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Saturday 11 October 2025

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FLC Frank Lynch & Co. Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 54.8s

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Farrokh⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 100| BF| D

10/3

Placed on previous three outings, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 45 days ago behind a progressive winner. Should give another good account.

Form: 3-F5332

Navy Guitar^h,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieren Buckley| T: A Murray| OR: 100

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in June. 9/2, fifth of 11 on chase debut at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from chase to hurdles but may need some respite from the handicapper in this sphere.

Form: 8-51055

Parkgarve^t¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 97

9/1

Unreliable type. 13/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 1 day ago.

Form: 8U26R3

Bid Up^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 97

50/1

Tongue strap on for first time but fared no better than on stable debut when fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 66/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 7576-00

Kaikoura^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 96

13/2

Hit the frame in back-to-back handicaps around 2m in summer. Too keen when seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, soft, 7/1) 7 days ago. Back down in trip with tongue strap refitted and could be more competitive if settling.

Form: 0-63307

Noble Hilltop^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Buckley| OR: 96

33/1

Blinkers on (retained) when twelfth of 14 in a handicap (28/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 22 days ago. Poor on last hurdle run and has plenty to prove back jumping.

Form: 20F0-98

Struck Oil¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

40/1

Offered something to work with on debut. Yet to build on that but in excellent hands and could improve now making handicap hurdle debut, especially if market vibes are positive with yard also saddling Cowper Hall.

Form: 70-0

Truckers Cruising^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 94

4/1

Encouraging first run for yard after leaving W. J. Burke, shaping well in a first-time tongue strap (retained) when fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (19f) 21 days ago, travelled smoothly. Should be fine back over 2m on that evidence and could improve for top yard.

Form: P584-P5

Cowper Hall²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90| BF

16/5

Well-backed and left previous efforts (after 5 months off) behind when third on handicap debut. Again shaped well on first start for Gavin Cromwell when third at Thurles (15.6f), still in front when mistake at last. Further 7-month absence but shouldn't be long in winning a handicap if all is well.

Form: 9P033-

Kinbara Hills⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: S Wilson| OR: 89

25/1

Too free on first run since leaving Stuart Crawford when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) 65 days ago. More experienced jockey in the plate here but still has a bit to prove.

Form: 6F6-459

Chesterbaylad⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: G Brouder⁽³⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 86

40/1

Ran no sort of race after 13 weeks off when 50/1, last of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 47 days ago. Again goes with a hood and has some questions to answer now.

Form: 840-509

El Regalo⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel King| T: S K Ryder| OR: 85

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Emmet Mullins. Little impact over hurdles to date 150/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and worth a market check to see if improvement expected.

Form: 0-89

Hickeys Hill^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara| OR: 82

50/1

No impact on qualifying run, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (21f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip for handicap hurdle debut and could have more to offer in a handicap.

Form: P/1-8070

Sea The Sunset⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M P O'Connor| T: J Morrison| OR: 82

20/1

Failed to build on previous promise when below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago, soon off bridle. Hard to be confident back down in trip.

Form: 900-947

Thegooseiscooked¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 82

12/1

Consistent and in good heart on the Flat. First hurdle start for nearly 3 years (well held in 2m handicaps when last seen) and market should guide expectations on just her fifth hurdles outing.

Form: 07900/

The Border Boy^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 74

18/1

Winner of 17f handicap hurdle at Cork in August and that looks solid form at this level. Again not in the same heart when ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (19f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip and has been given a chance by the handicapper if bouncing back.

Form: 461099

Forecasts

Cowper Hall (16/5), Farrokh (10/3), Truckers Cruising (4/1), Kaikoura (13/2), Parkgarve (9/1), Navy Guitar (10/1), Thegooseiscooked (12/1), The Border Boy (18/1), Sea The Sunset (20/1), Kinbara Hills (25/1), Noble Hilltop (33/1), Chesterbaylad (40/1), Struck Oil (40/1), Hickeys Hill (50/1), El Regalo (50/1), Bid Up (50/1)

COWPER HALL shaped like the best horse at the weights when third on stable debut at Thurles and he would make plenty of appeal if returning in that sort of form here. Truckers Cruising ran encouragingly on handicap/stable debut and is entitled to improve for that run, while The Border Boy has been given a chance by the handicapper and would be interesting if back in the form he showed at Cork in the summer. Struck Oil (stablemate of Cowper Hall) is one to note for support on handicap debut.