14:48 Gowran Park

Saturday 20 November 2021

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PRL Kilkenny Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.1s

Cullaghs Star^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: S Fahey| OR: 110| D

11/4

5/1, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut, and another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 323251

He's Ok^h²⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 109

25/1

10/1, thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Matthew J. Smith and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 03F4/70-

Young Fitzy^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Queally| OR: 109| D

7/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season, career best when landing 8-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Not taken lightly in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 0-66611

Kingston Retreat⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 107

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in October. 10/1, below form fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, heavy) 9 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 648144

We'll Go Again¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Kinirons| OR: 104| C

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 9f on flat. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (3/1) at Galway (11.8f, good to firm), so more is needed now.

Form: 05-42

Union Park^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 103

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. 11/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: U31806

Marvel Fan^t¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin| OR: 101

40/1

Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Has work to do now.

Form: 414/B0-0

Lake Chad²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 95| BF| D

11/8

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 9/4) 4 days ago. Also good second in similar event at Thurles on Thursday. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 060/312

Dalileo^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 98| D

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Perth in September. Fourteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Blinkers on with more required.

Form: 647120

Forecasts

Lake Chad (11/8), Cullaghs Star (11/4), Young Fitzy (7/1), Kingston Retreat (14/1), Union Park (14/1), Dalileo (16/1), We'll Go Again (16/1), He's Ok (25/1), Marvel Fan (40/1)

CULLAGHS STAR arrives on the back of a Wexford novice win that is proving strong form so he is fancied to follow up now going into handicaps. Hat-trick seeking Young Fitzy rates the obvious threat, although Union Park also has the form to have a say in a competitive handicap, along with Lake Chad.