17:00 Gowran Park

Friday 29 September 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 38.4s

Mister Twist^b⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

5/1

Winner at Downpatrick in June but was below form back up in trip at Sligo next time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 22-4310

Clonbury Bridge^b1,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 105

7/1

Possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 4/1) 32 days ago, tailing off some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 334P-0P

Emancipator^b¹³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 104| BF| D

7/2

Fairly useful winner at 23f in chases. Pulled up in handicap chase at Killarney (26f, good to soft, 9/2) 138 days ago, struggling some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 41P1F-P

All Walks Of Life^h1¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Hourigan| OR: 102

16/1

Run best excused when pulled up in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Limerick (22f, good to soft) 126 days ago, saddle slipped and eased before straight. Hood on for 1st time.

Form: 5598-9P

Happy Dreams^h¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 99| D

5/1

Unseated rider 3 out in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, soft, 5/1) 172 days ago, would have run below form. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 93121U-

Hard Target^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 95

11/4

Brought down in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Listowel (20f, soft) 6 days ago. Had been running consistently well prior to that, so has to be of interest.

Form: 33223B

Spanish John¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 93

14/1

Winner at Ballinrobe in August but ran poorly at Galway 18 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 000-19P

Ella Rose³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Prendergast| OR: 92

40/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 07F0-00

Added Bonus^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

17/2

One win from 32 NH runs. Seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.2f, soft, 25/1) 18 days ago.

Form: P00577

Non-Runners

Como Park⁴³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Brianna Lily¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: P T Foley J: M M McDonagh

That's About Right³²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Ferrum¹⁶³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: G A Kingston J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Hard Target (11/4), Emancipator (7/2), Como Park (4/1), Happy Dreams (5/1), Mister Twist (5/1), That's About Right (5/1), Clonbury Bridge (7/1), Added Bonus (17/2), Spanish John (14/1), All Walks Of Life (16/1), Brianna Lily (16/1), Ferrum (33/1), Ella Rose (40/1)

This slightly shorter trip looks ideal for THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT given how he shaped at Ballinrobe last month, so he's taken to confirm the promise of that run and open his account. Como Park has yet to match his useful Flat form in this sphere but still has time on his side and will be suited by the step up in distance now heading into handicap company, while Hard Target has been running consistently well this summer and completes the shortlist.

Previous Winners

2022

Dont Doubt Me

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 6

J: J B Foley | T: P J Rothwell

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00