Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

13:05

Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-01-25

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (23)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
20	Benjis Benefit Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	157	—	9F7P-F	91	100	-	—	—	—	-17	23.6	—	—
First run for these connections and needless to say a market check very much advised
2	Listenheretomejack Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	168	—	/010-7	102	106	97	24d	—	—	+6	15.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Last year's winner; 7lb higher but likely to be primed for a big run for a local yard
12	The Truant Grey J:Eamonn Fitzgerald(7) T:Peter Fahey	J:Eamonn Fitzgerald(7) T:Peter Fahey	162	—	666-62	96	107	64	29d	—	—	+5	14.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Second in a Limerick handicap hurdle last month; could be hard to beat if reproducing that
3	Star Official Bay J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	168	—	021424	102	102	89	24d	—	—	+16	22.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Winner off 95 at Thurles in October and fairly consistent since; others look more likely
11	New Barn Lane Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	162	t	55-723	96	106	70	29d	—	—	+7	13.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Respectable efforts on his last two starts at Limerick; might be capable off this mark
1	Champagne Mahler Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	168	—	8-P530	102	101	81	46d	—	—	+9	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Back in trip here and some questions to answer but probably capable of stepping up
7	Young Darleen Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:R P Cody	J:Sean Flanagan T:R P Cody	164	h	4-8247	98	107	62	13d	—	—	+8	13.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
May have needed the run in a 2m3f Naas handicap two weeks ago; should be spot on for this
15	Kilbarry Saint Brown J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:C O'Keeffe	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:C O'Keeffe	159	t	P-8565	93	104	64	24d	—	—	+8	11.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Soundly beaten on her handicap debut at Tramore earlier this month; others more likely
16	Le Fanu Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Phillip Enright T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	159	—	45F-93	93	101	88	27d	—	—	+8	11.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Good run at Limerick last time; handicap debut here and respected back in trip
8	Derridae Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Moses McCabe	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Moses McCabe	163	—	P-909U	97	106	45	42d	—	—	+9	12.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Runner-up off 99 in this race last year but not a trace of that form since; hard to fancy
5	Zeeband Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	t	98-750	100	106	43	30d	—	—	+11	13.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Shown nothing in three starts this time around; hard to recommend at the moment
6	Diamond Dollar Brown J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	165	—	007	99	90	46	30d	—	—	+11	12.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Signs of improvement on his third start at Limerick last month; very interesting runner
14	Bite That Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	160	—	-73396	94	105	93	49d	—	—	+12	13.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well beaten last twice after good Tramore run; others more likely on that evidence
19	Backinabit Bay J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:J P Dempsey	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:J P Dempsey	157	tp	0400	91	86	28	42d	—	—	+8	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well beaten on handicap debut at Naas; new headgear tried here but hard to make a case for
9	Fassbender Bay J:A P Heskin T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:A P Heskin T:Mark Michael McNiff	163	t	023397	97	106	101	14d	—	—	+14	15.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Poor effort back over hurdles at Clonmel two weeks ago over 2m4f; others preferred
13	Granpa Ger Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Anthony Mullins	161	—	0855	95	101	65	105d	—	—	+10	11.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well beaten at Tramore lates; others preferred on his handicap debut
17	Kuriosa Bay J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	158	—	0080P	92	101	28	28d	—	—	+9	10.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Modest maiden form and showed nil on his handicap debut at Limerick; makes no appeal
18	The Lucky Lobster Bay J:Mr J M Fennell(7) T:Declan Queally	J:Mr J M Fennell(7) T:Declan Queally	158	—	U0P68	92	89	50	14d	—	—	+10	10.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Not sighted on his last four runs in maiden hurdles; plenty more needed on handicap debut
NR	Uncle Gerhard Bay J:TBC T:Conor O'Dwyer	J: T:Conor O'Dwyer	166	—	53/2-P	100	101	-	84d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Well beaten in a Thurles beginners chase in November after 17 months off; others preferred
NR	Intersky Sunset Bay J:TBC T:Declan Queally	J: T:Declan Queally	163	t	P51143	97	104	-	14d	—	—	—	22.8	—	—
Drop back in trip not an obvious plus but comes here in good form; one for the shortlist
NR	Joeswayornoway Bay J:TBC T:E Sheehy	J: T:E Sheehy	157	—	65-053	91	102	49	13d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
First reserve; continued her return to form when third in a competitive Naas heat
NR	Moulane West Bay J:TBC T:Mark Michael McNiff	J: T:Mark Michael McNiff	157	—	0-00U0	91	101	38	13d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Second reserve; soundly beaten in three completed starts this season; makes little appeal
NR	Cristiano Marealdo Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	155	p	99-P18	89	100	48	13d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Third reserve; 50-1 winner of a Naas handicap hurdle last month; not beaten far last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Benjis Benefit	evn	evn	evn	evn	evn
Listenheretomejack	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
The Truant	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Star Official	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
New Barn Lane	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Champagne Mahler	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Young Darleen	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Kilbarry Saint	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Le Fanu	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Derridae	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Zeeband	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Diamond Dollar	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Bite That	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Backinabit	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Fassbender	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Granpa Ger	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Kuriosa	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
The Lucky Lobster	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Benjis Benefit

23.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

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2nd

Intersky Sunset

22.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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3rd

Star Official

22.4

OR: 13 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Listenheretomejack

15.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Fassbender

15.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Uncle Gerhard

14.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Champagne Mahler

14.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

The Truant

14.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Bite That

13.9

OR: 11 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Young Darleen

13.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

New Barn Lane

13.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Zeeband

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Diamond Dollar

12.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Derridae

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Kilbarry Saint

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Le Fanu

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Granpa Ger

11.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Backinabit

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Kuriosa

10.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

The Lucky Lobster

10.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Joeswayornoway

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Moulane West

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cristiano Marealdo

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Listenheretomejack	102	106	97
Star Official	102	102	89
Champagne Mahler	102	101	81
Zeeband	100	106	43
Uncle Gerhard	100	101	—
Diamond Dollar	99	90	46
Young Darleen	98	107	62
Derridae	97	106	45
Fassbender	97	106	101
Intersky Sunset	97	104	—
The Truant	96	107	64
New Barn Lane	96	106	70
Granpa Ger	95	101	65
Bite That	94	105	93
Kilbarry Saint	93	104	64
Le Fanu	93	101	88
Kuriosa	92	101	28
The Lucky Lobster	92	89	50
Benjis Benefit	91	100	—
Backinabit	91	86	28
Joeswayornoway	91	102	49
Moulane West	91	101	38
Cristiano Marealdo	89	100	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Young Darleen	13d ago	Quick return
Joeswayornoway	13d ago	Quick return
Moulane West	13d ago	Quick return
Cristiano Marealdo	13d ago	Quick return
Fassbender	14d ago	Fit
The Lucky Lobster	14d ago	Fit
Intersky Sunset	14d ago	Fit
Listenheretomejack	24d ago	Fit
Star Official	24d ago	Fit
Kilbarry Saint	24d ago	Fit
Le Fanu	27d ago	Fit
Kuriosa	28d ago	Fit
The Truant	29d ago	Fit
New Barn Lane	29d ago	Fit
Zeeband	30d ago	Fit
Diamond Dollar	30d ago	Fit
Derridae	42d ago	Fit
Backinabit	42d ago	Fit
Champagne Mahler	46d ago	Fresh
Bite That	49d ago	Fresh
Uncle Gerhard	84d ago	Fresh
Granpa Ger	105d ago	Long break
Benjis Benefit	—	—