13:55 Gowran Park

Friday 5 October 2018

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Paulstown Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 46.70s

Challow¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: T G McCourt

40/1

A 29-race Flat maiden, sent off 100/1 on hurdles bow at Galway in August (2m½f, good to yielding) and came home a long way off the leader (28L). Improvement needed.

Form: 6

Getgo⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: K H Clarke

66/1

Best efforts on the Flat have come on the AW at Dundalk, proving less effective on turf. Well held in a 2m Tramore maiden in August on sole previous try over timber.

Form: 9

Hyperdrive^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Has finished second in all three starts in maiden hurdles so far, latest at Navan (2m, good to firm) 12 days ago having gone off favourite. Likely going to break duck sooner rather than later.

Form: 232

King Of Scotland¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M F Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney

100/1

Slight improvement on second start over timber at Kilbeggan in June, had won on the Flat in Britain for Hughie Morrison, but must improve back from a break.

Form: 05

Panther Soul^t1³⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Famous Name gelding, cost €25,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners and dam a half-sister to Group 3 winner Best Fouad and Listed winner Rawyaan. Won on his only Flat start in October for previous connections. Looks interesting.

Form:

Party Playboy⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

25/1

Placed on the Flat on the continent and ran well when finishing third over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe on debut for this yard before finishing down the field at the Galway Festival. Any market move should be noted.

Form:

Tenth Amendment^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K H Clarke

14/1

0-4 over hurdles but much-improved when runner-up at Roscommon (2m, good) in June, has to be considered on that showing and race-fit coming here from Flat run at Dundalk.

Form: 255-2

The Red Menace¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

3/1

Winner of two bumpers at Sligo and Listowel early in the summer, drops back to 2m for this hurdling bow and likely has plenty to say for himself.

Form: 11

Uno Momento⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins

66/1

Regressing 62-rated handicapper on the Flat and an 11-race maiden in that sphere, unable to land a blow earlier in the week on hurdling bow at Roscommon.

Form: 0

Winston Wolfe²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

14/1

Modest 78-rated handicapper on the Flat winning one of his eight starts on the level. Picked up place money (third) on hurdles bow at Wexford (2m, good to yielding) last month.

Form: 3

Low Web²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Doyle

150/1

Filly by Arcadio out of a Eurobus mare. Half-sister to winners The Game Changer and Flying Angel. Beat only one rival home on debut at Listowel last month and seems best watched for now.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Da Vinci Rock

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E M O'Sullivan J: M A Enright

Misty Mountain²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J J Lambe J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Panther Soul (1/1), The Red Menace (3/1), Hyperdrive (4/1), Tenth Amendment (14/1), Winston Wolfe (14/1), Misty Mountain (16/1), Party Playboy (25/1), Da Vinci Rock (25/1), Challow (40/1), Getgo (66/1), Uno Momento (66/1), King Of Scotland (100/1), Low Web (150/1)

HYPERDRIVE looks just about the most appealing on the early betting. Jessica Harrington's runner settled for second at Navan last time behind a useful rival in a big field and has potential to go well again. Flat winner Panther Soul is an obvious danger starting life with Willie Mullins while The Red Menace is already 2-2 in bumpers and can go well if handling the obstacle and a drop in distance.