Ruby Walsh avoids the favourite in the Galway Hurdle and offers up tips at 14-1 and 12-1

Ruby Walsh tipped up the winner in yesterday’s Galway Plate at 25-1 and he’s found two against the field in Thursday's Galway Hurdle at 14-1 and 12-1 on the latest episode of Paddy Power’s ‘From the Horse’s Mouth’.

Paddy Power Galway market movers on Thursday

Avoiding the favourite

I think you probably have to respect Solness running off a mark of 153, seeing as he is a 165-rated chaser.

He had a fine run at the Curragh in a pretty weak maiden, but he showed that he’s well and truly alive and in good form. So purely on maths, you have to give him a chance. Casheldale Lad was third last year off 138. He’s here this year off 152, and he’s probably hard to fancy.

Nadawi is up 7 lb. El Cairos disappointed in the Supreme and I’m kind of questioning that run.

He ran there off level weights and was two lengths in front of Too Bossy For Us He has to give him 5 lb, so they’re weighted to finish together, but I don’t particularly fancy Too Bossy For Us, so I don’t know where I stand on El Cairos.

I thought Murcia possibly didn’t stay at Killarney over two and a half, but she’s a Grade 1-winning juvenile hurdler and has often promised to deliver. I think the drier the ground is, the better it will suit Murcia, so I give her a really good chance.

Galway form will play to strengths

The other one I fancy is Ragmans Corner who had two cracking runs here last year at the Galway Festival.

He was third behind Filey Bay in the big amateur handicap on the Monday night, and then on the Friday he ran behind Aurea Fortuna in a handicap hurdle off a mark that was a good bit lower than he is now. But he has shown good form at the course.

I thought he ran okay behind Westminster Moon at the Curragh on his last start in May. He had won before that at Killarney off 127. He’s up 5 lb, with Eoghan Finegan again claiming off him, but I thought Ragmans Corner had the course form that would definitely make you take a second look at him. Sageborough was the other one for Paul Nolan. He fell at the second last in the Supreme, and while he was in last place, he actually wasn’t that far behind them.

Chances are he was going to finish somewhere close to Too Bossy For Us and El Cairos. He only has 10 lb 1, with Conor Stone-Walsh riding him, so Sageborough was the other one I gave a chance to.