Joanne Tips History

Granny Biddy has won her last two races and won a handicap hurdle at Listowel last week Tough But Honest by 2¼l in an 18 runner race she got a 6lb penalty for that win but the jockey takes off 7lb and looks to have a good chance of landing the hat trick.

This doesn't look the strongest race so Boytonrath may be able to get off the mark at the ninth time of asking she has been runner up in her last two races at Tramore when beaten a head by Athloman Cottage and last time out at Down Royal when beaten 3¼l by Sierra Law in a 20 runner handicap hurdle.

Panstarr has won her last two races and is worth siding with in search of the hat trick she has won twice over the distance and won by a neck last time out at the Curragh beating Mawaany Kevin Manning is back on board and should go close with the main danger likely to come from Tudor City.

Hit The Silk was runner up on debut 21 days ago at Bellewstown beaten ¾l by a 66/1 shot Accladora it may not have been the best of races but he can build on that first run and should be better for that experience and Ronan Whelan is on again.

Alan's Pride has been running well and was runner up last time out at Listowel eight days ago beaten ¾l by Youceeyouceecee on heavy ground he should give his running again and the jockey claims 4lb he looks to have a good chance in an open apprentice handicap.

Alaykha has been runner up in two of her three starts and was beaten ½l last time out at Killarney by High Language over 1m3f the step up to 1m4f shouldn't be a problem the trainer & jockey combination of Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen do well at Galway and can take this race.

High Expectations has been in good form of late winning two of his last three races at Tramore & Bellewstown and was only beaten a neck last time out by Lucca in a 23 runner handicap at Navan and looks to have every chance of going in again.

Airlie Beach is a course winner and finished third in the Galway hurdle during the festival beaten 5¼l by Tigris River she won last time out at Tramore beating Game Puppeteer by 4½l and drops back to 1m4f Pat Smullen is on and should go close.

Cairdiuil is a two time winner over c&d and has been placed five times and was runner up at the festival beaten 1½l by Remarkable Lady he saves his best form for Galway and could bounce back from a poor run last time out at Leopardstown.

Penny Jane has been runner up in her last three races and was beaten 2¾l by Rosie Alice last time out at Kilbeggan ten days ago she isn't the easiest to win with but rarely finished out of the money so may be able to go one better and Davy Russell is back on board.