18:11 Galway tips
Handicap Hurdle2m6½fyielding19 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Journey So Far just shades it from Strong Contender on the way its price has been shortening.
Handicap Hurdle over 2m6½f on yielding going. Journey So Far and Strong Contender separate by very little. We have enough recent form to rate all 19 declared.
How we rate the field
1
Journey So Far
Keith Donoghue / Gavin Cromwell
9/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 20% drop.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)
2
Strong Contender
Conor Smithers / Norman Lee
4/1
- Price drops have been easing off across its last 5 runs, down to a 65% average.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Midleton Rare
Erin Dunseath / Noel C Kelly
34/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 45% drop.
20/1 to 50/1: 2.0% win, -43% return over 1,150 tracked. Our weakest band.