November 11 / 13.23 Gowran Park

13.23

Heavy

PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

  • Prize money: £6526.55
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 15 runners
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PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £14.00
  • Place: £2.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Kayf Tara gelding; dam bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to useful bumper/2m4f hurdle winner Column Of Fire, half-sister to useful 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Tully East; market should be informative for in-form yard.
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15

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

15:45 Punchestown

Beckett Rock

10st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual hurdles winner is 0-4 chasing, good second in 2m4f Gowran handicap and most recently did well after being hampered in finishing fifth of 24 in BetMGM Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham; remains unexposed as a chaser (7lb lower than hurdles) and upped in trip here.

14/1

5th

20

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Beckett Rock

10st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Sixth in this last year off 1lb higher in his third handicap; chasing on last four starts, with the latest (second in a handicap) easily his best effort in that sphere, so he's of renewed interest even if he does not look the first string on jockey bookings for his highly respected stable.

25/1

16th

3

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Beckett Rock

11st 8lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual winner who has only raced six times and he stayed on well to finish sixth (just behind Beat The Bat) in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham; smacks of a horse with more to offer, especially as a stayer.

16/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 3-

Last run: 200 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stayed on to finish third (beaten 5l) in a Punchestown festival bumper on debut and that form already has a solid look to it; may excel over further but testing ground should help bring stamina into play and expect improvement.
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3

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 66y

14:00 Thurles

Joyeux Vivo

11st 10lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Maiden was a close second at Punchestown last year over 2m7f; has been poor in a hurdle and chase start this year so has to return to best.

10/1

3

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 66y

14:00 Thurles

Joyeux Vivo

11st 10lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Maiden was a close second at Punchestown last year over 2m7f; has been poor in a hurdle and chase start this year so has to return to best.

10/1

6

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 5y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Joyeux Vivo

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Went close at Punchestown in October (2m7f, gd-yld) and just 1lb higher here; should strip fitter for spin over hurdles at that venue in June and has placed at this trip over timber; not discounted back over fences.

12/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Nathaniel gelding; cost 8,500gns as a yearling and 100,000euros as a 3yo; half-brother to four winners including Bocking End (1m-1m2f; RPR 88), Archie Stevens (5f-6f; 86) and Harvest Day (7f-1m; 78); dam unraced sister to useful 1m-1m2f Flat/2m-2m1f jump winner Temple Place; market should be revealing on debut.
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No Results Found

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flemensfirth filly; sister to 2m1f hurdle/2m3f chase winner Search For A Myth; dam useful bumper, 2m3f hurdle and 2m5f chase winner, closely related to 2m6f-3m2f chase winner It's Like That, half-sister to useful 2m4f-3m chase winner Sizing Coal; stamina on dam's side of her pedigree; likely to need this.
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1st

4

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 35y

13:03 Punchestown

Crecora Hills

10st 13lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Robert Tyner

Got off the mark over fences at Naas in November over 2m4f and a decent run in defeat over a similar trip at this track since; races off the same mark today up in trip and can be a player if staying.

3/1

8

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 160y

16:05 Clonmel

Crecora Hills

10st 10lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; showed a bit more on third run over fences at Fairyhouse last month and possibility of more to come now entering handicaps (7lb lower than hurdles).

10/1

7th

10

16th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 70y

12:00 Fairyhouse

Crecora Hills

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; first two chase starts imply she will need to get a mark.

20/1

Form: 48

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in two points and down the field in a pair of bumpers.
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16

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 135y

14:15 Roscommon

Thunder Rose

10st 13lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Peter Fahey

0-9 over hurdles; best effort to date on latest when beaten 8.5l into fourth of 11 at Downpatrick (2m2f, good); dropping back in trip a plus on the evidence of that run but different ground to deal with here; not fully discounted if she handles the conditions.

14/1

4th

11

20th Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:45 Downpatrick

Thunder Rose

10st 6lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Peter Fahey

prominent, raced in second when pushed along after 2 out, weakened from last

20/1

6th

6

26th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:30 Downpatrick

Thunder Rose

11st 9lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Peter Fahey

20-1 when in rear at Cork three weeks ago in her first handicap; major improvement needed; first time with cheekpieces.

16/1

Form: 0-4

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Left his debut behind when fourth of 18 at Limerick three weeks ago; 7l to find with Cut The Rope (second) and Walsh prefers Joyeux Vino.
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8

9th May 2024

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

17:40 Tipperary

Milk Market

11st 11lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Only his fifth run and second handicap when going close on his step up to 3m at Bellewstown (good to yielding); nudged up 3lb but surely has more to offer.

5/2

Form: 36642

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best run yet when second of 11 at Thurles last month but others have achieved more.
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0

7

26th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 0y

12:13 Down Royal

Shoot Champagne

11st 3lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: C Byrnes

Somewhat in and out, her Thurles second (soft) two runs back gives her some sort of chance, but surely vulnerable again; may have resented heavy ground on latest.

5/1

7th

16

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:23 Gowran Park

Shoot Champagne

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

prominent in chasing group

16/1

2nd

15

19th Oct 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 202y

14:50 Thurles

Shoot Champagne

10st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Promising debut but hasn't really built on that in three runs since and has looked novicey jumping since going over hurdles.

18/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Diamond Boy gelding; cost 28,000euros as a 3yo; half-brother to bumper and 2m-3m2f hurdle winner Judicial Law; dam bumper/2m5f hurdle winner, sister to useful bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Over Sixty, half-sister to useful 2m-3m hurdle winner Diamant Noir; hood for debut perhaps not a good sign.
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0

2

25th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 35y

13:40 Gowran Park

The Fairy Man

11st 10lb

J: Miss Charlotte Butler

T: Eoin Doyle

Down the field on his first three starts; could be a handicap prospect in due course.

66/1

15th

11

26th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:58 Limerick

The Fairy Man

10st 13lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Not completely disgraced in a pair of maiden hurdles last month; needs this for a mark.

66/1

9th

8

28th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 50y

12:30 Tramore

The Fairy Man

11st 12lb

J: Conor Brassil

T: Eoin Doyle

Also hooded at Gowran where he went off 66-1 for a maiden hurdle and never counted.

33/1

Form:

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Didn't show a lot when down the field at Galway last month.
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3rd

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 170y

14:30 Down Royal

Queen Nel

10st 10lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E D Delany

Won a Gowran maiden hurdle over 2m in 2024; no win since and isn't easy to fancy on her poor recent form.

33/1

18

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:38 Fairyhouse

Queen Nel

10st 7lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: E D Delany

Gowran maiden hurdle winner in 2024; has been tailed off in three handicap hurdle runs this season; cheekpieces on but hard to recommend.

80/1

6th

8

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

15:58 Punchestown

Queen Nel

10st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: E D Delany

Sole win came in a 2m Gowran maiden hurdle on heavy in 2024; well beaten at Fairyhouse and Navan recently so needs to leave those efforts behind.

20/1

Form: 0-00

Last run: 154 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shown nothing at huge odds in three runs so far; off 154 days.
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5th

16

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

17:07 Down Royal

Tullabrack Lad

10st 0lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Francis J Flood

0-13 and yet to trouble the judge; not much encouragement in three handicap chase runs at huge odds since returning from a long absence.

100/1

9th

16

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

16:14 Limerick

Tullabrack Lad

10st 0lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Francis J Flood

Career record of 0-12, lots to find with some of these on last month's Thurles run.

40/1

Form: 6

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only beat one home when tailed off in seven-runner maiden hurdle at Galway last month.
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10th

4

31st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

17:10 Limerick

El Phenomeno

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

Hasn't cut much ice in maidens or in first four handicaps, although his Cork fifth wasn't a terrible run; rated just 75 and the new cheekpieces need to have a dramatic effect.

40/1

11th

15

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:12 Limerick

El Phenomeno

10st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

prominent on inner

25/1

11th

15

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:12 Limerick

El Phenomeno

10st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

prominent on inner

25/1

150/1

Form: 8-76

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Shown little in three runs so far and tailed off last week.
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4th

11

28th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 40y

19:18 Bellewstown

A La Carte

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Showed very little in bumpers and hurdles for Liz Doyle; no better on stable debut at Wexford; safely held by Grizabella.

20/1

9th

12

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 160y

17:15 Wexford

A La Carte

11st 0lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Second of two runners for yard; did not shown much in five starts for former yard, including in handicaps the last twice; stable looks to have a better chance with Grizabella; wears hood again on first run for new stable.

40/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Notnnowcato gelding; half-brother to 2m4f hurdle winner Let's Have Another; dam unraced half-sister to winners Cooper's Cross (useful 2m3f-3m chase) and Some Can Dance (2m5f-3m1f hurdle/chase) out of half-sister to Velka Pardubicka winner Registana; stoutly bred and likely best watched on debut.
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14th

11

28th Dec 2023

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:05 Leopardstown

Notnowboy

11st 7lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Louise G Lyons

Huge price when completely tailed off in a 2m maiden hurdle at Gowran, cheekpieces on now.

200/1

13th

8

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:23 Gowran Park

Notnowboy

11st 7lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Louise G Lyons

towards rear

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1-2 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Bumper winner on debut before a 4l defeat to a Willie Mullins odds-on shot on hurdle bow at Limerick three weeks ago (Milk Market back in fourth); sets the standard.
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13th

3

(11)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 100y

18:45 Cork

Cut The Rope

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Bumper winner; 0-12 over hurdles and rated 112; solid run on the Flat when sixth of 23 at the Curragh in November (1m4f, heavy); this trip may be on the sharp side but each-way possibilities.

10/1

12th

10

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 110y

15:00 Naas

Cut The Rope

10st 9lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Bumper winner is 0-11 over hurdles but ran well in defeat at times in maidens; solid run on the Flat in November (1m4f, heavy) and was a close fifth at Leopardstown last time (2m4f, good to yielding); not ruled out and this ground may suit better.

8/1

Form: P0-

Last run: 319 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Poor Flat form and shown nothing over hurdles.
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0

14

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:23 Gowran Park

Power To Love

11st 0lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Miss Katy Brown

led at fast pace, soon clear, mistake 2nd, 20 lengths ahead 3rd, not fluent and reduced lead 4 out, headed and weakened quickly before 3 out

200/1

10th

12

(9)

31st Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

15:07 Curragh

Power To Love

10st 13lb

J: Mr F J Gillen

T: Miss Katy Brown

towards rear, took keen hold and rapid headway and went second halfway, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened

200/1

11th

2

(7)

18th Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Fairyhouse

Power To Love

9st 6lb

J: James Ryan

T: G A Kingston

Rated 40; off little break.

200/1

Non-runners

Flicker Of Hope, The Lucky Lobster

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €45.00
Straight Forecast €28.22
Trifecta €278.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Joyeux Vivo

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cut The Rope

The Irish Sun:

Joyeux Vivo

POSTDATA:

Cut The Rope