16:50 Gowran Park

Friday 2 October 2026

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Paddy Monaghan 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 59.10s

Slane Hill^b¹⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 120| D

16/1

Winner at Navan in late 2024 but lightly raced and not added to that success since, running poorly when last seen at Fairyhouse in April.

Form: 53/3450-

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Come On The Lads^p⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118

16/1

Scored over fences at Limerick in March but not troubled the judge under various codes since. Others preferred.

Form: 451-799

Plunkett Street¹⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Daniel King| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 117| D

33/1

Off the mark over hurdles at Thurles last winter but not in same form at Punchestown next time and made little impact on Flat since.

Form: 537/210-

The Friday Man^t⁴¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Ms E L Herbison⁽⁷⁾| T: M McCabe| OR: 116| D

125/1

Well held behind Reverend Hubert on final start for Gordon Elliott last summer. Has since rejoined current yard and faces another stiff task on return.

Form: 150/454-

Arctic Flame^p,t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 115| D

7/1

Scored over hurdles at Cork in July and wasn't disgraced in follow-up bid at same course 3 weeks later. Needs to bounce back from a poor run at Bellewstown, though.

Form: 05-216P

In For The Night⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 114| CD

9/1

Bounced back to his best on just his second start for the yard when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle over shorter trip at Kilbeggan in July. A 9 lb rise makes like tougher but he must enter calculations.

Form: 0/008-71

Nelson Muntz^b¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: D H Kelly| OR: 113

9/2

Reliable sort posted a good second in first-time blinkers (retained) on Flat at Tramore before possibly finding the run coming too soon when sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (2½m, good) in July. Freshened up since and he's weighted to go well. Engaged 1.49 Clonmel Thursday.

Form: 430-564

Ripsnorter^h,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 109

15/2

Bumper winner who left previous hurdling efforts well behind when winning 11-runner handicap at Downpatrick in August. Raised 10 lb since but further improvement may be forthcoming.

Form: 10-7681

Positive Thinker²⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 108| CD

20/1

Failed to show much spark in any of his 3 appearances last season. Best watched back from 8 months off.

Form: 432/808-

Brucejack¹⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 106

22/1

Thorough stayer who finally got off the mark when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (3¼m, good to soft) in May. However, not seen since and likely to be tapped for speed on hurdling return over much shorter trip.

Form: 6P8517-

Bop Wont Stop¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr W Verling⁽⁷⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 105

8/1

Yet to score after 6 attempts and not seen since below-par run at Listowel in May.

Form: 3006/49

Paradise Lost^p¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 104

13/2

Ended last season with good third at Clonmel in April and posted solid efforts on Flat since. Booking of Walsh a plus. Can make presence felt.

Form: 98/7533-

Ocean Murphy^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ross Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 103| D

3/1

Found improvement over hurdles this season, opening his account at Wexford in July and adding to that victory when landing 5-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (2¼m, good) 39 days ago, driven out. This is more competitive but he is not taken lightly.

Form: 74-9121

Lucy Wang^p1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 100| BF

22/1

Disappointed in a maiden hunter at Cork on final outing for Josh Halley in April and made an underwhelming start for this yard in a couple of outings over hurdles. Plenty to prove now with cheekpieces added.

Form: 3313-00

Non-Runners

Katie Daniels¹⁵⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: C Collins J: Ben Harvey

Jackmoon¹¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: J P Flavin J: Jordan Canavan

Forecasts

Ocean Murphy (3/1), Nelson Muntz (9/2), Paradise Lost (13/2), Arctic Flame (7/1), Jackmoon (7/1), Ripsnorter (15/2), Bop Wont Stop (8/1), In For The Night (9/1), Slane Hill (16/1), Come On The Lads (16/1), Katie Daniels (16/1), Positive Thinker (20/1), Lucy Wang (22/1), Brucejack (22/1), Plunkett Street (33/1), The Friday Man (125/1)

Preference is for RIPSNORTER, who found significant improvement when scoring at Downpatrick last time and remains relatively unexposed. In For The Night and Ocean Murphy head the list of dangers.