15:43 Gowran Park

Saturday 7 March 2026

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

Holden Fleet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 5m 50.10s

Onlymammycanloveme¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 111

11/1

Followed a better run with a poor one when pulled up in maiden chase at Fairyhouse (26f, heavy) 14 days ago, tailing off 5 out. Back over hurdles now with something to prove.

Form: 4F/093P

Doing It In Style⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

16/1

Improved on hurdling debut form when fourth of 14 in a mares maiden at Limerick in December. Well held completed start since but remains capable of better now switching to handicap company.

Form: 30/74F8

Miss Mini Bee^h,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 103

6/1

Winless since 2023 but again ran creditably when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy) 32 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0/54975

Syracus Du Houx³³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 103

18/1

Fair maiden who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when seventh in 18-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (18.8f, good to soft, 11/1) on final outing 11 months ago, reportedly returning lame. Reappears from a 3 lb lower mark and can't be taken lightly.

Form: 45U0B7/

Midweek Voices^p1⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 99| CD

10/1

Yet to fire over fences/hurdles this season. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 115/800

Hillstar Blues⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 98

22/1

Showed much improved form to get off the mark on second handicap start at Thurles in November. Failed by a long chalk to back that effort up at Fairyhouse the following month, though.

Form: 054018

Kellys Corner^h1,t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 96

6/1

Ran no sort of race back over hurdles (16/1) at Punchestown (23f, heavy) in January. Hood on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 57035P

Marlpark⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 96

25/1

Had little chance at the weights when fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 200/1) on return in January. More realistic chance now returned to handicap company.

Form: P765P/4

Sky And Sand¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 96

13/2

Failed to better the form shown in maiden company when fifth of 16 on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 370/705

Minority Interest^p⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95| CD

5/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark over C&D in October. Run best excused at Punchestown (20.8f, heavy) since having lost his place when hampered approaching the straight. Remains of interest.

Form: 72/0418

Ag Obair Go Crua^p,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 90| CD

4/1

Successful over fences at Tramore on New Year's Day and interesting returning to hurdling from same mark.

Form: 061414

Carlas Big Jim⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 88| CD

12/1

C&D winner who shaped as if amiss back over hurdles at Clonmel (24f, heavy, 14/1) 9 days ago, stopping quickly after being headed 3 out.

Form: 60705P

Ordered Lives^h,t⁵⁵⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 79

50/1

Well beaten on final 2 starts in 2024 but has gone well fresh before, so no forlorn hope in a refitted hood back from 18 months off.

Form: 7PS300/

Forecasts

Ag Obair Go Crua (4/1), Minority Interest (5/1), Miss Mini Bee (6/1), Kellys Corner (6/1), Sky And Sand (13/2), Midweek Voices (10/1), Onlymammycanloveme (11/1), Carlas Big Jim (12/1), Doing It In Style (16/1), Syracus Du Houx (18/1), Hillstar Blues (22/1), Marlpark (25/1), Ordered Lives (50/1)

AG OBAIR GO CRUA reverts to hurdling from the same mark as for his Tramore success (over fences) on New Year's Day, so he's an appealing candidate. Minority Interest and handicap-debutante Doing It In Style head up the opposition.