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(1:35) 12B Alo Duffin Memorial Galmoy H’dle
(Grade 2) €32,550.00 ( 3m – 5yo+ )1 Kazal (FR)(158) (EGriffin) – APMcCoy(C) 11,08
2 Shakervilz (FR)(148) (WPMullins) – RWalsh 11,08
3 Whatuthink(152) (OMcKiernan) – JLCullen 11,08
4 Alpha Ridge(131) (PNolan) – PCarberry(T) 11,06
5 Earth Magic(138) (MJBowe) – TJDoyle . 11,06
6 Emotional Moment(135) (TJTaaffe) – (C) 11,03
7 Footy Facts(144) (RTyner) – PTEnright . 11,03
8 Johnnie Dillinger(114) (MFMorris) – NPMadden 11,03Fascinating little race this. It should provide the answer to whether we have any genuine contenders for the Stayers Hurdle here in Ireland. Kazal ran a blinder at Cheltenham behind Inglis Drever last year but he’s been disappointing this year. The jockey booking is interesting though and AP should get the best out of him. Whatuthink is a useful enough animal and he wasn’t disgraced in the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury where the stop-start pace wouldn’t have suited him. The horse I like though is Shakervilz. I’ve been very taken with his two starts this season. He’s only a six year old and he really looks to be going the right way. He’s available at 40/1 for Cheltenham with VC bet and in an open enough looking year in the stayers division, I think he could represent excellent value.
All of those fronting the betting make some appeal but at 12-1 I quite like Alpha Ridge, as one who may just have everything right for an improved run.
Shakervilz has got to be the one here. I agree though, AP is the best jockey booking possible for Kazal here.
If Kazal goes any bigger than the current 4/1 tomorrow I’ll back him. If not, I may give this one a miss as 6/4 for Shakervilz (and probably shorter tomorrow) isn’t a price for me on this occasion.
Good call Bulwark. Really advertises the Pandorama and Mikael D’Haguneut form. Disappointed with Shakervilz. Travelled nicely but he was treading water when he made his mistake at the second last. Might improve on better ground.
Alpha Ridge was the only one who I really thought was wanting a lung busting slog in heavy ground. Very good ride by Davy Russell. Hate watching those races when yours is stuck at the front, but its great when you start to see that they arent stopping
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Good call, Bulwark.
I think it has more to do with form coming into the race, as opposed to form likely to be shown in the race. It wouldnt be worth writing off the beaten horses today just yet.
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