13:35 Gowran Park

Friday 30 September 2022

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Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 3m 58.08s

Broadford Publican

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey

25/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam 2¼m bumper winner/fair 2½m hurdle winner. Market can guide.

Form:

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Catena Zapata^t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

3/1

Useful Flat winner. 11/2, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 46 days ago, doing too much too soon. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Cooleys Sleipnir^p1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Rice

100/1

€1,600 3-y-o, Shantou gelding. Dam, pulled up in points, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Turn Turk. Wears cheekpieces. Others appeal more.

Form:

Depeche Mo^h⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: Eric Larkin

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1 and hooded for 1st time, twelfth of 17 in bumper at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-P0

Iguis^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor

33/1

Rail Link gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner Boudry. Wears tongue strap. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

Ivane⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in bumper (22/1) at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 59 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: 8-6

Single Edition⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Slevin| D

3/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in bumper at Down Royal in May. 7/1, respectable eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good) 44 days ago. Back down in trip and well in the mix.

Form: 6-1648

Slaney Bank

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

40/1

Snow Sky gelding. Dam, placed in points, half-sister to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner/useful chaser (stays 2½m) Mount Pelier. Not ruled out on paper.

Form:

Spring Street¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Wee Willie Nail^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 105

10/11

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 6/1) 14 days ago. The one to beat on form.

Form: 3-2424

Captain Frankie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Diamond Boy filly. Half-sister to 2 winners, including fair French hurdler Shot The Sheriff.

Form:

Comeragh Belle²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 8 in maiden (150/1) at Clonmel (9.6f, good to firm) 29 days ago. More needed.

Form:

Navy Waves¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in bumper (66/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 146 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Pettigo^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers| T: M M McNiff

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 44 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 08

Pidoyne²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising sort. First run since leaving X. Thomas-Demeaulte when twelfth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 8/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 0-

Split The Pound¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) on hurdles bow 11 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Art Of Silence⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Keane J: Sam Ewing

Six Ace¹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Kevin Sexton

Champagnegaloppen¹⁵¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: R K Watson J: E A Fitzgerald

Kilbride Hill¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 1

Soldante

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Wee Willie Nail (10/11), Catena Zapata (3/1), Single Edition (3/1), Art Of Silence (7/2), Kilbride Hill (8/1), Six Ace (8/1), Ivane (14/1), Pidoyne (14/1), Broadford Publican (25/1), Iguis (33/1), Slaney Bank (40/1), Soldante (50/1), Champagnegaloppen (50/1), Pettigo (66/1), Navy Waves (80/1), Split The Pound (100/1), Cooleys Sleipnir (100/1), Spring Street (100/1), Captain Frankie (100/1), Comeragh Belle (125/1), Depeche Mo (125/1)

WEE WILLIE NAIL possesses much the best form on offer and can gain a deserved first win over hurdles. Hurdling newcomers Catena Zapata and Six Ace are in good hands and appeal as the duo to give Gordon Elliott's fairly useful perfomer most to do in that order.