September 29 / 15.15 Gowran Park

15.15

Soft

Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 15 runners
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Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.40
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 37753-

Last run: 219 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
2m4f winner on good ground at Cork last summer; fair fifth on soft at Down Royal in December; another solid effort when third on yielding going at Punchestown in February; tongue-tie could help her cause; fair chance if fit and ready for seasonal debut.
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5

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:22 Wexford

Wellgowats

11st 4lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Liam G O’Brien

Won off 2lb lower on testing ground at Gowran (2m) in October 2023; only seen twice in the last two years and not many positives to take from his August C&D run after 465-day absence; others appeal more.

22/1

9

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:13 Wexford

Wellgowats

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Liam G O’Brien

Without a win since scoring at Gowran in September 2023 off 4lb lower; off since May 2024 but has gone well fresh before; check market.

12/1

4th

5

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

19:20 Stratford

Wellgowats

10st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Liam G O’Brien

Second hurdle success when seeing off 14 rivals at Gowran Park (2m, soft/heavy; other win on good) in September; good second at Wexford in November and given a break after a lesser run at Down Royal over Christmas; placed off a similar mark in Britain in summer 2022; Brian Hughes booked for this Irish raider.

6/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 5P4825

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Winner at Sligo two seasons ago; best run since when runner-up at Tramore on penultimate start; failed to confirm form with a couple for rivals when fifth at Wexford; reasonable prospects on this ground.
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6

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Mullins Cross

10st 11lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

2-42 when trained in Ireland; respectable fourth under Ben Smith at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in February was easily the best of her four races for new yard; 7lb lower today but she probably can't be relied upon.

10/1

6

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Mullins Cross

10st 11lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

2-42 when trained in Ireland; respectable fourth under Ben Smith at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in February was easily the best of her four races for new yard; 7lb lower today but she probably can't be relied upon.

10/1

7th

9

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Carlisle

Mullins Cross

10st 8lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: R Mike Smith

held up in last

14/1

10/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 0F00-0

Last run: 129 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Found to be coughing after Limerick run in March; failed to run to market expectations (9-2 chance) at Punchestown in May; likely to be capable of better than that.
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2

2nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 90y

14:30 Punchestown

Quornofamonday

12st 3lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: J P Dempsey

Gained a second chase success with a good display over 2m2f at Thurles in February (soft); well held twice since (blinkered last time) and second experience of the banks here, having never counted in this race last year.

16/1

8th

2

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 210y

19:29 Kilbeggan

Quornofamonday

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Gained a second chase success with a good display over 2m2f at Thurles in February; pulled up at the same venue on next start; jockey lost an iron at an early fence at Fairyhouse, and was unseated four out; blinkered for the first time now.

12/1

12

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Quornofamonday

10st 9lb

J: Ms L A Byrne

T: J P Dempsey

Gained a second chase success with a good display over 2m2f at Thurles in February; pulled up at the same venue last time after a 7lb rise; vulnerable on overall form.

16/1

Form: 0-630P D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Debut bumper winner on good ground when trained in Britain; moderate third in a 2m2f maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan during the summer; struggled when tried over a staying trip on handicap debut at the same venue three weeks ago; little appeal.
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15

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 194y

16:15 Sligo

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Fifth in a big field at Naas in April and another fair effort when placed at Roscommon last month; back up in trip.

16/1

3rd

15

10th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 142y

18:18 Roscommon

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Won a mares' bumper at Newton Abbot on decent ground in 2022; fairly modest Irish form overall, although Naas fifth on penultimate start was encouraging; disappointing at Downpatrick last time.

14/1

11th

15

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:20 Downpatrick

Kiss My Lucky Egg

10st 13lb

J: Mr H E Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Won a mares' bumper at Newton Abbot on decent ground and encouraging effort when fifth of 25 at Naas earlier this month (beaten 7l); ought to go well back on her preferred going.

13/2

Form: 9/300-

Last run: 282 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
0-15 over hurdles; good run after six months off when third over 2m at Tramore last October; failed to build on that in two outings at Fairyhouse later in the year.
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2nd

5

29th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Thurles

Gaelic Des Chastys

11st 7lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Consistent gelding over fences and hurdles, better as a chaser; placed on all three starts over hurdles since a handicap chase win at the Listowel festival; touched off at Limerick last time; up 3lb but still 12lb below his chase mark; strong contender.

6/1

5

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:35 Limerick

Gaelic Des Chastys

11st 7lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Has been generally consistent in the last 18 months since joining this yard; won over fences at Listowel and a good 2nd over C&D since so goes on the shortlist.

11/4

Form: 9/7-0P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Has failed to reach the first six in ten races, struggled in two Ballinrobe runs in August after more than a year on the sidelines.
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0

15

7th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

15:23 Fairyhouse

Save Tonight

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: V T O’Brien

towards rear, mistake 5th, brief headway before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

40/1

0

15

7th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Fairyhouse

Save Tonight

10st 13lb

J: G B Noonan

T: V T O’Brien

Remote sixth at Gowran last week was her best effort yet; a lot more improvement required in order to feature.

25/1

6th

17

29th Sep 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:15 Gowran Park

Save Tonight

11st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: V T O’Brien

jumped right on occasions, midfield, brief headway after 3 out, no extra when jumped right 2 out

50/1

Form: 0F06-0

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Fair placed form on Flat when trained by Andrew Balding; has shown little for this stable; regressive on the Flat this year and no sign yet of winning potential over hurdles.
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5th

9

12th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

15:50 Bellewstown

Kingsofthemidlands

10st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Dual-purpose maiden; 0-15 on the Flat and 0-7 over hurdles; pulled up on last start in this sphere and beaten 54l in a 1m4f Flat maiden at Fairyhouse when last seen in June 2024; hard to fancy.

20/1

5th

9

12th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

15:50 Bellewstown

Kingsofthemidlands

10st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Dual-purpose maiden; 0-15 on the Flat and 0-7 over hurdles; pulled up on last start in this sphere and beaten 54l in a 1m4f Flat maiden at Fairyhouse when last seen in June 2024; hard to fancy.

20/1

11th

7

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 44y

16:40 Punchestown

Kingsofthemidlands

12st 0lb

J: Shane Aylward

T: P A Fahy

Modest maiden in all spheres and has work to do after an absence.

66/1

OUR TIP

Form: 008P-P D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won three in a row two seasons ago, reaching a career-high of 107; poor form in the first half of last season; absent for ten months before being pulled-up at Galway earlier this month; made several mistakes then; now down to 92 but wins were all on good ground.
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4

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 112y

15:10 Sligo

Romella

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Five-time hurdles winner at 2m on decent ground, including on reverting back from chasing at Tipperary early this month, having been left in front two out (having looked likely winner); up 7lb but still some way off her career-high so obvious respect.

5/1

Form: 55-8P8

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Never in the first four, managed two remote fifth placings last season; despite poor record has sometimes attracted a little market support; has usually run over further; hard to fancy at this stage.
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16

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 1f 10y

20:00 Roscommon

Haveuseentherain

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: S G Walsh

A 25l defeat at Wexford last time out brought Rules' record to 0-23; difficult to make a solid case for on form.

40/1

16

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

17:00 Wexford

Haveuseentherain

10st 2lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: S G Walsh

Longstanding maiden under both codes, remains opposable off this meagre mark.

50/1

Form: 00-08F D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Suffered a loss of form after winning a 2m Kilbeggan handicap hurdle on good ground last year; soundly beaten when bidding to repeat that success last month; fell at fifth on chase debut at Tramore eight days later.
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14th

15

(6)

15th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Tincurra Lad

10st 2lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: W J Martin

led

9th

3

(12)

31st Jan 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

15:05 Dundalk (AW)

Tincurra Lad

9st 10lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: W J Martin

Won a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground at Kilbeggan in August 2022; out form over jumps last year; well beaten over 1m4f here recently.

100/1

9th

4

(6)

16th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

13:05 Dundalk (AW)

Tincurra Lad

9st 12lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: W J Martin

Won a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground at Kilbeggan in August 2022; has fallen in three of his four chase starts since August; down the field in three handicap hurdle outings in the same period.

25/1

Form: 92600/ D

Last run: 728 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Both wins gained at Wexford, the most recent in 2019; managed one good run in 2021 when second at Killarney; hard to fancy after two years off.
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18

19th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

16:25 Limerick

Trenchtown Rock

11st 1lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: V T O’Brien

in rear

66/1

8th

14

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

14:15 Killarney

Trenchtown Rock

10st 6lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: V T O’Brien

Wexford winner in 2018 and 2019; inconsistent since those days, although placed over C&D in 2021; not disgraced at Wexford in August when his chance was harmed by an early mistake; hard to fancy after more recent Bellewstown run.

33/1

Form: 0703P-

Last run: 166 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Career-best when 9l third in a 23-runner handicap over a near-3m trip at Naas in March; flopped at Tramore in April and absent since; going should suit but trip may prove inadequate.
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3rd

4

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:32 Uttoxeter

Master Breffni

11st 13lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Micky Hammond

Struggled last time at Haydock but headed there in a fine run of form and he's still on a competitive mark; couldn't dismiss with trip/ground preferable.

8/1

2

9th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 198y

Class 4

15:00 Carlisle

Master Breffni

11st 9lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

held up in rear, bad mistake and fell 2nd

7/4

1st

4

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 51y

Class 3

16:00 Catterick

Master Breffni

10st 5lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

held up in last

7/2

Form: 5B70

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won two staying handicaps on the Flat in Britain in the spring, both on quick ground; ordinary form in maiden hurdles since joining this stable; soft probably not ideal.
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3rd

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Worcester

Scottish Dancer

11st 8lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tim Reed

1-16 over hurdles and lost his way in this discipline when trained in Ireland; however, he's back on track for new yard having finished first and second in 1m6f/2m Flat handicaps this month; could be on a handy mark back over jumps.

5/1

2nd

1

(2)

17th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:17 Ripon

Scottish Dancer

10st 0lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Tim Reed

Lost his way in Ireland last year as a hurdler but, having first Flat run since June 2023, made a winning start from the front for new yard in handicap at Thirsk (1m6f, good to firm) 15 days ago; the big outsider of five that day and dictated a slow pace, but he's gone back up by just 2lb and the return to 2m may well suit him; major player in bid to win a second time under Millie Wonnacott.

9/2

1st

3

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Thirsk

Scottish Dancer

9st 6lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Tim Reed

Dual Flat winner at up to 2m for Keith Dalgleish in early summer 2023; consistent in handicap hurdles in Ireland in 2024, including a 2m6f win, but lost his way badly there last year; back on the Flat for a new yard after 196 days off with a fair bit to prove.

20/1

Form: 0U00-P

Last run: 141 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
AW winner at Dundalk for Andy Slattery early last year; has failed to make an effective transition to hurdling.
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9th

19

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Sunwalk

10st 5lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Seamus Neville

Flat winner had been disappointing over hurdles, and in a spell point-to-pointing, before being touched off at 66-1 at Down Royal (2m1f, yielding) over Christmas; pulled up over 2m4f back there last month; second runner for yard.

20/1

15

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

14:28 Down Royal

Sunwalk

10st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Seamus Neville

Flat winner almost sprang a 66-1 surprise here (2m1f, yielding) on latest when a 0.5l second of 20; not guaranteed to back that up over this longer trip.

13/2

11th

14

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 190y

15:55 Wexford

Sunwalk

10st 13lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Seamus Neville

Flat winner for previous yard but has been disappointing at this game; C&D fifth in May has been followed by two poor runs.

12/1

Form: 700

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Nothing in the form of his three maiden runs to suggest he can feature on a handicap debut.
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12th

12

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

16:25 Bellewstown

Boston Bobby

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Got off the mark at Down Royal in December over this trip; raised 6lb and absent since so needs to be at his best but still has to be respected.

6/1

Non-runners

Be My Hero, Chemdawg, Fanta Magic, Windsor Diamond

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Payout
Exacta €27.30
Straight Forecast €50.52
Tricast €135.69
Trifecta €94.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mullins Cross

The Irish Sun:

Master Breffni

RP RATINGS (IRE):

We'llgowats

POSTDATA:

Mullins Cross