14:05 Gowran Park

Friday 29 September 2023

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Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 4m 6.0s

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Selected odds by:

Billy Lee Swagger⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, soft) on NH debut 4 days ago.

Form: 4F-8

Dollar Nolimit¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D A Jacob| T: J P O'Brien

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. 11/1, seventh of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 157 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Stuart Crawford. Trainer going well.

Form: 37-

Evans Secret^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Enright| T: M M McNiff

28/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 4/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Hillsdale

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J C Gainford| T: J P Dempsey

125/1

€45,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 23f chase winner Ballydesmond.

Form:

Hypotenus⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

6/4

Useful on Flat. Similar form when runner-up- twice over hurdles. Ran disappointingly at Galway in July (final start for John McConnell) but capable of bouncing back at the first time of asking for new trainer Gavin Cromwell.

Form: 2P-26

Johnny Cakes

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

It's Gino gelding. Dam, 2m bumper winner in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Calino d'Airy.

Form:

Jouster¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

£34,000 4-y-o who was fourth in his first 2 points. Watching brief advised now hurdling unless the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 447-

Kuriosa

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

150/1

Kamsin gelding. Half-brother to 10.5f-12.5f winner on Flat in France Eclair de La Roque.

Form:

Mighty Momentum

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Morraman, stays 3¼m.

Form:

Pride Of Place¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: M Hourigan

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 17 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 129 days ago.

Form: 8

Sharetheknowledge¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: Paul Tobin

66/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Chief of Police, stays 2½m. Dam lightly raced over hurdles. Fourth completed start in points (May 7). Makes hurdle debut.

Form: P-4

Tropical Speed

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler

300/1

Lucky Speed gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Lord Baddesley and bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Robins Reef.

Form:

Western Fold¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. Promising third of 16 in a Punchestown bumper on debut. Turned over at short odds in a small field at Downpatrick 5 months later but retains potential now hurdling for his top stable.

Form: 3-3

Born In Purple^h⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

3/1

Promising sort. Flat winner in France. Shaped well when second of 15 in maiden hurdle (11/10) at Tramore (16f, good) on NH debut 43 days ago, clear of rest. Leading claims.

Form: 2

Colleen Danu¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 14 in bumper (15/2) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 141 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 669-3

Dream Once More^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1 and hooded, tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Just Eileen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

250/1

Sandmason filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Zero Ten, ungenuine/fair chaser Oriental Fixer and a point winner. Dam (b82) runner-up in bumper.

Form:

One Flew Eau Verte¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R A Doyle| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 67

The Mind Boggles^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

125/1

Financial Reward filly. Dam, fairly useful 19f chase winner (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to Welsh National winner Monbeg Dude and useful staying chaser Its On The Line. Wears hood.

Form:

Brave Troop¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 97| C

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. Third of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Listowel (7.1f, soft) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle outing. RESERVE.

Form: 007-

Non-Runners

Slamadoor²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P Fahey J: P T Smithers

Forecasts

Hypotenus (6/4), Born In Purple (3/1), Dollar Nolimit (10/3), Western Fold (5/1), Brave Troop (7/1), Slamadoor (20/1), Evans Secret (28/1), Jouster (28/1), Colleen Danu (50/1), Sharetheknowledge (66/1), One Flew Eau Verte (80/1), Pride Of Place (100/1), The Mind Boggles (125/1), Johnny Cakes (125/1), Hillsdale (125/1), Kuriosa (150/1), Mighty Momentum (200/1), Billy Lee Swagger (250/1), Dream Once More (250/1), Just Eileen (250/1), Tropical Speed (300/1)

French recruit BORN IN PURPLE made an encouraging start to his hurdle career when second at Tramore 6 weeks ago and is taken to prove too strong for Hypotenus, who has first outing for new trainer Gavin Cromwell here. Western Fold and Dollar Nolimit achieved enough in bumpers to think they can make an impact over hurdles and can fight it out for third spot.