15:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 8 March 2025

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HPR Fleet Management Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 38.10s

Ballycallan King²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 112| D

33/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Naas (15.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 510-F40

Mi Lucky Cailin⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: W J McLernon| OR: 107| D

10/1

Below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Limerick (19f, soft) 69 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 227-247

Bynx⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 106

22/1

20/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 5 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Others more persuasive.

Form: U-0P64P

Love Me⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 105| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 9/1, respectable twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 72 days ago. Yard having going well. Has good chance on form.

Form: 4-5310

Lynchy Boy²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 104| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/8, respectable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (20.1f, good). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 84-923

Glorytogod Tom^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 102| BF| D

11/2

6/1, respectable seventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 710-867

Mattie's Mountain¹⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J Mulvihill⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 101| D

66/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft, 20/1) 140 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Form: 345/070

Kalanisi Dubh¹⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Kevin Sexton| T: S Fahey| OR: 99| D

16/1

Running respectably when ran out 2 out in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft, 16/1) 149 days ago. Down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 66418-R

Aboy Joey^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98

7/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Clonmel (16.1f, soft) 23 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 894834

Battle Of Ridgeway^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 98

10/1

9/1, tenth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (20f, heavy) 21 days ago, finding little. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 574-550

Southgate Avenue³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 96

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 8608

Cozone^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey| T: M J Smith| OR: 95| D

33/1

28/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 000090

Paul's Dream²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 93

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 860

Bal Kauto^h,t⁶³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Queally| OR: 92

8/1

Fair winner at 23f in chases. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft, 6/5), cruising clear. Off 21 months so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 056/111-

Love Like This⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91

8/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Possibilities.

Form: 200034

Vilja Song^h1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 89

33/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 25/1) 39 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 738006

Give Him A Chance²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: UP3-000

Brilliant Question^t²⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 86| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in January 2024. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 5146-87

El Phenomeno^h⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 80

20/1

20/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 40 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 600-P5P

Princess Fiadh^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 80

100/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy) 12 days ago, folding.

Form: 87P-0F0

Non-Runners

Fernhill Fling³⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Love Me (5/1), Glorytogod Tom (11/2), Aboy Joey (7/1), Love Like This (8/1), Bal Kauto (8/1), Battle Of Ridgeway (10/1), Mi Lucky Cailin (10/1), Lynchy Boy (10/1), Kalanisi Dubh (16/1), Fernhill Fling (16/1), El Phenomeno (20/1), Bynx (22/1), Paul's Dream (25/1), Brilliant Question (33/1), Give Him A Chance (33/1), Cozone (33/1), Southgate Avenue (33/1), Vilja Song (33/1), Ballycallan King (33/1), Mattie's Mountain (66/1), Princess Fiadh (100/1)

Lots with chances but LOVE ME rates just the pick of the weights so edges the vote from in-form pair Aboy Joey and Glorytogod Tom. Love Like This and Paul's Dream also need factoring into this open handicap.