17:25 Gowran Park

Saturday 3 October 2026

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Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 5m 6.00s

Its Bilbo¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129

2/1

Returned to hurdling after a stint chasing with a gutsy success in 2m listed handicap at Limerick last season. Produced best effort to date when 6¾ lengths third of 19 to Sainte Lucie in Cork handicap when last seen in April. Reverts to chasing off lower mark and remains open to improvement.

Form: 2/43103-

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Drumgill⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. Been kept busy this summer, going closest in minor event over hurdles at Kilbeggan when beaten 2 lengths into third in August. Carried no win threat in better races since, though, and again looks up against it.

Form: 483450

Killeemore Lad³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Donovan| T: A Slattery| OR: 118

9/4

Fairly useful Flat/hurdle winner who confirmed recent promise over fences when landing 7-runner maiden at Downpatrick in August by 2½ lengths from Jabbar. Looks to have been handed a fair mark on handicap chase debut and is very much one for the shortlist.

Form: 22/F221

Banjaxed²⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick| T: L Fowler| OR: 114| D

14/1

Fairly useful chaser who failed to hit the heights of the previous season in 2025/26. Has been given a chance by the handicapper but others more persuasive after 9 months off.

Form: 27/4486-

Astley^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 110

8/1

Maiden who placed in a bumper prior to offering little at long odds in maiden/novice hurdles. Did run to a fairly useful level first 2 starts over fences in the spring, but below that level in both codes since. Needs to bounce back now tackling a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 7535-54

Luimneach^h,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 105| D

7/2

Has made a positive start for current yard this season, building on reappearance effort to open his chase account in handicap at Kilbeggan in July. Backed that up with a good performance when chasing home Chosen Shant at Wexford and one to consider faced with this similar scenario.

Form: 02P-512

Non-Runners

Idy Wood⁷⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Jupiter Du Gite²²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: T Hogan J: Michael Kenneally

One Last Tango¹³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: E Griffin J: Harry Cobden

Forecasts

Its Bilbo (2/1), Killeemore Lad (9/4), Luimneach (7/2), Astley (8/1), Jupiter Du Gite (8/1), Drumgill (9/1), Banjaxed (14/1), Idy Wood (16/1), One Last Tango (25/1)

KILLEEMORE LAD wasn’t winning out of turn at Downpatrick in August and is taken to follow up now sent handicapping in this sphere from what looks a very fair opening mark. Recent winner Luimneach arrives on the back of a good second at Wexford and rates the main danger, while Its Bilbo has been running well over hurdles and makes his handicap chase debut off his last winning hurdles mark.