15:11 Gowran Park

Friday 3 October 2025

All14:0114:3615:1115:4616:2016:5517:30

William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 4m 21.20s

1^st

Watching The Clock

410-8

14/1

T: P RocheJ: Aidan Kelly (3)

Towards rear, hampered 1st, 8th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, switched to stands side and ridden to go 3rd approaching last, led over 150 yards out, kept on well op 10/1

2^nd

3 ½

Bannow Blaze

511-3

13/2

T: J FogartyJ: Brian Hayes

Towards rear, hampered 1st, progress into 5th halfway, headway on outer to go 2nd 2 out, pushed along to challenge when not fluent last, soon ridden and no extra from over 150 yards out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Leave In Secret

612-1

10/3f

T: T GibneyJ: James Smith (5)

Prominent, left in lead after 1st, not fluent 4th and 5th, headed briefly after 3 out, regained lead next, pushed along approaching last, soon ridden and no extra, dropped to 3rd over 100 yards out tchd 7/2

4^th

Ned In The Park

611-8

7/1

T: T DoyleJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Towards rear, pushed along after 2 out, switched to inner and went 5th before last, ridden to go 4th over 150 yards out, soon no extra and kept on one pace run-in op 15/2

5^th

4 ¾

Matt Connor

511-9

22/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Keith Donoghue

Rear of mid division, not fluent 1st, pushed along after 3 out, moderate 8th approaching last, soon ridden and kept on to go 5th run-in op 16/1

6^th

5 ½

Perzzini

711-2

7/1

T: L FowlerJ: John Shinnick (3)

Tracked leaders, left 2nd after 1st, progress to lead 3 out, headed next, soon ridden and weakened quickly before last op 20/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

Harry's Dream

510-13

11/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

Rear of mid division, 6th halfway, 5th 3 out, pushed along in 4th approaching next, soon ridden and no extra when not fluent last, weakened run-in op 8/1 tchd 15/2

8^th

Malbas

911-11

12/1

T: E BuckleyJ: Kieren Buckley

Rear of mid division, hampered 1st, 7th halfway, progress on outer to go 5th 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened before last op 9/1

9^th

2 ¼

Another Challenge

510-2

17/2

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 3rd after 3 out, soon pushed along and no extra before next, weakened tchd 8/1

10^th

6 ½

Liceo

511-6

16/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon

Mid division, hampered 1st, pushed along on inner after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next

Also Ran

Dairy Force

611-4

16/1

T: Liam G O'brienJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, unseated rider 1st op 25/1

Wardens Whisper

611-2

14/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (5)

Chased leader, virtually refused and unseated rider 1st op 12/1

Parkgarve

510-13

7/1

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Michael Kenneally (7)

Led, ran out approaching 1st op 8/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Farrokh³⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: B Connell J: Sean Flanagan

Jake Peter⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: M A Cahill J: Sean O'Keeffe

Hereditary Rule⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: J C McConnell J: Dylan Kidd

Derry Lad³²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: E Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Faithful Follower¹³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: P Hennessy J: N T Prendergast

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.30Pl:€4.40, €2.50, €1.90EX:€144.70Trifecta:€573.30Tricast:€390.62SF:€112.15

Forecasts

Farrokh (3/1), Leave In Secret (10/3), Bannow Blaze (13/2), Ned In The Park (7/1), Perzzini (7/1), Parkgarve (7/1), Another Challenge (17/2), Harry's Dream (11/1), Malbas (12/1), Watching The Clock (14/1), Faithful Follower (14/1), Wardens Whisper (14/1), Liceo (16/1), Dairy Force (16/1), Matt Connor (22/1), Jake Peter (25/1), Derry Lad (25/1), Hereditary Rule (66/1)

LEAVE IN SECRET did the job well when bagging his first handicap at Galway last month and an 8 lb rise may not be enough to prevent him from striking again. That said, Farrokh has been knocking firmly on the door of late and is a much-respected main danger. Watching The Clock is open to improvement and merits respect, while Malbas is also shortlisted.

LEAVE IN SECRET (IRE)
FARROKH (FR)
WATCHING THE CLOCK (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00