14:52 Gowran Park

Saturday 18 February 2023

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:12

Tote Fantasy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 41.1s

Zoffanien²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 127

25/1

18/1, tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip and has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 556050

Flying Scotsman^b⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

15/2

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 77 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 910-592

Pakens Rock¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: B T Murphy| OR: 122| D

66/1

Fell 4 out (still in touch) in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (23.6f, good to soft, 33/1) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: 4566/6F

Captain Cj^t⁷⁸³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 120

80/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable eleventh of 22 in handicap chase (11/1) at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft), needing stiffer test. Switches from chase to hurdles and much respected on handicap debut.

Form: F21P30/

Global Export^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

18/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (12f, 3/1) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Stable having good spell so no forlorn hope.

Form: 1-4U059

Backintheroom⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 118| C

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Course winner. 33/1, good fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 52 days ago. Considered.

Form: 1-654

Mister Fogpatches¹⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 117

20/1

11/1, respectable fourth of 17 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy) 104 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Shortlisted.

Form: 32360-4

Legacy Thor^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116| D

9/1

Unreliable individual. 8/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Stable in good form. Others more persuasive.

Form: R18/056

Sadie's Pride²⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: L Kenny| OR: 116| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in April. 22/1, creditable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, good). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 6F1-366

Slane Hill²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 116

15/8

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner of hurdle at Naas in December. Very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, heavy, 4/1) 23 days ago. Should progress further. In the picture.

Form: 8-0613

Ottoman Style^t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 115

14/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when creditable third of 10 in minor event hurdle (18/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 77 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 44-1393

Papal Lodge⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 115

40/1

First run since leaving Gordon Elliott when below form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 77 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 1P/587-5

Elusive Guy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 113

50/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy, 66/1) 19 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has work to do.

Form: 481U66

Bynx¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Hassett| OR: 106

33/1

16/1, fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 33-6484

Good World^p¹¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 106| D

50/1

11/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 114 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: UP5514

Dont Go Yet²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 105

16/1

Good third of 10 in handicap chase (11/1) at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 21 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 6U1-9P3

Garcon Doux²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 104

33/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, heavy, 33/1) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: F27090

Ardera Ru^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 103

9/1

9/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, heavy) 48 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 536521

Baltinglass Hill^p1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100

66/1

Nineteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 28115-0

Non-Runners

Prince Zaltar¹⁰

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Positive Thinker⁶⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: M J McDonagh J: Reserve 1

Game And Glory⁷⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Slane Hill (15/8), Positive Thinker (4/1), Backintheroom (5/1), Flying Scotsman (15/2), Ardera Ru (9/1), Legacy Thor (9/1), Ottoman Style (14/1), Prince Zaltar (14/1), Dont Go Yet (16/1), Sadie's Pride (16/1), Game And Glory (16/1), Global Export (18/1), Mister Fogpatches (20/1), Zoffanien (25/1), Bynx (33/1), Garcon Doux (33/1), Papal Lodge (40/1), Good World (50/1), Elusive Guy (50/1), Pakens Rock (66/1), Baltinglass Hill (66/1), Captain Cj (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout so at the likely odds it is worth siding with ZOFFANIEN to capitalise on a handy-looking mark now he reverts to a longer trip. The progressive Slane Hill rates a big threat though with few miles still on the clock, while in-form duo Flying Scotsman and Ottoman Style need factoring in too.