16:25 Gowran Park

Friday 29 September 2023

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Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

Chinx Of Light³⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 132| BF

11/1

Running below form when fell in minor event chase (11/8) at Downpatrick (19.2f, good). Off 13 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 112F5F-

As Tears Go By²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in May. Fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 14/1) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Needs to put a couple of tame efforts behind him.

Form: 48-1185

Rock On Seamie²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 120

18/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft, 18/1) 26 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. In the process of running poorly when falling on latest hurdling outing, so others are more persuasive.

Form: 850-51F

Ochocinco¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 118| D

11/1

Highly promising individual. 13/2, won 13-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good) on NH debut 119 days ago, running green. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to significant progress.

Form: 1

Sir Bob¹⁵³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 118| D

20/1

13/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap chase at Punchestown (31f, good to soft) 153 days ago, just failing. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 011322-

Krabat²¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 115| D

4/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft, 18/1). Off 7 months. Something to prove.

Form: 433FF9-

Lucky Zebo²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114| BF

8/13

Useful winner at 19f in chases. Creditable third of 6 in novice chase (5/2) at Wexford (19.6f, soft) 28 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks well treated back in this sphere.

Form: 361-113

Non-Runners

Kashi¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lucky Zebo (8/13), Krabat (4/1), Ochocinco (11/1), Chinx Of Light (11/1), As Tears Go By (14/1), Rock On Seamie (18/1), Sir Bob (20/1), Kashi (25/1)

LUCKY ZEBO has continued his progress since switched to chasing and, back over the smaller obstacles, he looks potentially well treated, so he's preferred to Sir Bob, with Ochocinco well worthy of respect on the back of an impressive hurdling debut at Down Royal 4 months ago.