15:25 Gowran Park

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Joe Bollard Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 46.3s

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Selected odds by:

Inchidaly Robin^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 91

16/1

Unreliable individual. Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Listowel (24f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 3R8670

Great Island¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 90

12/1

40/1, creditable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good) 119 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8/069B-5

Suile Ban^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: A B Joyce| OR: 93

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 22 days ago. Unexposed.

Form: 8606

How Decc^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 89

16/5

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 48 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-P8243

Emotional Damage¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 88

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Still early days for top stable.

Form: 97-00

Mustameet Secret²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 88

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good). Off 13 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 71P524-

Jaariam¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: P T Enright| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 87

9/1

First run for this yard when sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.2f, soft, 33/1) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0056P-6

Make No Plans¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 87

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 12 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Southwell (20.4f, good) 110 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 670-0

Cramers Valley⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 8 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6707

Mythical Times¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 86

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, thirteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Booking of Harvey a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 900/

Yara Greyjoy³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

28/1

40/1, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5-P7009

Aegirine³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 86

11/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 20/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 00-56P6

Falcon Park³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy| OR: 82

20/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 40/1, last of 11 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: P5668-0

Mrs Watson¹⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: S W Flanagan| T: P Croke| OR: 82| D

9/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, soft) 169 days ago.

Form: 0P/70P9-

Ozark Thunder^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 82

66/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.2f, soft) 19 days ago, soon beaten.

Form: P08P-0P

Glenabo Bridge^p,t³³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 80| D

5/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 062-0P9

Masterstonemason^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 80| C

28/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Listowel (24f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 3P-006P

Treyarnon Bay³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

50/1

Unreliable individual. 100/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 7440-P0

Larkfield Lusive¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 90

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 550

Non-Runners

Getaway Henry¹⁴²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Daniel O'leary J: R P Treacy

Minnie Beets⁴³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J C Gainford

Kiss My Lucky Egg¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: A Sexton J: Reserve 2

Quornofamonday¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: J P Dempsey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

How Decc (16/5), Glenabo Bridge (5/1), Mrs Watson (9/1), Jaariam (9/1), Suile Ban (10/1), Quornofamonday (10/1), Make No Plans (11/1), Aegirine (11/1), Great Island (12/1), Inchidaly Robin (16/1), Falcon Park (20/1), Minnie Beets (20/1), Kiss My Lucky Egg (20/1), Getaway Henry (20/1), Larkfield Lusive (22/1), Mustameet Secret (22/1), Cramers Valley (25/1), Emotional Damage (25/1), Mythical Times (25/1), Masterstonemason (28/1), Yara Greyjoy (28/1), Treyarnon Bay (50/1), Ozark Thunder (66/1)

HOW DECC has recorded creditable in-frame efforts in handicap hurdles in recent months and this might be the day he comes good. Jaariam ran a solid first race for Seamus O'Donnell at Galway recently and is second choice. Gordon Elliott pair Emotional Damage and Minnie Beets failed to make an impact on their respective handicap debuts but still merit respect as unexposed types from a top yard.