15:20 Gowran Park

Saturday 9 March 2024

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BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 6m 18.0s

Carrolls Cottage²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

25/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (20.1f, heavy) 21 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: P-355PP

Pirate Island³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

13/2

9/1, good second of 7 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs considering.

Form: 39F332

Run For Harry³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 106

10/1

25/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy) 31 days ago, not knocked about. Possibilities.

Form: 70-8088

Cher Why Not¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 102

10/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Punchestown (24.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 60-3324

Politicise^p,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Slevin| OR: 102| C| D

16/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 6 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.3f, heavy, 7/2) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others still more persuasive.

Form: P57363

Bloomhill¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 99

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Thurles (16.4f, soft) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 16-3700

Great Island⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 99| CD

8/1

C&D winner in September. 5/1, let down by his jumping when fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 72 days ago. Handily weighted and sort to bounce back.

Form: 513370

Dgalwaygallivantor^t⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Cork in November. 11/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 54 days ago. Yard in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 06-0413

Carlas Big Jim²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 97

13/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 9/2) 23 days ago, keeping on well. Can go well again.

Form: 952221

Cosmo Renfro^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan| OR: 96

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. 13/2, creditable second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 051332

Knockaneleigh Girl^t¹⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 93

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, good fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.7f, good). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: U87941

Red Striker¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 88

80/1

Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew McNamara. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: P00839

Sky Tempest^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 87

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (19.8f, soft) 25 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-00F6

Glenabo Bridge^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 10-3| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 84| D

11/1

14/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 40 days ago, going in snatches. Can give a good account.

Form: P93145

Legacy Of Dreams^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80| D

28/1

Seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 17 days ago so more is required.

Form: P6-1P57

Non-Runners

Lucky Two²⁰

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: T Gibney J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dgalwaygallivantor (9/2), Cosmo Renfro (6/1), Carlas Big Jim (13/2), Pirate Island (13/2), Great Island (8/1), Knockaneleigh Girl (8/1), Run For Harry (10/1), Cher Why Not (10/1), Glenabo Bridge (11/1), Politicise (16/1), Lucky Two (20/1), Bloomhill (22/1), Carrolls Cottage (25/1), Legacy Of Dreams (28/1), Sky Tempest (33/1), Red Striker (80/1)

Lots with chances. GREAT ISLAND had been shaping up well until making some jumping errors at Limerick last time and is worth another chance off a lenient-looking mark. Dgalwaygallivantor is another who is weighted to go well and next on the list ahead of in-form duo Cosmo Renfro and Pirate Island.