14:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 30 September 2023

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www.gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:19 | Winning time: 4m 16.10s

Biggerthanbigtime^h⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

40/1

Fairly useful maiden on Flat, though below form both starts in 2023. Hood reapplied for hurdles bow.

Form:

No Big Deal⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: C O'Brien

12/1

Fair form on Flat, showed little making handicap debut after 3 months off at the Curragh (10f, good) just under 7 weeks ago. Market check advised ahead of hurdles bow.

Form:

Open To Question^b1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

14/1

Fairly useful form in Flat maiden on debut, below that level both starts since. Makes hurdles debut with first-time blinkers applied.

Form:

Pigeon House¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Much improved when second of 7 in maiden hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: U42

Rushour Rains⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

125/1

Well held in pair of maidens on Flat and very hard to see him having a say switched to hurdles.

Form:

St Faz^t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

4/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat. Showed some promise sent hurdling when third of 13 in maiden at Killarney (17f, soft, 11/4) just over 5 weeks ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Tom Red³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 100/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form:

Doctor Nightingale¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat and has made a sound start to her hurdling career, albeit failing to land the odds when second of 3 in juvenile hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Sound claims.

Form: 2332

Emotivo²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Offered something to work on sent hurdling when fourth of 8 in maiden (6/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 29 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 4

Expelliarmus¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| BF

7/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. Shaped as if in need of the experience sent hurdling when third of 7 in maiden at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good to soft, 5/2) 15 days ago, going in snatches. Should progress.

Form: 3

La Tulipe Noire⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ciaran Murphy

15/2

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 9.5f, bit below form at Galway 8 weeks ago. Could well have a say in proceedings on hurdling debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Moondharrig¹³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: E Doyle J: C Brassil

Rio Doce⁴⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: J A Kinsella J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Expelliarmus (7/2), St Faz (4/1), Doctor Nightingale (9/2), Emotivo (5/1), Pigeon House (6/1), La Tulipe Noire (15/2), No Big Deal (12/1), Open To Question (14/1), Biggerthanbigtime (40/1), Moondharrig (50/1), Rio Doce (66/1), Tom Red (80/1), Rushour Rains (125/1)

DOCTOR NIGHTINGALE has made a good start over hurdles and a reproduction of any of those efforts could be enough for Gordon Elliott's filly to get off the mark. She can get the better of Expelliarmus, who shaped as if in need of the experience sent hurdling when third at Ballinrobe recently, with Emotivo and Pigeon House rounding off the shortlist.