Sunday 30 October · Galway, Eire

16:05 Kirby Group Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m 0f 11y
Going: Soft
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 16501
Runners: 10

Race preview

GRANGE WALK is interesting here trying hurdles again on his seasonal debut. John Ryan's charge was an improver over fences last season and now has a mark of 140 in that sphere. The seven-year-old is rated 109 over timber here and rising star Michael O'Sullivan also takes 5lb off his back to leave him on a featherweight. Fortunedefortunata makes his first start for Gordon Elliott, who has a great record of improving horses from other yards. The Soldier Of Fortune gelding won on his debut at Ludlow last February before finishing well beaten in fourth at Southwell subsequently. He is fairly unexposed. Blanketontheground has been knocking on the door and she could pick up more prize-money.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Fortunedefortunata	14-	D F O'Regan	G Elliott	10 7	5-1
2	Blanketontheground	1/R-4333	Gary Noonan	E McCarthy	11 3	4-1
3	Takarengo	46310/7-	J M Moore	T Mullins	10 9	13-2
4	The Dasher Conway	07-1802	L P Dempsey	Mrs G Callaghan	10 13	6-1
5	Cerberus	4604P-8	Mark Walsh	A Leahy	11 7	25-1
6	Mount Brown	95127-3	B J Cooper	N Meade	11 3	4-1
7	Groody Rover	317011/	J P Shinnick	P Fenton	11 12	40-1
8	Grange Walk	1F22FF-	M J M O'Sullivan	J P Ryan	10 7	9-2
9	Staging Post	30/144-P	Phillip Enright	M M McNiff	10 6	50-1
10	Garrybello	1F1P-	Darragh O'Keeffe	T Cooper	11 8	14-1
NR	Clifton Warrior	1022B-P	Non Runner	H De Bromhead	11 9
NR	Explosive Boy	56055-6	P J Carberry	A J Martin	10 5