12:28 Gowran Park

Saturday 8 November 2025

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Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 5m 16.3s

Along The Way^h1,t²⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, soft). Off 9 months. Makes chase debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 5/F487-

Brucejack²⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 110| BF

5/1

Fair chaser. 4/1, running creditably when fell in handicap chase at Leopardstown (28.3f, good to soft) might have been placed. Off 8 months. Back down in trip and a player if returning on his game.

Form: 43/252F-

Camino Rock⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

33/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 40/1) 6 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 6390-79

Is Charlie Around²⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (9/4) at Clonmel (19.9f, good). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 5545-

Jacovec Cavern¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hennessy

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (20.2f, good, 9/1) 16 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 263276

Jerisk Star³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle| CD

8/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 16/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, soft) 35 days ago, always holding on. Switches to fences.

Form: 2/P00P-1

John The Diva¹⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill| OR: 110| CD

15/2

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in hurdle here in March. 12/1, very good third of 13 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (22.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months but best form puts him in the mix here.

Form: 3U2513-

Little Mixup³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 94

40/1

Unreliable type. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Last of 8 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tipperary (16.1f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 0007-08

Mighty Berkshire³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

7/2

Third sole start in points. 11/2, third of 6 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 5533

Notimelikedpresent²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: R Tyner

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, eleventh of 13 in novice chase at Clonmel (20.3f, soft). Off 8 months. Likely to improve at some point given connections.

Form: P/00050-

Oneforgonzo²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 96

20/1

Fair hurdler. Creditable fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Cork (24.4f, soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 98P5P4-

Rolly Bowley Boy^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 112| D

14/1

Fair chaser. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Fell in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 22/1) 13 days ago, on the retreat at the time.

Form: 70/27P-F

Tell Us This^t1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Fourth of 7 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good to soft, 9/2) on debut over fences 29 days ago, on the back foot after an early mistake. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 74-1874

Sophia Rose²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

5/1

Promising type. Winner over hurdles at Sligo in August. Second of 7 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good to soft, 15/2) on debut over fences 29 days ago and she's capable of better over the larger obstacles.

Form: 525152

Time In A Bottle^h,t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D T Hyde⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| BF

20/1

Fair hurdler. Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (23.3f, soft, 15/8) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut and she's in the right hands.

Form: 24-4226

Workinonadream¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| D

25/1

Fair hurdler. Third of 4 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft, 12/1) 13 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 5215P-3

Butter Fingers¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R O'Sullivan

12/1

Fair hurdler. Unseated rider in novice chase (16/1) at Wexford (19.6f, soft) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Stable in good form and this will reveal more.

Form: 4435-0U

Non-Runners

Magic Boum²²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Mighty Berkshire (7/2), Sophia Rose (5/1), Brucejack (5/1), John The Diva (15/2), Jerisk Star (8/1), Butter Fingers (12/1), Along The Way (12/1), Rolly Bowley Boy (14/1), Jacovec Cavern (18/1), Oneforgonzo (20/1), Magic Boum (20/1), Time In A Bottle (20/1), Tell Us This (20/1), Workinonadream (25/1), Is Charlie Around (28/1), Camino Rock (33/1), Little Mixup (40/1), Notimelikedpresent (50/1)

SOPHIA ROSE left her hurdles form behind at the first attempt over fences when second at Downpatrick a month ago and with the promise of more to come, she looks the answer. Magic Boum is no stable star but is sure to be well prepared for this chase debut, while Butter Fingers is open to improvement in receipt of weight all round.

Previous Winners

2024

Noble Talent

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 7

J: D E Mullins | T: T J Nagle-Jr

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €626.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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