13:40 Gowran Park

Saturday 26 November 2022

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PRL Group Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 4m 26.9s

Imagine¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

15/8

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this season. ¾-length second of 5 to Hercule Du Seuil in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 7/2) 13 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 1-12

Inothewayurthinkin²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| D

2/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 1 run this season. 7/2, won 23-runner novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago, keeping on well. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

Spanish Harlem¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/8

Highly promising type. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, won 17-runner minor event hurdle at Auteuil (17.4f, soft) 175 days ago. Makes Irish debut for top yard and he could be a smart prospect.

Form: 1

Fireworks⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 36/10, seventh of 9 in minor event at Compiegne (9.9f, good to soft) 73 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Fabrice Chappet.

Form:

Lakefield Flyer⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) on hurdles bow 9 days ago.

Form: 344-260

Man Of The House⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Nineteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 52-880

Navy Waves²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 0F71

Bynx⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Hassett| OR: 107

33/1

Fair hurdler. 22/1, below form sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 82 days ago.

Form: 57233-6

Non-Runners

Eikonix⁷⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Spanish Harlem (11/8), Imagine (15/8), Inothewayurthinkin (2/1), Eikonix (14/1), Bynx (33/1), Navy Waves (40/1), Fireworks (150/1), Lakefield Flyer (150/1), Man Of The House (250/1)

The vote in this intriguing contest goes to IMAGINE, who may have surrendered his unbeaten record when runner-up in a Grade 3 Navan novice recently but he lost little caste in defeat and remains open to improvement. Spanish Harlem, successful on his sole start in France, is a fascinating contender on debut for Willie Mullins and he is feared most ahead of anther promising once-raced winner in Inothewayurthinkin.