13:25 Gowran Park

Saturday 10 March 2018

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Kilkenny Hunt Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 4m 30.70s

Glenrua¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Stowaway gelding that failed to finish in any of his four career point-to-point starts and two dismal hurdling displays makes him hard to fancy here.

Form: P-PPF70

Icario^h,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

3/1

15-race maiden but showed promise when second of 16 beaten 2L to Call A Cab last month in a Punchestown maiden hurdle.

Form: 4463P2

Kildorrery¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: I J McCarthy| T: T M Walsh| D

33/1

Distance winner on penultimate start in a Tramore bumper in December before finishing 36L behind the highly thought of Carefully Selected at Naas last month. Needs to step up on hurdling debut.

Form: 0-4FB16

Roxboro Road²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh

33/1

Has been left tpiling in two maiden hurdle starts at Naas and at Navan last month when finishing 36L behind Dis Donc. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form: 07

Delightful Guest

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Motherway

66/1

Daughter of Beneficial out of a Saddlers Hall mare related to Cooldine, More Of That and recent Grade 2 third Speak Easy. Looks up against it on debut.

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She'sasupermack

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson

100/1

Daughter of Arakan out of a Executive Park mare related to multiple winners Formidableopponent, Vosne Romanee and Bridgets Pet. Market likely to reveal expectations.

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Aquarian

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Rock Of Gibraltar gelding out of a Montjeu mare related to hurdling great Hurricane Fly. Worth a market check on racecourse debut.

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Bing Bang Bank⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin

100/1

10th of 13 for previous yard beaten 82L in a Limerick maiden hurdle over 2m on heavy ground in December before a dismal effort on the AW at Dundalk in January. Tough ask on stable debut.

Form: 0

Gold Seal^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

By Galileo out of a Danehill mare related to Supasundae, Windsor Park, Celestial Halo and recent Southwell bumper winner Max Liebermann. Market possibly the best guide to chances.

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Saglawy⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Useful performer on the Flat having finished a close fifth in a Group 3 last spring. Cost connections €52,000 at the sales last summer but failed to repay that when finishing third of 16 at Thurles in January over 2m. More expected here.

Form: 3

Duke's Girl^h¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

33/1

Modest but consistent without winning handicapper on the Flat for trainer Michael Bell. May find this a tough assignment and looks a long-term prospect.

Form:

Warnaq⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: A E Lynch| T: M J Smith

12/1

A winner of a Naas maiden on the Flat having run well on two other starts but has disappointed in two grim maiden hurdle efforts at Punchestown and Naas. Others preferred.

Form: 46

Non-Runners

Elusive Exclusive¹³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J F Murphy J: A Ring

Forecasts

Saglawy (2/5), Icario (3/1), Warnaq (12/1), Aquarian (14/1), Gold Seal (25/1), Elusive Exclusive (25/1), Duke's Girl (33/1), Roxboro Road (33/1), Kildorrery (33/1), Delightful Guest (66/1), Glenrua (80/1), She'sasupermack (100/1), Bing Bang Bank (100/1)

The likes of Duke's Girl, Elusive Exclusive and Icario can give decent former French Flat performer SAGLAWY the toe in to the race he needs here to build on his debut run at Thurles in January. The Gordon Elliott-trained Icario under Davy Russell can give him plenty to think about with newcomers Aquarian and Gold Seal possibly hitting the frame in the opener.