14:07 Gowran Park

Friday 30 September 2022

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Gowran Park Racing Club Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 3m 56.06s

Abu Hazem¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

100/1

Tongue strap on, first run since leaving Andreas Wohler when ninth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 40/1) on IRE debut, merely passing beaten rivals. First run for yard after leaving K. J. Condon.

Form:

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Ballinlough Gale^h,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 101| C

15/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 464253

Bella Union²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good, 100/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 44-00

Bushmans Pass¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: O McKiernan

7/1

Once-raced winner in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut for new yard and needs considering.

Form: F54-1

Complete Fantasy^b,t⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 102

50/1

Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 50/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 5/497-08

Hakuna Mikapa

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

80/1

Cappella Sansevero gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Elusive Ivy and fair 2½m chase winner Fleck Ivy. Dam 1¾m winner. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Nominator³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft, 3/1) on NH debut. Off 18 months ahead of this hurdles debut for new yard.

Form: 9/U-

Onlyamatteroftime

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden

50/1

Getaway gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Forgetthesurprise. Doesn't appeal as a probable first-time-out winner.

Form:

Positive Thinker²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 19 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Galway (16.6f, good) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 8

The Mediator¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/8

Useful 17f bumper winner. 11/2, third of 12 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 165 days ago. Obvious claims on hurdles debut.

Form: 13-

Bingo Queen¹⁴

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

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 77-87

I Am Bella¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 107 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Ciaran Murphy.

Form: 78-87

Sagecraft³³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Hickey

66/1

Sageburg mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Kalashnikov, stays 23f, and useful hurdler/chaser Kalane, stays 3m. Showed ability in points.

Form: 3F4-

Saylavee⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

6/5

Lightly-raced bumper winner. Career best when winning 12-runner bumper at Killarney (17f, good, 8/13) 77 days ago, travelling strongly. Should go close if her jumping passes the test now switched to hurdles.

Form: 24-11

Walk In Time¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D H Kelly

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 608

Wee Birl¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (28/1) at Listowel (24f, good) on NH debut 12 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: P

Forecasts

Saylavee (6/5), The Mediator (11/8), Bushmans Pass (7/1), Ballinlough Gale (15/2), Nominator (33/1), Positive Thinker (40/1), Onlyamatteroftime (50/1), Complete Fantasy (50/1), I Am Bella (50/1), Bella Union (66/1), Sagecraft (66/1), Hakuna Mikapa (80/1), Walk In Time (100/1), Abu Hazem (100/1), Wee Birl (150/1), Bingo Queen (150/1)

Bumper winners THE MEDIATOR and Saylavee are likely to come to the fore in this maiden, provided they both get into a good rhythm jumping-wise. The latter is bound to be popular in her hat-trick bid but preference is for Gordon Elliott's charge, who was third in what looked a decent Fairyhouse bumper when last seen in April. Bushmans Pass, who also has a bumper win on his CV, is worth a second look and Ballinlough Gale shouldn't be far away, albeit he's 0-10 over hurdles.