September 30 / 14.50 Gowran Park

14.50

Heavy

Golf Memberships At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6265.49
  • 2m 4f 50y
  • 17 runners
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Golf Memberships At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 17 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 239-

Last run: 175 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Point winner; finished runner-up when splitting two nice prospects on rules debut in a bumper at Navan in February (first and third won since); not quite as good when third in a bumper back at that venue in March and well below form when tailed off over this trip on hurdle debut; however, may do better this season and could get back on track; off 175 days.
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3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 72y

18:30 Ballinrobe

Mint Boy

11st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

Two-time hurdles winner is 0-6 over fences; unseated when 8-1 at Cheltenham in March; didn't get home in the Irish National in April; cheekpieces now tried; others make more appeal.

16/1

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 72y

18:30 Ballinrobe

Mint Boy

11st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

Two-time hurdles winner is 0-6 over fences; unseated when 8-1 at Cheltenham in March; didn't get home in the Irish National in April; cheekpieces now tried; others make more appeal.

16/1

Evs

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 212F- BF

Last run: 162 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Point winner; runner-up on rules debut in a bumper before switching to this yard; has improved since, winning a Thurles bumper by a wide margin and proved that was no fluke when runner-up in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse in April (form working out); fell when evens at Kilbeggan when last seen but can resume progress this term and he handles testing ground; off 162 days.
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7

16th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 3

12:22 Southwell

Zaidi

11st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Point and bumper winner who also showed promise in maiden hurdles for Gordon Elliott; it's possible he'll be suited by the switch to fences on today's handicap and stable debut, but he's been absent since January and no chances have been taken with his mark; may be best watched.

20/1

7

16th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 3

12:22 Southwell

Zaidi

11st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

Point and bumper winner who also showed promise in maiden hurdles for Gordon Elliott; it's possible he'll be suited by the switch to fences on today's handicap and stable debut, but he's been absent since January and no chances have been taken with his mark; may be best watched.

20/1

6th

10

6th Jan 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

13:22 Cork

Zaidi

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Point and bumper winner; has gone close in a couple of maiden hurdles over 2m4f; sets the standard on form but he didn't seem to appreciate the step up to this sort of trip at Fairyhouse three weeks ago so has stamina to prove.

2/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 475-

Last run: 161 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Fell in only point start; promising fourth in a Punchestown bumper on rules debut and bounced back from a lesser run at this venue when fifth (beaten 7l) in an Ayr bumper when last seen; off 161 days and an interesting prospect now tackling hurdles if fit.
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5th

5

31st Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Fairyhouse

Champagne Admiral

11st 3lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: P A Fahy

took keen hold, led, 3 lengths ahead halfway, much reduced lead when not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out

25/1

5th

2

29th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Punchestown

Champagne Admiral

11st 12lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

soon disputed lead, pressed leader when not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, mistake 4 out, soon dropped to rear

5/2

1st

9

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:55 Leopardstown

Champagne Admiral

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

made virtually all, soon led at slow pace, increased tempo before 7th, not fluent 3 out, faced challenges but going okay after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in

11/2

Form: 70

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Modest form in points and tailed off at big prices in two runs under rules.
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1st

4

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:36 Worcester

Jullou De Grissay

11st 7lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Charlie Longsdon

Fair third in a 2m4f chase here in July despite mistakes, but below that level over fences otherwise; given a real chance on this hurdles return, having lowered an 11lb higher mark over C&D in August 2025.

8/1

10th

4

24th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 5

15:15 Uttoxeter

Jullou De Grissay

11st 12lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Charlie Longsdon

Generally disappointing since last summer's 2m7f hurdle win for a different stable but took big step back in right direction and ran well for a long way when third over fences at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month; back up in trip here; a possible.

6/1

3rd

1

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

Jullou De Grissay

12st 0lb

J: Mr James King

T: Charlie Longsdon

Hurdle winner here (2m7f, good) last August for previous yard but he's had a rocky ride for this one, including on last two chase starts (the latest following wind surgery); hard to be confident of a revival.

12/1

Form: 08

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Shown very little in two maiden hurdles so far.
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2nd

2

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

17:10 Exeter

Granpa Ger

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Belinda Clarke

Longstanding maiden but in good nick for his new stable, fifth of 13 in 2m Ludlow novice in November; no forlorn hope after a break.

3/1

2nd

11

14th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Tramore

Granpa Ger

10st 5lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Anthony Mullins

Is 0-16 over hurdles but some good runs in defeat recently; finished 3l behind the winner at Clonmel in June (2m1f, good to yielding); likely didn't handle the softer conditions at Killarney following that but posted another good effort in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last time when a 2.25l third of seven (2m, good to yielding); cheekpieces go on now; he is not discounted and is due to be raised 4lb in future.

10/1

5

9th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:27 Kilbeggan

Granpa Ger

11st 4lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Anthony Mullins

The most experienced of the field is 0-17 but has run well in defeat, including a 3l second in a Clonmel handicap hurdle off 96 in June (2m1f, good to yielding); well beaten in a handicap hurdle here last time (2m1f, yielding to soft); could do better back on good ground.

13/2

Form: 7-0

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Not without promise when seventh of 16 in a Punchestown bumper on debut but tailed off back at that venue when last seen; probably best watched on hurdle bow returning from 112 days off.
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3rd

8

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

17:48 Fontwell

Grasshopper Time

11st 4lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

0-13 over hurdles but went down fighting when close second at Southwell (2m4f, good) in May and again ran well at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last month; well suited by ground slower than good; high on the list.

7/2

3

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

17:35 Stratford

Grasshopper Time

11st 4lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Three runs since wind surgery and the blip came over fences; clear second at Southwell last time (2m4f, good) and might well have won had he not fluffed the last flight; should run well off just 3lb higher.

100/30

4

20th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Grasshopper Time

11st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Pulled up after sketchy round of jumping on chasing debut in February and now reverts to hurdling; given a chance by the handicapper in this sphere but his record is not compelling and he has raced mainly on ground slower than good.

7/1

Form: 43U/B-

Last run: 397 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Promise over hurdles in 2021; brought down on sole 2022 outing and operating at a low level on the Flat of late.
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12

7th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:50 Fairyhouse

Television

11st 4lb

J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Some decent efforts in maiden hurdles but has to improve on recent handicap efforts up in trip.

22/1

8th

12

(4)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 7f 0y

20:22 Leopardstown

Television

10st 7lb

J: Mr A J Lord

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

towards rear

25/1

6th

13

26th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 200y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Television

10st 8lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

14-race maiden and no signs of a revival in either hurdle start this year; needs cheekpieces to have a dramatic effect.

20/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Champs Elysees mare; dam unraced sister to 3m-3m1f hurdles winner Maggie Blue, half-sister to winners Hello George (bumper/2m-2m4f hurdle) and Scotch Beg (bumper/2m1f hurdle); tough ask on debut and may not appreciate these conditions.
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1st

11

27th Feb 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

17:05 Clonmel

Bridie Whittle

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

in touch with leaders

25/1

9th

16

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 56y

15:40 Punchestown

Bridie Whittle

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Was beaten when unseating on handicap debut at Clonmel over a year ago and seems best watched on return.

33/1

9th

16

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 56y

15:40 Punchestown

Bridie Whittle

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Was beaten when unseating on handicap debut at Clonmel over a year ago and seems best watched on return.

33/1

150/1

Form: 00-

Last run: 442 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Shown very little in two starts so far including hurdle debut when last seen and has been off 442 days.
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10

30th May 2024

Good To Firm

2m 3f 0y

18:47 Limerick

Hamazing

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: E Sheehy

Hard to derive much encouragement from the form of three maiden hurdle runs.

20/1

Form: 60

Last run: 135 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Point winner who was a promising sixth on rules debut; backward step when tailed off over 3m last time but still early days; wears a first-time hood returning from 135 days off.
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13th

11

17th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 5f 70y

16:40 Limerick

Blackwater Soldier

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: David Richard Barry

Point winner in 2023; 0-5 hurdling but took a big step forward early this month (only second start back after near three-year absence) in a first-time tongue-tie when chasing home a clear-cut winner in 2m7f Killarney handicap; just 1lb higher here so has to enter calculations.

12/1

2nd

12

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 6f 180y

15:20 Killarney

Blackwater Soldier

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: David Richard Barry

Point winner in 2023; not a bad run at Ballinrobe in August after a very long layoff; tongue-tie added

14/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 158 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off when 250-1 on debut.
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16

25th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:05 Wexford

Sky Tempest

10st 6lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Louise G Lyons

Second reserve; shown very little in nine starts so far; wears first-time blinkers.

15

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Downpatrick

Sky Tempest

11st 7lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Louise G Lyons

Shown very little in eight starts so far, failing to complete in three of her last five starts.

33/1

Form: 9F

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on debut and beaten when she fell at Kilbeggan earlier this month.
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12th

16

30th Sep 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:50 Gowran Park

Ogee

11st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: Adrian Brendan Joyce

Tailed off on debut and beaten when she fell at Kilbeggan earlier this month.

200/1

0

17

8th Sep 2023

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:37 Kilbeggan

Ogee

10st 9lb

J: Daniel King

T: Adrian Brendan Joyce

midfield

Form: 006

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Poor point form and shown nothing under rules so far.
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3rd

7

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

16:25 Market Rasen

Hardy Buck

10st 6lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Max Comley

Front-running tactics saw him return to form at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good to firm) last month off this mark, finishing second; remains 2lb higher than for his success over hurdles at Exeter in December but could make the frame again if backing up that latest effort.

8/1

2nd

6

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:30 Newton Abbot

Hardy Buck

10st 2lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Max Comley

Won an Exeter hurdle race off a mark of 74 on stable debut in December but has failed to match that level since, including in two starts over fences; last month's reappearance may have been needed when a well-held last of six over hurdles but he has a bit to prove back over fences, despite his lower chase mark.

20/1

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200/1

Form: 00

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on both starts so far.
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0

3

9th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 80y

12:30 Clonmel

Baltoro

11st 4lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Louise G Lyons

No merit in his bumper or maiden hurdle form so far; tongue-tie and cheekpieces tried now.

200/1

Form: 650-

Last run: 155 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

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Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Valirann gelding; unraced dam half-sister to very useful 2m3f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner Shoegazer, from family of Cheltenham Foxhunter winner Attitude Adjuster; tough ask for a newcomer.
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6

29th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

19:00 Wexford

Val Rapide

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: E Sheehy

towards rear, not fluent and reminders 6th, pulled up 9th

100/1

0

16

7th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 3f 14y

13:12 Clonmel

Val Rapide

11st 4lb

J: Miss Charlotte Butler

T: E Sheehy

Poor form in three starts so far including over a similar trip here last month; hard to fancy.

100/1

14th

16

9th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 80y

12:30 Clonmel

Val Rapide

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: E Sheehy

Unseated at first on debut at Gowran; remote last of five finishers at Downpatrick.

100/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Poor form on the Flat and not bred for this.
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8th

10

21st Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 41y

16:25 Punchestown

Meoulflower

11st 3lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles; beaten almost 30l in fifth on handicap debut at Down Royal last month; others preferred.

20/1

5th

17

23rd Jan 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

14:20 Down Royal

Meoulflower

11st 3lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles so has to show much more now tackling handicaps.

40/1

12th

17

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

15:10 Limerick

Meoulflower

11st 5lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Modest on the Flat and hard to make a case for her on the evidence of three hurdle runs.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta €4.70
Straight Forecast €4.09
Trifecta €16.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Zaidi

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Zaidi

POSTDATA:

Zaidi

The Irish Sun:

Zaidi