14:30 Gowran Park

Saturday 5 October 2024

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Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 4.04s

Apple's Of Bresil^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| BF

4/6

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Bit below form third of 20 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good to soft, 11/10) 26 days ago. This step back up in trip could be a good move and he's the one to beat.

Form: 7/33-143

Boston Rover

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

15/2

Rajj gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Golden Taty. Dam maiden on Flat. In good hands and the market should be revealing in terms of expectations.

Form:

Coumeenoole¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

15/8

£180,000 5-y-o, Harzand gelding. Dam 2½m-21f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Schindler's Gold. Successful sole start between the flags and he's greatly respected on Rules debut.

Form: 1

Farmer Kavanagh¹³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

100/1

El Salvador gelding. Dam made frame in points. Poor record between the flags and he's hard to warm to on Rules debut.

Form: PPPU-P

It's His Life⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 18 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Galway (21f, good to soft) on NH debut 66 days ago.

Form: P/0

Like A Bumblebee

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Winters

50/1

Milan gelding. Brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Stans The Man. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler (19f winner) Patsy Bee. Perhaps best watched on debut.

Form:

Sonny Fella^p1³⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 14/1). Off 11 months and sports first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 50/50-

Morning Nightcap

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey

20/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Broomfield Bijou. Worth a peek in the betting.

Form:

Ballinlegane Lady

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

66/1

Mahler mare. Sister to unreliable but useful 19f hurdle winner/staying chaser Deise Aba. Probably worth taking on this time.

Form:

Docteur Elysees^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Hayes

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Gordon Elliott when ninth of 11 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 36 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0PP-59

Laravie¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: K F O'Donnell

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 12 in bumper (33/1) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 129 days ago, no match for winner. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-2

Mollys Kingdom²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Ballinrobe (17.9f, good) on hurdles bow 22 days ago.

Form: 8-370

Non-Runners

Castletown Lodge

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M J McDonagh J: Cian Quirke

Colonel Nelson¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Ms M Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Leinster King¹⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: Ms M Flynn J: E M O'Sullivan

Major Wells⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: R Murphy J: M Hamill

Taponthego¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Apple's Of Bresil (4/6), Coumeenoole (15/8), Taponthego (5/1), Boston Rover (15/2), Colonel Nelson (14/1), Laravie (16/1), Morning Nightcap (20/1), Castletown Lodge (33/1), Mollys Kingdom (40/1), Like A Bumblebee (50/1), Sonny Fella (66/1), Ballinlegane Lady (66/1), It's His Life (80/1), Farmer Kavanagh (100/1), Leinster King (100/1), Major Wells (100/1), Docteur Elysees (125/1)

COUMEENOOLE and Taponthego are interesting recruits form the pointing field and the former, who fetched £180,000 after winning his sole start in that sphere, is marginally preferred. Apple's of Bresil is much the best of those with experience under Rules and will be a big threat.