13:30 Gowran Park

Friday 1 October 2021

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BetVictor Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 3m 50.00s

Da Little Grey Lad^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R McGreal⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 13 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 165 days ago.

Form: 88080-

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David Garrick^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E & P Harty

7/2

Fair winner at 8f on flat. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourth of 19 in maiden at Navan (15.8f, good) on hurdle debut 13 days ago. May do better.

Form: 4

Easca Peasca^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B R Hamilton

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Off 4 months, below form fifth of 15 in maiden at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 14 days ago but he may have needed the run. Bang there on his best form.

Form: 825-225

Grey Bear^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D Queally

40/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Denis Hogan when tenth of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 80/1) 29 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form:

Joven²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 22/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 09

Katzoff⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ian Power| T: J Morrison

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Listowel (16f, good) 6 days ago.

Form: 08

Saved By The River^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 19 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Galway (16.6f, good) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Booking of Brouder a plus.

Form: 0970

Showbusiness^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

11/10

Fairly useful maiden hurdler. 9/2, creditable third of 13 in maiden at Navan (15.9f, good) when last seen in June. Leading form claims.

Form: 23-53

Coolaney Express

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

33/1

Shantou filly. Dam (h81), maiden hurdler (stayed 3m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Germany Calling.

Form:

Indie Belle⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P E Corbett| T: Robert Widger

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (12/1) at Tramore (21f, good) 49 days ago, pulled up. Back down in trip.

Form: 850P

Killinure Lass¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Gleeson

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 11 days ago.

Form: 600

Lough Swilly Pearl^h⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

50/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap (200/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 66 days ago. Hood on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Miss Daingerfield¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Paul Power

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Sceptred Isle⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D P Dunne

28/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm), unsuited by drop in trip. First run for yard after leaving Henry Candy.

Form:

Forecasts

Showbusiness (11/10), Easca Peasca (9/4), David Garrick (7/2), Joven (12/1), Sceptred Isle (28/1), Coolaney Express (33/1), Grey Bear (40/1), Indie Belle (50/1), Lough Swilly Pearl (50/1), Saved By The River (100/1), Miss Daingerfield (125/1), Katzoff (150/1), Killinure Lass (200/1), Da Little Grey Lad (200/1)

The fact SHOWBUSINESS hasn't always delivered much off the bridle means he's perhaps not one for maximum faith but he's the pick on form and there shouldn't be any excuses here. Easca Peasca may have needed the run after a break last time and looks the chief threat ahead of David Garrick.