

10st 6lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Fahey

4yo filly; talented on the Flat, rated 86; won a 1m4f Cork maiden (sft-hvy) last month; placed in a Bellewstown maiden on good ground last year so conditions fine and she's interesting on hurdles' debut.

11/4

1st

1

(4)

19th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 30y

19:42 Cork

Carmels Phoenix

10st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

Two promising efforts last year in maidens at the Curragh and Bellewstown and posted a much higher RPR on seasonal return when under 9l off winner in Listed Noblesse Stakes over C&D last month (soft-to-heavy); interesting to see if she can run to her 86 rating here back in maiden company.

13/2

Form: 1 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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No Results Found

Form: 5338-2

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian; 0-6 over hurdles; has failed to build on a third-placing in a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; twice a beaten favourite since then (including in a 4yo handicap at Ascot) and looks vulnerable.
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7

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian; 0-6 over hurdles; has failed to build on a third-placing in a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; twice a beaten favourite since then (including in a 4yo handicap at Ascot) and looks vulnerable.

13/2

2nd

6

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-5 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; placed in three of his four starts over hurdles in Ireland, including a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; hung badly right when failing to justify support in a juvenile handicap hurdle at Ascot.

4/1

8th

1

29th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 2

15:05 Ascot

Munsif

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-4 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; he was facing testing ground for the first time in his life when third at Naas in the race that yet again provided the winner of the Fred Winter and conditions were again slow when third in a big-field maiden last week at Navan; suspicion there's more in the locker that could be unleashed now handicapping, especially back on a drier surface; big player.

11/8

Form: 1 D

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form: 33

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

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Form: 56

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

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Payout
Exacta €12.20
Straight Forecast €16.55
Trifecta €78.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Carmel's Phoenix

SPOTLIGHT:

Witches Familiar

TOPSPEED:

Munsif

POSTDATA:

Carmel's Phoenix

The Irish Sun:

Carmel's Phoenix