13:25 Gowran Park

Saturday 12 March 2022

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Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 30.10s

Backintheroom

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

10/3

Shantou gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler Mrs Milner. Dam (h80) lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles out of 2½m-2¾m hurdle winner Mrs Wallensky.

Form:

Ballycallan King³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

20/1

€12,000 3-y-o, eighth foal. Dam 1½m-16.5f winner on Flat, last of 6 completed start in points (Feb 6).

Form: PP6

Brucejack²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy

22/1

Seventh of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 27 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: FPP7

Cardinal Rule⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: A McIntyre

25/1

First run since leaving Peter McCreery when 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 54 days ago, pulled up before last. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 0-P

Eastern Tornado¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

22/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 16/1, ninth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft).

Form:

Hory¹⁸

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

5/2

Promising sort. Eighth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 18 days ago, faring best of those held up. Should progress.

Form: 8

Kerosine Light^p1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle

100/1

4/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (18f, soft) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8-68FP

Navigator Jack¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) on hurdles bow 13 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 460

Rockbrook

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Laverock gelding. Half-brother to point winner/fairly useful 17f-2½m hurdle winner Skatman.

Form:

Sonny May

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: D Hickey

33/1

Hillstar gelding. Dam, failed to complete in points, sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Our Kaempfer.

Form:

Toon Town²³

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

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 89

Invivo²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 00

Ney²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs P Dobbs

5/2

Modest maiden on the Flat. Fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 33/1) 21 days ago. That is the best form on offer.

Form: 94

Steppenwolf²⁷

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

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, eleventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 90

Verdant Place^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

18/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam bumper/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner. Wears hood.

Form:

Forecasts

Ney (5/2), Hory (5/2), Backintheroom (10/3), Navigator Jack (14/1), Steppenwolf (14/1), Toon Town (16/1), Verdant Place (18/1), Ballycallan King (20/1), Brucejack (22/1), Eastern Tornado (22/1), Cardinal Rule (25/1), Sonny May (33/1), Rockbrook (50/1), Invivo (66/1), Kerosine Light (100/1)

HORY shaped a lot better than an eighth-place finish would suggest on debut at Navan 18 days ago and with improvement forthcoming, he could be the answer. Ney and Steppenwolf are a couple of potential dangers.