13:50 Gowran Park

Friday 4 October 2024

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Gowran Park Racing Club Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:54 | Winning time: 3m 45.00s

Comeonarchie^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand

50/1

Modest hurdler. Good fourth of 10 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 6/74-684

Fad Eadrainn³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| D

9/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. 1 win from 1 run this season. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 20/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at this course (14f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 334-1

Garnacho^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 3/1) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5-5227

Hashtag Pretender^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 114

11/10

Fairly useful hurdler. Good second of 14 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Leading form claims.

Form: 2/322-22

Locked Box³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell

9/2

Won 12-runner bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 9/2) on NH debut 37 days ago, keeping on well. Very much one to consider on his hurdles debut.

Form: 3F-71

Mackenstownsupreme²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

150/1

Sandmason gelding. Half-brother to a point winner and fairly useful hurdler Lebowski. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 25f) Clondaw Knight. Pulled up both starts in points (latest Jan 21).

Form: PP-

Maralinga⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: T Doyle

28/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 25/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles with more to do.

Form: 8

Silas Marner^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien

66/1

125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 11 in maiden at this course (14f, good to soft) on flat debut 31 days ago, very slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles with more required.

Form: 5P6/66-F

Stonecarthy¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good, 100/1) 12 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 6-609

Tall Story¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9.2f, good, 12/1) 17 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form:

The Mediator^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. 4/1, good second of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 9 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 74-3342

Thehardandthewild¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey

50/1

Hillstar gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Davenport Milenium.

Form: 2-2

Work Man Jimmy^h³⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 125/1). Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 00-

Beauforts Storm²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

20/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Saddle slipped when thirteenth of 15 in novice (18/1) at Ballinrobe (17.9f, good) on hurdles bow 21 days ago.

Form: 2145-0

Go Avel³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 11 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good, 200/1) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 70

Forecasts

Hashtag Pretender (11/10), The Mediator (3/1), Locked Box (9/2), Fad Eadrainn (9/1), Garnacho (9/1), Beauforts Storm (20/1), Maralinga (28/1), Comeonarchie (50/1), Thehardandthewild (50/1), Silas Marner (66/1), Tall Story (80/1), Stonecarthy (100/1), Mackenstownsupreme (150/1), Work Man Jimmy (150/1), Go Avel (200/1)

HASHTAG PRETENDER holds the edge on form so is fancied to gain his breakthrough victory on the back of a good Killarney second. Gordon Elliott's fairly useful The Mediator is next on the list, with Locked Box and Fad Eadrainn also in the picture.