13:58 Gowran Park

Saturday 7 March 2026

All13:5814:3415:0815:4316:1816:5317:23

William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 24.70s

Bulgaden Castle¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 115

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 16 in maiden hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 17 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 53/0322

Colesberg

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Flavin

125/1

€4,500 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to poor hurdler Celestial Park. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Warden Hill.

Form:

Dancing Fruits⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

11/1

Brother to useful hurdle winner/very smart chaser Handstands, and half-brother to 2 winners, including useful hurdler Kilconny Bridge. Third on point debut but has pulled up 3 times since. Best watched now hurdling.

Form: 3PPP

Dark Lieutenant³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, tenth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy) 32 days ago.

Form: U9560

Diesel Deans²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins

80/1

Down the field in 2 Flat maidens for Ken Condon and a watching brief is advised now hurdling.

Form:

Lanzhou¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Flavin

50/1

€28,000 purchase after finishing fourth on both point starts. Worth a precautionary market check.

Form: 44

Le Tatoue Madrik³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Promising sort. Third of 14 in maiden hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy) 32 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 0/03

Market Ready¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 125 days ago.

Form: 40/3

Old Saxony²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: P Nolan

125/1

Fair Flat winner. 50/1, first run since leaving David Simcock when twelfth of 15 in maiden at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on hurdle debut 31 days ago.

Form: 0

Theran¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: P M J Doyle

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fourth of 5 in bumper at Tipperary (16.4f, soft, 5/1) on NH debut 152 days ago, running green. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4

Checkpoint Georgie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady

125/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner Hollygrove Cha Cha and modest hurdler Sheila Nash, stayed 3¼m. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Karlynn

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Eoin Walsh| T: J M Burke

100/1

Karaktar gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including Olkar. Dam 7f winner in Germany.

Form:

Manoir De Mirande^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 124

5/6

French bumper winner. Best effort over hurdles for leading new connections when second of 10 in C&D juvenile (heavy) 21 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 1/F02

Minella Boss^t1⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

5/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Best effort in juvenile hurdles when second of 13 at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 66 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should go well again.

Form: 742

Thepoetslodge

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

€16,000 Poet's Word gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Addragoole and fairly useful hurdler Papal Lodge. Dam unraced. In good hands and needs a betting check on debut.

Form:

Who's Going²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

100/1

Fourteenth of 15 in maiden hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (19.5f, heavy) on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

Boogie Inthejungle¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 300/1, eleventh of 12 in juvenile at Navan (16f, heavy) on hurdle debut 111 days ago.

Form: 0

Kashel Spring⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Eleventh of 12 in juvenile at Naas (15.9f, heavy) 41 days ago.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Let's Go La Fichad²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Manoir De Mirande (5/6), Bulgaden Castle (5/2), Minella Boss (5/1), Dancing Fruits (11/1), Market Ready (14/1), Le Tatoue Madrik (14/1), Theran (33/1), Thepoetslodge (33/1), Lanzhou (50/1), Let's Go La Fichad (66/1), Diesel Deans (80/1), Karlynn (100/1), Who's Going (100/1), Dark Lieutenant (100/1), Old Saxony (125/1), Colesberg (125/1), Checkpoint Georgie (125/1), Kashel Spring (200/1), Boogie Inthejungle (200/1)

MANOIR DE MIRANDE sets the standard on his runner-up effort here last month and is taken to go one better. Minella Boss was also a good second on his latest start and is feared most head of Bulgaden Castle.