14:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 26 November 2022

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Proficient Engineering Ltd Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 4m 20.4s

American Money²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E & P Harty

33/1

Westerner gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Eur Gone West. Dam, placed in points, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2m-21f winner) Shekels. Market can guide.

Form: 5U-

Anstand²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 20 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 8

Ballinaboola Jet

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Balinaboola Lass, stayed 2½m. Dam unraced. Others appeal more.

Form:

Blackwater²⁸⁶

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

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 3/1, fifth of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. Stable in good form so needs considering.

Form: 5-

Chosen Thyme²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 20/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) on hurdles bow, pulled up before last. Off 7 months and needs to bounce back.

Form: 145P-

Conna Cottage¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

11/2

Promising sort. Eighth of 25 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Holds very good claims with more to come.

Form: 24-8

Getaway Train^t¹⁸

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

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) 18 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: P1-4000

Kalanisi Star²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| C

2/1

Won 5-runner bumper at this course (18f, heavy, 11/2) on NH debut, forging clear. Off 8 months. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 411-

Leading The Way⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: G Scott

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 0-750

Limekiln Rock^p1²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Galway (22f, heavy) 27 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces are reached for now.

Form: 0/000-6

Nouliak^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

80/1

Poor maiden hurdler. 20/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 49 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles with more to do.

Form: 5098

Plusthevat⁴⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, excellent fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good to soft), needing stronger gallop. Off 16 months and has his fitness to prove.

Form: 59/064-

Rockbrook²²²

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

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy, 33/1). Off 7 months. Significantly back down in trip and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 60-

Secret Artist²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

14/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 14/1) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 5/92-5

Toni Ram¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 23 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 00

Lockdown Daisy¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on hurdles bow 111 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 0S0P

Pink In The Park¹⁸¹

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

5/6

8/11, career best when winning 14-runner bumper at Punchestown (16f, good). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut and firmly in the picture.

Form: 1525-1

Forecasts

Pink In The Park (5/6), Kalanisi Star (2/1), Conna Cottage (11/2), Blackwater (12/1), Secret Artist (14/1), American Money (33/1), Chosen Thyme (50/1), Anstand (66/1), Rockbrook (66/1), Limekiln Rock (80/1), Getaway Train (80/1), Nouliak (80/1), Plusthevat (80/1), Toni Ram (100/1), Leading The Way (100/1), Ballinaboola Jet (100/1), Lockdown Daisy (150/1)

Willie Mullins' mare PINK IN THE PARK signed off for last term with a stylish bumper success at Punchestown and is fancied to go in at the first time of asking over hurdles. Conna Cottage appeals as the pick of those with previous hurdling experience and is next on the list ahead of another hurdling newcomer in Blackwater.