October 03 / 15.11 Gowran Park

15.11

Yielding

William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5607.44
  • 2m 0f 80y
  • 13 runners
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William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 730151 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the eighth attempt over hurdles when winning a maiden at Ballinrobe in August (2m, good); step up in trip at Bellewstown seemed to stretch him, but he scored again at Galway last time with a comfortable victory when suited by a truly run race and drop back to the minimum; up 8lb but rider's claim helps.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

15:50 Wexford

Leave In Secret

12st 1lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: Thomas Gibney

Won a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle and a Galway handicap over 2m last year; some good chase runs in defeat since, including here; can improve from return effort; major step up in trip, but a player if staying.

9/1

7th

1

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

15:45 Downpatrick

Leave In Secret

12st 2lb

J: James Smith

T: Thomas Gibney

Dual hurdles winner last season at Galway and Ballinrobe on goodish ground; creditable efforts in opening two chase runs but tailed off on handicap bow at Navan when last seen in December; may need this return.

7/1

Form: 1-4102 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Revitalised since joining current stable, winning at Fairyhouse in April (2m, good to yielding) and again at Kilbeggan in June (2m, good); bounced back from a poor Galway effort with a good second back at Kilbeggan last time (2m3f, good to yielding); not discounted off 3lb higher.
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9th

7

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

16:50 Wexford

Malbas

11st 12lb

J: Tom Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Did well over hurdles last year, winning a couple of handicaps; unfancied and has shown little in three starts this year, including chase debut in a Limerick handicap.

25/1

11th

3

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:50 Wexford

Malbas

11st 9lb

J: Mr Finn Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Dual hurdle winner over 2m has been well beaten over fences and hurdles the last twice; the cheekpieces worn last time are left off; this trip is new territory.

22/1

8th

5

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Malbas

11st 10lb

J: Mr Finn Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

C&D winner last June, beating today's rival Jerrari; also ran well to take second in a 2m3f contest last August; a recent chase start should have advanced his fitness; cheekpieces added

10/1

Form: 457

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Two-time winner on the Flat but looked regressive; has made little impression in three maiden hurdle runs, may do better now in handicaps but others more likely.
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4th

4

(10)

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:00 Tramore

Matt Connor

9st 12lb

J: Colin Keane

T: J P Dempsey

Dual-purpose performer; has won three of his last five races, two over hurdles and on the Flat at Gowran before finishing in mid-division in a handicap hurdle at the Punchestown festival; best Flat form at around 1m2f.

9/2

12th

4

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Matt Connor

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Dual-purpose; has won three of his last four, two over hurdles and on the Flat at Gowran on latest; raised 11lb for his latest win over timber at Naas (18.5f, heavy) in January; this is harder but he did that easily and he is ground versatile; player.

10/1

1st

10

(13)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 1f 100y

16:55 Gowran Park

Matt Connor

9st 6lb

J: Colin Keane

T: J P Dempsey

Dual-purpose winner scored over hurdles at Naas when last seen; won twice on the Flat over 1m2f in 2023; lost his form in this sphere last year but jockey booking takes the eye and considered.

11/4

Form: 334557

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Not much luck on a couple of occasions since a Punchestown third in June, which seemed to offer promise; made little impact on handicap debut at Navan last time.
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2nd

8

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

16:50 Wexford

Ned In The Park

11st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Prominent racer over hurdles, won 2m4f handicap at Clonmel in April and fair third back there last time; chase debut.

10/1

3rd

2

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 61y

19:55 Clonmel

Ned In The Park

11st 12lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Timothy Doyle

Got off the mark in a C&D handicap in April and ran a solid race in defeat back here next time; below form over 2m at Ballinrobe since but can do better back here over this trip.

12/1

9th

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Ned In The Park

11st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Off the mark when making all off 5lb lower at Clonmel on penultimate (2m4f, yielding); beaten off revised mark back there latest; ran respectably both previous visits to this venue and drop to 2m might suit; not dismissed.

11/2

Form: 68794

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Three-time French Flat winner; ordinary maiden hurdle form for current stable; kept on for fourth at Galway last time (2m, good to yielding) when 9.75l behind Leave In Secret; needs more.
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3rd

1

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:37 Downpatrick

Liceo

11st 12lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Three-time Flat winner; 0-9 as a hurdler but a repeat of his third in a Tramore handicap two runs back shouldn't see him far away; beaten about 11l in another handicap here last time.

11/2

5th

9

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:00 Downpatrick

Liceo

11st 4lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Second runner for yard; French Flat winner is a maiden after eight hurdle runs but some decent efforts including at Tramore last time; up 2lb for that but a repeat should see him go close.

6/1

3rd

1

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:30 Tramore

Liceo

12st 0lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

French Flat winner; 0-7 over hurdles but showed a bit of promise when fourth at Galway last September (16.5f, good); 4lb lower here and may have needed latest; yard in form.

20/1

Form: 7/415- D

Last run: 414 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Immediate winner over hurdles at Kilbeggan in June 2024 following some middling bumper runs; not seen since well beaten in a Tramore novice hurdle in August of that year; may need the run.
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2nd

9

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:50 Sligo

Dairy Force

10st 11lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Gordon Elliott

Hasn't added to his maiden hurdle success for Liam O'Brien, but some good runs in defeat lately, including at Limerick last time when the winner raced on a faster strip of ground; a player.

15/2

2nd

5

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

16:45 Limerick

Dairy Force

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Kilbeggan maiden hurdle winner for Liam O'Brien (good to yielding) in 2024; mixed signals from his form for Gordon Elliott; never in the hunt at Kilbeggan last time after an early mistake; better judged on previous Bellewstown second.

8/1

12th

6

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Dairy Force

11st 8lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

C&D maiden hurdle winner for Liam O'Brien (good to yielding); nothing since for this yard but good runs in defeat; runner-up at Downpatrick before falling at the fourth at Down Royal next time; again took the runner-up spot at Bellewstown last time; rising in the weights, but in the mix again.

11/2

Form: 7-U527

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Moderate maiden form but has been better in two of three handicap runs; 2.75l second at Cork (winner has been poor since) before seventh at Down Royal when not getting the clearest of runs (2m1f, good to firm); softer ground a query.
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2

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

18:18 Roscommon

Bannow Blaze

11st 2lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Winning hurdler rated 112 in that sphere; unseated at the first on chase debut at Tramore; best watched for now.

25/1

1

29th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 110y

17:20 Tramore

Bannow Blaze

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Consistent hurdler who was in good form for the most part of last year, winning a 2m handicap at Wexford in October; there are successful chasers in the family.

8/1

1st

10

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:22 Wexford

Bannow Blaze

11st 6lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Getting the hang of things in handicaps and was a good second at Gowran (16.5f, soft) earlier this month, despite putting in a slow jump at the last; effective on better ground and should be in the mix again off 3lb higher.

5/2

Form: 6U1U0/ CD

Last run: 687 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner here in September 2023 but hasn't been seen since beaten 27l in a Punchestown handicap later that year; can only be watched on comeback.
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1

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 11y

16:20 Sligo

Perzzini

11st 13lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Won a Gowran maiden hurdle in testing ground in September 2023; seemed to need the run on return from a long absence at Gowran last time; can be a player if improving from that.

3/1

12

3rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 80y

15:11 Gowran Park

Perzzini

11st 2lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Maiden hurdle winner here in September 2023 but hasn't been seen since beaten 27l in a Punchestown handicap later that year; can only be watched on comeback.

28/1

10th

8

16th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 107y

14:40 Punchestown

Perzzini

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

led at fast pace, soon clear

10/1

Form: 3221P- D

Last run: 223 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Hit a vein of consistent form last winter, winning at Cork in January but then pulled-up at Fairyhouse next month; needs his best after significant break.
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3rd

6

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 11y

16:13 Galway

Wardens Whisper

10st 10lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Consistent form last winter, winning at Cork in January after being placed in three consecutive races; pulled up at Fairyhouse in February; absent until early this month, 14-1 unseated at the first at Gowran.

10/1

13

3rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 80y

15:11 Gowran Park

Wardens Whisper

11st 2lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Hit a vein of consistent form last winter, winning at Cork in January but then pulled-up at Fairyhouse next month; needs his best after significant break.

13/1

Form: 976-08

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Winless from 10 but his two best runs have come at this track when a runner-up in a maiden hurdle and a bumper; tailed off at Wexford last time so return here needs to bring out a career best.
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8th

2

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:47 Wexford

Harrys Dream

11st 2lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: P J Rothwell

Won on good ground at Thurles in November and has run well in defeat three times since including on heavy; said to have made a respiratory noise last time; can go well but is vulnerable off this mark.

7/1

2nd

4

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:25 Limerick

Harrys Dream

11st 6lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: P J Rothwell

Won off 7lb lower at Thurles in November (2m, gd-yld); has come up short twice since off revised mark, including over C&D (heavy); needs to find a bit more to win off this rating.

8/1

4th

13

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

1m 7f 168y

13:40 Thurles

Harrys Dream

10st 0lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Off the mark with a C&D win in November (good to yielding); up 7lb and ran to a similar RPR to his win when fourth at Limerick next time (2m, heavy), prominent before weakening late on; better ground may help.

13/1

Form: 458U26

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Some promise in maidens; posted best effort in a Downpatrick handicap hurdle (2m2f, good) in August when second behind Wing Back who was a close third next time and runs again at Clonmel on Thursday; returns to this discipline after a 16.5l beating on his first try over fences back at Downpatrick last time.
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4th

6

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:52 Killarney

Parkgarve

11st 6lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

0-14 in all spheres; has tended to give his best at Downpatrick and was an okay 10.5l fifth of 14 on his handicap chase debut there last time (2m4f, good); needs more.

9/1

5th

13

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

15:45 Downpatrick

Parkgarve

10st 10lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

0-10 over hurdles but has gone closest at this track; weakened into sixth of 11 on chasing debut here in September (2m2f, yielding); similar effort back over fences at Tramore last time (2m6f, good); makes handicap chase debut now; others more likely.

14/1

6th

7

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:50 Tramore

Parkgarve

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Promise without winning over hurdles and rated 96 in that sphere; weakened after the third last fence on sole chase outing at Downpatrick (2m2f) last September; has hinted this sort of trip might suit on occasion but much more needed.

9/1

Form: 3548

Last run: 44 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Decent debut when kept on for third at Tipperary (2m1f, good to yielding); less promising next time at Punchestown and step up to 2m4f didn't bring improvement at Wexford; made handicap debut with a well beaten eighth over extended 2m4f at Sligo last time; perhaps drop back to this trip can bring out her best; untried on soft.
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2nd

5

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:50 Wexford

Watching The Clock

11st 6lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Got off the mark in a Gowran handicap over 2m last October and some decent runs in defeat after; a lesser effort when last seen over 2m7f and this trip is a question on return.

12/1

5th

4

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

15:58 Punchestown

Watching The Clock

11st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Won a 2m Gowran handicap on soft in October and has been consistent in defeat since up to 2m4f; this trip poses a question off the same mark but can run well if staying.

8/1

4th

10

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 46y

14:35 Punchestown

Watching The Clock

11st 4lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

Won well at Gowran 11 days ago in the inaugural race in this series; 10lb rise is not unreasonable; potentially a filly who could continue on the upgrade; room for improvement in her jumping.

4/1

Form: 700U-4

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Didn't show much in maidens and unseated after first on handicap debut at Down Royal in January; made late headway on his return to action at Navan (2m3f, yielding) last month when a distant fourth; can improve on that, but will need to.
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7th

6

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Another Challenge

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Took a while to find his feet but best effort yet when second of 15 at Down Royal's Christmas meeting (20.5f, good to yielding), keeping on well in closing stages; finished in front of Royal Time that day; big player after a break from 4lb higher.

4/1

18

3rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 80y

15:11 Gowran Park

Another Challenge

10st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Didn't show much in maidens and unseated after first on handicap debut at Down Royal in January; made late headway on his return to action at Navan (2m3f, yielding) last month when a distant fourth; can improve on that, but will need to.

13/1

Non-runners

Faithful Follower, Hereditary Rule, Jake Peter, Farrokh, Derry Lad

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €144.70
Straight Forecast €112.15
Tricast €390.62
Trifecta €573.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Parkgarve

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Leave In Secret

The Irish Sun:

Matt Connor

TOPSPEED:

Parkgarve

POSTDATA:

Parkgarve