16:55 Gowran Park

Friday 2 October 2020

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Race Displays Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 5m 2.8s

Presenting Dylan⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

8/11

First run since leaving Patrick G. Kelly when 5/4, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16f, good) 4 days ago, kept up to work. Obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 4667-61

Fulysse^p,t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 100

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, folded as if amiss pulled up in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 15/2) 62 days ago, headed when bad mistake 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 260P-3P

Important Message⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 100| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 30-13U0

Padraic O Conaire^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: R M Power| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 99| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 11/1) 6 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 10/5-093

Sargent Lightfoot^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 98

11/2

17/2, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.3f, good to soft) 26 days ago, closing all way to line. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0064-72

Feathered Gold^h1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: P Corkery| OR: 97

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Wexford (20f, good) 27 days ago. Hood on 1st time. More required.

Form: P/P7-84

Resurrected Duke³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: T J Taaffe| OR: 97

10/1

8/1, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 06U7-02

The Hunter Hoe²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 97

13/2

16/1, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) 25 days ago. In good order and will be suited by a return to this trip.

Form: 6/P06-24

Trouble And Strife^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

25/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (22f, good) 13 days ago. Not discounted, although others look better treated.

Form: 006P24

Woodbrook Boy^p,t¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| D

16/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Wexford in August. 9/2, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, good) 1 day ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: P11P59

Mithmaar^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 98

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 20/1) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5376

War Eagle^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 96

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 9f on flat. Sixth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (17f, heavy, 28/1) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 357-

Non-Runners

Guido Reni¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Yamato²⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: C J Orr

Happie Days⁵³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 1

Lightsider¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Reserve 2

Frazel Express³⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: A A Howard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Presenting Dylan (8/11), Sargent Lightfoot (11/2), The Hunter Hoe (13/2), Resurrected Duke (10/1), Padraic O Conaire (14/1), Happie Days (16/1), Yamato (16/1), Guido Reni (16/1), Woodbrook Boy (16/1), Fulysse (22/1), Trouble And Strife (25/1), Important Message (33/1), Frazel Express (33/1), Feathered Gold (40/1), War Eagle (50/1), Lightsider (66/1), Mithmaar (80/1)

PRESENTING DYLAN streaked away to make a winning debut for Gordon Elliott at Roscommon 4 days ago and looks well capable of defying a penalty provided the race doesn't come too soon. Sargent Lightfoot and Resurrected Duke arrive on the back of encouraging efforts in second, so they strike as the pick of the opposition.