13:23 Gowran Park

Saturday 11 November 2023

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PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 15.1s

Beckett Rock

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam, 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 21f) Tully East. Interesting newcomer and the market should be instructive.

Form:

Cut The Rope²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| D

7/4

Promising type. Second of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 5/2) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 1-2

El Phenomeno¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, heavy, 28/1) on NH debut 13 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 6

Joyeux Vivo²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J & T Kiely

6/4

Once-raced maiden. Third of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 7/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months ahead of this hurdles debutfor new yard. Key player.

Form: 3-

Milk Market²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

15/2

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 0-4

Nathan Wells

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

8/1

€100,000 3-y-o, Nathaniel gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners on Flat, including 1m-1¼m winner Bocking End. Dam unraced. Appealing on paper and he's one to note in the betting.

Form:

Notnowboy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons

125/1

Notnowcato gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Let's Have Another. Dam unraced half-sister to useful staying chaser Cooper's Cross. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

The Fairy Man^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle

66/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Judicial Law. Wears hood. Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Tullabrack Lad¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) 154 days ago.

Form: 0-00

A La Carte⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Eules. 100/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 9 days ago.

Form: 8-76

Crecora Hills

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: R Tyner

50/1

Flemensfirth filly. Sister to fair hurdler/chase winner Search For A Myth. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form:

Power To Love¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving G. A. Kingston when tenth of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 300/1) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: P0-

Queen Nel¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in bumper at Galway (16f, heavy, 14/1) on NH debut 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Shoot Champagne²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Very good second of 11 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Thurles (15.9f, soft) 23 days ago. Merits respect.

Form: 36642

Thunder Rose⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper at Listowel (16f, soft, 9/1) 54 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: PP-48

Non-Runners

Flicker Of Hope⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Ricky Doyle

The Lucky Lobster¹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: Mr J M Fennell

Forecasts

Joyeux Vivo (6/4), Cut The Rope (7/4), Milk Market (15/2), Nathan Wells (8/1), Shoot Champagne (9/1), Beckett Rock (10/1), Thunder Rose (33/1), The Lucky Lobster (33/1), Crecora Hills (50/1), Flicker Of Hope (50/1), The Fairy Man (66/1), Queen Nel (100/1), Notnowboy (125/1), A La Carte (150/1), El Phenomeno (200/1), Power To Love (250/1), Tullabrack Lad (300/1)

The form of the big-field bumper in which JOYEUX VIVO was a promising third at Punchestown on debut in April looks pretty decent. He is taken to make a winning start over hurdles, perhaps at the chief expense of Cut The Rope, who found just one too good in an 18-runner Limerick maiden hurdle last month and is open to improvement. Newcomers Beckett Rock and Nathan Wells both need a close look in the betting.