16:45 Gowran Park

Friday 4 October 2024

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Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 4m 59.07s

Ah Remy Martin^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 109| BF

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good, 3/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 2736-53

Dame Rapide¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel King| T: J M Barrett| OR: 109

12/1

Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good, 10/1) 12 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 56-5328

Gordons Aura⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: W Delahunty| OR: 108

40/1

Below form seventh of 15 in claiming hurdle (13/2) at Roscommon (20.6f, good to soft) 88 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Not discounted.

Form: 305-047

Jacksons Gold^p1⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: M Hamill| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 108| D

25/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 10 in novice chase (40/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8P32-56

Penny Jar^p,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 108| D

10/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, nineteenth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles (ran poorly on last hurdling outing). Others make more appeal.

Form: 3/34F-57

Roxhill Roise¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 107

12/1

7/1, career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 166 days ago, all out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: 4652P1-

Hardy Diamond⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

28/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, fourth of 5 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.6f, good) 42 days ago, racing lazily. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 56-2154

Duty Bound^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 102

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Listowel (14.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Scored over fences when last seen in this code and is on the same mark over hurdles.

Form: 906451

Happy Dreams²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 101| D

14/1

Below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (16f, heavy, 16/1). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 261766-

Noble Blue^h¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 101

14/1

Seventh of 10 in novice chase (8/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 162 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Hood back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 2435P7-

Chasing Chances³⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Sheehy| OR: 100

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worth a market check.

Form: 38/455-

In For The Night²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 97

9/2

Good second of 20 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 79-8032

L'Un Deux Trois^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 97

11/2

16/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (18.6f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60036/9

The Mass Path⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97

14/1

8/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 73 days ago. Not one to write off, particularly if strong in the betting.

Form: P-73369

Colleen Danu²⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P T Foley| OR: 95

18/1

Below form fourteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, heavy, 33/1). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Fahy.

Form: 352000-

Dark Voyager¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Aidan Melia| OR: 95

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Anthony McCann when fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 14 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: P64-0P4

Jersey Klass^t1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Mark McDonagh| T: P Griffin| OR: 89

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 55 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 089

Essential Part^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 80

80/1

Eighth of 16 in handicap chase (80/1) at Listowel (19.4f, soft) on debut over fences 7 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 0-70908

Non-Runners

Halla Paroiste¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: C Collins J: Jordan Gainford

Rockbrook¹³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

In For The Night (9/2), L'Un Deux Trois (11/2), Ah Remy Martin (6/1), Duty Bound (7/1), Penny Jar (10/1), Dame Rapide (12/1), Roxhill Roise (12/1), Dark Voyager (12/1), The Mass Path (14/1), Happy Dreams (14/1), Noble Blue (14/1), Rockbrook (16/1), Colleen Danu (18/1), Chasing Chances (20/1), Halla Paroiste (20/1), Jacksons Gold (25/1), Hardy Diamond (28/1), Gordons Aura (40/1), Jersey Klass (50/1), Essential Part (80/1)

IN FOR THE NIGHT ran a cracker at Galway last time and the longer trip is unlikely to be an issue, so he's fancied to go one better. Ah Remy Martin is another big player and Duty Bound makes some appeal returning to hurdling from a potentially lenient mark.