14:10 Gowran Park

Friday 12 March 2021

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Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 55.3s

Barney Stinson⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: M F Morris

4/5

Thrice-raced maiden. Fell in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 40/1) 74 days ago. Sets a high standard.

Form: 23F

Edmond Dantes⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: 00

Sandmall

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E M O'Sullivan

10/1

Dam 2m-19f hurdle/chase winner out of smart hurdler/useful chaser Like-A-Butterfly, Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner. Very much one to note in the betting.

Form:

Song Of Bareliere¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

25/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Palamoss gelding. Dam French 1¾m winner. No impact in 2 starts between the flags.

Form: P7

Terr Byrne^h1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J McCarthy| T: James Kelly

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, last of 12 in bumper at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0

That'll Be The Day^h1¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan

16/1

€35,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to winner abroad by Oscar. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Empire of Dirt. Wears hood. Pulled up sole point start, but market check advised.

Form: P

Tullyveery Lad⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody

33/1

Famous Name gelding. Dam 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Didn't show enough on completed start between the flags to suggest he'll be a force on this Rules debut.

Form: F5

Born Leader¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| BF

20/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 2/1, fifth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW), running on. First run for yard after leaving Hughie Morrison.

Form:

Mangan Sue

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: S Slevin

50/1

Arcadio mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Schmidt. Dam, placed in points, sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 29f) Mullacash.

Form:

Port Luna⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 80

Sootability¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Richard Fahey when seventeenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

Larkins Luck

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney| T: E Sheehy

100/1

Conduit gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (19f-21f winner) Zipalong Lad.

Form:

Mephisto¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Ralph Beckett when eleventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 0

Percy Street Hero⁵³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella

200/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 8 in maiden (80/1) at this course (8f, soft). Off 17 months.

Form:

Son Of Hypnos¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: K Smith

10/3

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 10/3, first run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when fifth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 5

Dawn Wonder¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, eighth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Barney Stinson (4/5), Son Of Hypnos (10/3), Sandmall (10/1), Dawn Wonder (12/1), That'll Be The Day (16/1), Born Leader (20/1), Song Of Bareliere (25/1), Mephisto (25/1), Edmond Dantes (28/1), Tullyveery Lad (33/1), Sootability (40/1), Mangan Sue (50/1), Larkins Luck (100/1), Port Luna (150/1), Terr Byrne (200/1), Percy Street Hero (200/1)

Multiple Flat winner SON OF HYPNOS was beaten a fair way on his recent hurdles debut over this C&D, but he should be all the better for that experience. He is an appealing alternative to Barney Stinson, who sets a good standard judged on his placed efforts in a pair of maidens at Cork in November. Newcomer Sandmall ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and needs close attention in the betting.