The Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A) NO / COLOURS
HORSE / OWNER / TRAINER / JOCKEY
AGE / FORM / WEIGHT / BREEDING
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Milkwood (Ire)
102 days since last run D3 Age 7 Recent Finishes 143-031 Weight 11-02 Breeding g Bay by Dylan Thomas - Tropical Lake Bred by John Boden & Willie Kane Colours LIGHT BLUE, black halved sleeves, yellow cap
Ms J Bridel Owner Neil Mulholland GB Trainer Sam Twiston-Davies Jockey
3rd to Belfast Banter in the County; impressive in the Scottish Champion; won’t want rain Probable SP: 14/1 Career record 13 runs, 4 wins, 10 places Strike-Rate 30 % Prize-money earned €57,714 Milkwood 4 N.H. wins €37,058.40 -- Handicap Rating 147 S. Twiston-Davies 11.6 won 3 3/4L 1/2L from Anna Bunina (FR) 10.13 and Tommy’s Oscar 11.2 AYR 18 APR 9rn hcp hdl Grade B 2m Gd R. T. Dunne 10.11 1 1/4L 1L 3rd to Belfast Banter 10.0 CHELTENHAM 19 MAR 25rn hcp hdl Grade C 2m 179yds Gd /Sft Robert Dunne 11.1 16L 11th of 23 to Soaring Glory 10.7 NEWBURY 21 FEB hcp hdl Grade C 2m 69yds Gd /Sft
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Band Of Outlaws (Ire) Age 6 John P McManus Owner Joseph Patrick O’Brien KILKENNY Trainer J J Slevin Jockey
28 days since last run D3
Recent Finishes 523/-36 Weight 10-13 Breeding g Bay by Fast Company - Band of Colour (Spectrum) Bred by Kilnamoragh Stud Colours EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE HOOPED, blue cap
Won Fred Winter & 3rd in this race back in 2019; endured long absence; chance on best form Probable SP: 16/1 Career record 25 runs, 6 wins, 17 places Strike-Rate 24 % Prize-money earned €192,813 Band Of Outlaws 3 flat wins €49,828.00 3 N.H. wins €69,729.80 -- Handicap Rating 144 6/1 HR145 J.S. McGarvey 11.3 38L 6th of 8 to Sole Pretender 11.3 TIPP 1 JUL hdl Grade 3 2m 38yds Gd/Yld 11/1 HR88 W.M. Lordan 9.12 1 3/4L 1/2L 3rd to Pepperoni Pete 9.3 NAAS 16 MAY 15rn Ext hcp 1m Sft 9/2Fav HR145 J.J. Slevin 11.1 1/2L 3/4L 3rd to Tudor City 11.0 here 1 AUG 19 18rn Ext hcp hdl Grade A 2m 11yds Gd
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Belfast Banter (Ire) Direct Bloodstock Owner Peter Fahey KILDARE Trainer Kevin Sexton Jockey
TStrap,
111 days since last run D3,CD1 Age 6 Recent Finishes 25-6211 Weight 10-13 Breeding g Bay by Jeremy - Sumtin Nice (Simply Great) Bred by Seamus Cooney Colours WHITE, royal blue star & sleeves, royal blue star on cap
Surprise County winner followed up in G1 at Aintree; starting to gain respect he deserves Probable SP: 8/1 Career record 19 runs, 4 wins, 12 places Strike-Rate 21 % Prize-money earned €133,455 Belfast Banter 4 N.H. wins €109,205.00 C -- Handicap Rating 144 Kevin Sexton 11.4 (TS) won 1 1/4L 1 1/4L from Do Your Job 11.4 and Dusart 11.4 AINTREE 9 APR 10rn nov.hdl Grade 1 2m 103yds Gd /Sft Kevin Sexton 10.0 (TS) won 1 1/4L 1L from Petit Mouchoir (FR) 11.5 and Milkwood 10.11 CHELTENHAM 19 MAR 25rn hcp hdl Grade C 2m 179yds Gd /Sft 6/1 HR124 K.C. Sexton 11.6 (TS) 8L 2nd to Echoes In Rain (FR) 10.12 NAAS 28 FEB 7rn nov.hdl Grade 2 1m 7f 101yds Yld/Sft
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Burning Victory (Fr) Mrs Audrey Turley Owner W P Mullins CARLOW Trainer Jack Foley (7) Jockey
48 days since last run D2 Age 5 Recent Finishes 6-11-71 Weight 10-12 Breeding f Brown by Nathaniel - M’oubliez Pas (El Corredor) Bred by S A R L De Chambure & S A R L Riviera Equine Colours YELLOW & BROWN QUARTERED, halved sleeves, yellow cap
Off for a year after winning the Triumph in 2020; back to winning ways on the level latest Probable SP: 14/1 Career record 9 runs, 4 wins, 6 places Strike-Rate 44 % Prize-money earned €133,534 Burning Victory (FR) 2 flat wins €22,000.00 2 N.H. wins €105,652.00 -- Handicap Rating 143 Franck Blondel 10.11 won 5 1/2L s/hd from Frimousse Baie (FR) 9.13 and Creative (FR) 10.0 LYON-PARILLY 11 JUN 8rn hcp 2m 1f Gd 3min 49.2sec 14/1 HR144 B. Hayes 11.9 39L last of 7fn, 8rn to Stormy Ireland (FR) 11.9 PUN 1 MAY hdl Grade 1 2m 4f Gd/Yld P. Townend 10.7 won 2 3/4L 3/4L from Aspire Tower 11.0 and Allmankind (GB) 11.0 CHELTENHAM 13 MAR 20 13rn hdl Grade 1 2m 179yds Sft
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Ciel De Neige (Fr) John P McManus Owner W P Mullins CARLOW Trainer Paul Townend Jockey
Blinkers,
89 days since last run D1 Age 6 Recent Finishes 051-992 Weight 10-10 Breeding g Bay by Authorized - In Caso Di Neve (Country Reel) Bred by Gregor Visher Colours EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE HOOPED, quartered cap
Career-best when beaten 6l into 9th in the County Hurdle behind Belfast Banter; blinkered Probable SP: 10/1 Career record 13 runs, 1 wins, 6 places Strike-Rate 7 % Prize-money earned €88,045 Ciel De Neige (FR) 1 N.H. win €7,080.00 -- Handicap Rating 141 11/1 HR137 J.S. McGarvey 11.3 (CP) 1/2L 2nd to Koshari (FR) 11.9 PUN 1 MAY 24rn Ext hcp hdl Grade B 2m 4f Gd/Yld Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 10.11 (CP) 6L 9th of 25 to Belfast Banter 10.0 CHELTENHAM 19 MAR hcp hdl Grade C 2m 179yds Gd /Sft 11/1 HR138 J.S. McGarvey 11.3 15L 9th of 19fn, 22rn to Drop The Anchor 10.5 LEP 6 FEB hcp hdl (0-150) Grade B 2m Sft/Hvy
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