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Monday 5 May 2025

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Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f 79y  |   Good  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:35  |   Winning time: 4m 6.30s
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
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1
Horse silk
Coyote Spirit23
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| D
11/4
4/6, won 7-runner bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 23 days ago. Got to be of interest now hurdling.
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2
Horse silk
Fairbanks247
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien(7)| T: W Durkan
4/6
Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 14.5f), successful twice in 2024, creditable effort final outing then left Andrew Balding. Classy recruit to hurdling.
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3
Horse silk
Avalo269
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey
25/1
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Looks vulnerable on return.
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4
Horse silk
Bryson
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Bromley(5)| T: S R B Crawford
16/1
€11,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Dam fair chaser (19f-2¾m winner).
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5
Horse silk
Centaqh32
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin
66/1
80/1 and hooded, eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago.
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6
Horse silk
Gallant Getaway210
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley
100/1
14/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.
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7
Horse silk
Noticebox23
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell
10/1
12¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Coyote Spirit in bumper (12/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes hurdles debut.
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8
Horse silk
Rynok Square
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan(5)| T: P Maher
125/1
Policy Maker gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) La Vecchia Scuola.
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9
Horse silk
Saint Peregrine11
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna(5)| T: J P Ryan
100/1
66/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.
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10
Horse silk
Timeless Treaty
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: P Cleary(7)| T: G Elliott
15/2
Harzand gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser The Short Go and bumper winner The Mick Preston. One to note on debut.
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11
Horse silk
Whiskey On Iceh1212
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon(7)| T: J J Hanlon
20/1
£25,000 3-y-o, closely related to modest hurdler Hollow Spark (2m winner, by Beat Hollow). Slipped up sole start in points (Oct 2024). Hood on.
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12
Horse silk
Genomix11
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Mark McDonagh| T: P Stafford
200/1
Thirteenth of 14 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good, 80/1) on NH debut 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.
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13
Horse silk
Itcantjustbeluck49
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder(3)| T: N C Kelly
150/1
Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good, 100/1) on NH debut 49 days ago.
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14
Horse silk
Lucky This Time79
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell
150/1
Once-raced maiden. 150/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 79 days ago.
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15
Horse silk
Pourquoi Poi46
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Kennedy(7)| T: P W Flynn
200/1
Sixteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft, 150/1) 46 days ago.
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16
Horse silk
Is She Now38
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-11| J: J Smith(5)| T: V C Ward
33/1
Modest Flat maiden. Poor on last bumper run. Makes hurdles debut.
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17
Horse silk
Run Away Meridat130
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: A M King(7)| T: M M McNiff
100/1
Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, fell in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 130 days ago.
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Forecasts

Fairbanks (4/6), Coyote Spirit (11/4), Timeless Treaty (15/2), Noticebox (10/1), Bryson (16/1), Whiskey On Ice (20/1), Avalo (25/1), Is She Now (33/1), Centaq (66/1), Saint Peregrine (100/1), Run Away Merida (100/1), Gallant Getaway (100/1), Rynok Square (125/1), Itcantjustbeluck (150/1), Lucky This Time (150/1), Pourquoi Poi (200/1), Genomix (200/1)

Verdict

FAIRBANKS is a classy recruit to hurdling having won a Heritage Handicap at the Newmarket July Festival last year and he could be hard to beat. Bumper winner Coyote Spirit should have a future in this sphere, while his unraced stablemate Timeless Treaty is certainly bred for the job.

  1. Fairbanks4/6
  2. Coyote Spirit11/4
  3. Timeless Treaty15/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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