16:10 Gowran Park

Friday 4 October 2024

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Golf Societies At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-123)

Off time: 16:09 | Winning time: 4m 59.03s

The Big Chap^p,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 120

12/1

14/1, respectable third of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and while he's by no means a forlorn hope, there are others with more pressing claims.

Form: 27-0733

Napper Tandy⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 119

7/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, soft) 4 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and he will need to raise his game in order to take this.

Form: 30-3173

Cougar^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 116| C

28/1

Course winner. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good, 9/1) 37 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 1185/80

Toor Khov¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 116

22/1

Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 7/1) 142 days ago, always holding on. Improvement may well be forthcoming now that he's pitched into a handicap.

Form: 36324-1

Torquay Road⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 115| BF

33/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Successful at Sligo in July. Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 73 days ago. Needs to take a step forward now switched to handicap company.

Form: 7-6515

Sequoiaspirit³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 114| C

20/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good, 12/1) 37 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good once more.

Form: 50-2269

Walk Away Harry^v1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 113

4/1

8/1, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, soft) 44 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time visor sparking improvement.

Form: 64530-6

Park Of Kings^t⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 112

11/2

16/1, respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Merits consideration back down in trip off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 3350-06

Miners Bridge⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 111| D

12/1

Winner at Killarney in July. 11/1, good second of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good) 50 days ago, running on. Needs a second look on this handicap debut.

Form: 9-72512

Elusive Prince³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 110| BF

16/1

Bit below form fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Back up in trip and while he could have a part to play, one or two of these could prove too strong.

Form: 403U-24

Jolie Jewel^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: B McMahon| OR: 110

16/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 21 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 0-155

Spinning Web⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 112| BF

17/2

Promising sort. Creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 92 days ago. Unexposed as a hurdler and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 123-5

Tullyveery Lad¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 109| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft, 7/2) 14 days ago, holding on gamely. Switches from chase to hurdles and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 721UU1

Missus Beeton²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan| OR: 104

9/1

Winner at Limerick in May. 11/1, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 21 days ago, clear of rest. Solid chance.

Form: 128082

Only One Plan^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100

20/1

7/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago, pushed out. 5 lb rise could be enough to find him out here.

Form: 023601

Non-Runners

Krabat³²⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: M J McDonagh J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Walk Away Harry (4/1), Park Of Kings (11/2), Napper Tandy (7/1), Tullyveery Lad (7/1), Spinning Web (17/2), Missus Beeton (9/1), Miners Bridge (12/1), The Big Chap (12/1), Krabat (14/1), Elusive Prince (16/1), Jolie Jewel (16/1), Sequoiaspirit (20/1), Only One Plan (20/1), Toor Khov (22/1), Cougar (28/1), Torquay Road (33/1)

This looks very competitive indeed. The vote goes to the 4-y-o SPINNING WEB, who shaped well on his first start over hurdles for the best part of a year at Tipperary where he would've gone close but for a bad mistake at the second-last. Toor Khov landed a maiden at that course on his latest start in May and, similarly unexposed in this sphere, he is second choice ahead of Park of Kings and recent chase winner Tullyveery Lad. Missus Beeton completes the shortlist.