13:58 Gowran Park

Saturday 11 November 2023

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PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 25.30s

Aboy Joey

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam, showed nothing in bumper/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (2¾m-31f winner) Kinnahalla.

Form:

Backinabit³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: J P Dempsey

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good, 150/1) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 0

Chicago Storm¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Peter Fahey

9/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. Fourth of 17 in handicap (11/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run. Open to progress.

Form: 56

Diamond Dollar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

10/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Mahlers Dollar, stays 2½m, and dual bumper winner/fair hurdler Nicely Indeed.

Form:

Joyau De Thaix

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

11/1

€85,000 3-y-o, Karaktar gelding. Half-brother to fair French hurdler/chaser Granit de Thaix. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3¼m) Another Emotion.

Form:

Kilbrin Rocco⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Heskin| T: M Winters

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 6 days ago.

Form: 0

Kuriosa²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 125/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 00

Mighty Momentum^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 250/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 00

Step Into My Shoes²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 0-7

Warmer Days Ahead²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in bumper at Naas (16.3f, soft, 16/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7-

Western Fold⁴³

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

15/8

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on hurdles bow 43 days ago.

Form: 3-3U

Win Some Lose Some²²⁶

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

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, ninth of 23 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months.

Form: 9-

Bobbi Gin Tree

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

Kingston Hill filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including smart hurdler Brandy Love and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Topofthecotswolds. Dam (h121) 2m hurdle winner. One to note.

Form:

Crack The Sky^h1³⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/8

Fairly useful on Flat in Scandinavia, stays 1½m, won Norsk Oaks last time. Off 13 months and has left Niels Petersen. Likely type starting out for top yard.

Form:

Misty Milan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: D Queally

40/1

Milan filly. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Grange Road.

Form:

Rebel Cowgirl

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M A Cahill

100/1

Westerner filly. Dam, ran once over hurdles, half-sister to high-class hurdler/very smart chaser (stays 3m) Appreciate It.

Form:

Valiretta⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in bumper (100/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 61 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 59

Non-Runners

Touch Me Not²⁵¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: M J M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Crack The Sky (11/8), Western Fold (15/8), Touch Me Not (9/2), Bobbi Gin Tree (15/2), Chicago Storm (9/1), Diamond Dollar (10/1), Joyau De Thaix (11/1), Win Some Lose Some (14/1), Step Into My Shoes (22/1), Misty Milan (40/1), Warmer Days Ahead (50/1), Aboy Joey (100/1), Rebel Cowgirl (100/1), Backinabit (200/1), Valiretta (200/1), Kuriosa (250/1), Kilbrin Rocco (250/1), Mighty Momentum (300/1)

CRACK THE SKY was fairly useful on the Flat in Scandinavia and looks an interesting recruit to hurdles for her top stable. Touch Me Not and Bobbi Gin Tree are other likely types.