14:00 Gowran Park

Saturday 12 March 2022

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Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

Bal Kauto¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: P6

Caldwell Diamond^t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, shaped better than result when fifth of 10 in bumper (9/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 62 days ago. Respected now hurdling for top yard.

Form: 5

Da Capo Glory³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Padraig Butler| D

11/8

Fairly useful winner in bumpers. 50/1, well-beaten last of 7 to Facile Vega in Gr 2 bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 35-17

Drive To Survive²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 17 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Galactic Grey^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 104

11/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 17 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 787

Holditinyourhead^t1⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, tenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 9 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5680

Karloss¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D McNamara

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 250/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Killahy¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

20/1

€40,000 Walk In The Park gelding. Starts out in a weak race and worth keeping an eye on in betting.

Form: 8PP

Robin De Light¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 00

So Scottish⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins

4/1

Fair form in bumpers. 15/2, ninth of 17 in maiden at Clonmel (18.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 9 days ago, not knocked about. Should do better.

Form: 3-1449

Clear The Clouds

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

9/1

Vendangeur gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Shear Rock. Would enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied.

Form:

Duke Otto^h1⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in juvenile hurdle (150/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 76 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0

Echo Gate⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 80/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 80

Nimbus Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

14/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson gelding. Another newcomer to monitor in the market.

Form:

Runway Queen⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 18 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 05

Forecasts

Da Capo Glory (11/8), Caldwell Diamond (3/1), So Scottish (4/1), Clear The Clouds (9/1), Galactic Grey (11/1), Runway Queen (12/1), Nimbus Boy (14/1), Killahy (20/1), Bal Kauto (22/1), Robin De Light (50/1), Duke Otto (100/1), Echo Gate (100/1), Holditinyourhead (125/1), Karloss (125/1), Drive To Survive (150/1)

A weak maiden in which a chance is taken on Gordon Elliott's CALDWELL DIAMOND who was bang there until late in the day on his Fairyhouse bumper debut in January. Da Capo Glory wasn't up to the Grade 2 bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival but had won at Galway prior to that and should be up to making his presence felt in a race like this. So Scottish completes the shortlist.