15:45 Gowran Park

Saturday 3 October 2020

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Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 57.70s

Jiving Jerry⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 94| D

13/8

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Killarney (20f, soft) 42 days ago, keeping on well. Enters calculations.

Form: 8068-61

Wee Small Hours^t²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short| T: M Rice| OR: 92| D

22/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 100/1) 29 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 5/8508-4

Belle West^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 90

20/1

Eighth of 12 in novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 6/1) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3FF-558

An Marcach²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: D Donovan| OR: 89

10/1

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) when last seen in February.

Form: 020455-

Final Orders²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Donnelly| OR: 94

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Well-held fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 17/2) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 4685

Running Skeard²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 87

20/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/004P-0

Badness Backfires²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 86

3/1

16/1, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Unexposed at this trip. Needs considering.

Form: 09-9452

Sarah Ash Calum³⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P Meany| OR: 86

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Poor winner at 5f on flat. Seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, soft, 100/1). Off 11 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 907-

Doonbeg Glory⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 85

16/1

33/1 and hooded for 1st time, good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 62 days ago, finishing with running left. May yet do better.

Form: 0-476P4

Lunastar¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 85

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 8f on flat. 20/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 60-8

Howsitgoinglohan³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 84

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Engaged 3.10 here on Friday.

Form: 0/000-0

Crack On Corrie^b⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 81

9/1

One win from 31 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. 18/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0/267-82

Non-Runners

She's Commanche²¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: A Murray J: Sean Flanagan

Headline Joe⁵⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: P G Fahey J: P D Kennedy

Lopito²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 1

Atalanta's Gold¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: M Maguire J: Reserve 2

Delirious Love²⁵³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jiving Jerry (13/8), Badness Backfires (3/1), Crack On Corrie (9/1), An Marcach (10/1), She's Commanche (12/1), Final Orders (16/1), Doonbeg Glory (16/1), Delirious Love (16/1), Atalanta's Gold (16/1), Running Skeard (20/1), Belle West (20/1), Lunastar (22/1), Wee Small Hours (22/1), Headline Joe (25/1), Howsitgoinglohan (33/1), Lopito (50/1), Sarah Ash Calum (66/1)

DOONBEG GLORY left the impression she should have finished closer at Cork last time so might be worth siding with in this open handicap. Jiving Jerry is respected on the back of his Killarney win, while Badness Backfires should also be in the mix if reproducing his latest Punchestown form.