13:15 Gowran Park

Friday 4 October 2024

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Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 3m 51.4s

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Selected odds by:

Bonnebosq⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: D Hogan

22/1

7/2, respectable third of 7 in bumper at Sligo (18.5f, soft) 44 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 659423

Come On The Lads⁴⁵

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

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, winning 8-runner claimer (5/6) at Roscommon (10.4f, heavy) 45 days ago (final start for Ger O'Leary) Switches to hurdles for Gavin Cromwell. Interesting to see how he compares in market to Tonaghneave Well.

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Grey Fable^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton

33/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 10 in handicap (9/4) at Chester (12.3f, soft) 20 days ago, faring best of those held up. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

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Hangry¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 11/1, brought down in handicap at Sligo (13.1f, good to soft).

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Indy Rules

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

125/1

Monitor Closely gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Hows Patsy.

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Latinised¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: M Hassett

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 8

Mr Percy³¹

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

2/5

Fairly useful Flat winner, winning 11-runner course maiden (14f, good to soft, 5/4) 31 days ago, well on top finish. Very interesting hurdle newcomer.

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Order Of The Dance⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, ninth of 14 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 67 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Rapparee Champ³⁵

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

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 11/2, third of 13 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good) 35 days ago, going in snatches. Enters calculations.

Form: 63

Small Doses

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

33/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Mrs Milner and fair hurdler Backintheroom, stays 3m.

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Tonaghneave Well⁵⁵

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

4/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in bumper at Kilbeggan in June. 5/2, good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 55 days ago.

Form: 44123

Galileo Springs¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R A Doyle| T: M Brassil

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good) on NH debut 116 days ago.

Form: 9

Jane Eire^h,t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

Promising sort. Hooded tongue strap on, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle (9/2) at Down Royal (20f, good) on NH debut 35 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

Keep It Cool³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, below form eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 7408

Morell River⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: Peter Maher

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 125/1) on NH debut 50 days ago.

Form: 0

Quill Energy⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs M Whelehan

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in bumper (125/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, soft) on NH debut 59 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Whispering Hopes³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott

40/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut for leading yard. 28/1, sixth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 36 days ago.

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Hungry Rock^b³⁵

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

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Down Royal (20f, good) 35 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code. RESERVE.

Form: 68

Non-Runners

Balko D'ange¹⁵⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P Fenton J: B Hayes

Kingkong Ciergues⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

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

Oh So Charming⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: S Fitzgerald

To The Wire⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Ardera Gun⁷⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mr Percy (2/5), Oh So Charming (7/2), Tonaghneave Well (4/1), Balko D'ange (7/1), Jane Eire (9/1), Rapparee Champ (12/1), Bonnebosq (22/1), Come On The Lads (22/1), Ardera Gun (25/1), Grey Fable (33/1), Small Doses (33/1), Whispering Hopes (40/1), To The Wire (50/1), Galileo Springs (100/1), Order Of The Dance (100/1), Kingkong Ciergues (100/1), Hangry (100/1), Keep It Cool (125/1), Indy Rules (125/1), Latinised (150/1), Morell River (200/1), Quill Energy (200/1), Hungry Rock (200/1)

MR PERCY won a Flat maiden here last month in the style of a useful performer and can make a successful switch to hurdles under Daryl Jacob. Tonaghneave Well has taken well to hurdling with a couple of placed efforts at Kilbeggan and is second choice ahead of Rapparee Champ and Jane Eire.