Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

2:30

Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-10-05

Distance 2m4f40y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners 17

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Apple's Of Bresil gr Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	166	t	33-143	-	123	102	26d	—	—	-39	20	1/2 67%
Shapes as though stepping up to this trip will help and he is hard to oppose here
5	Coumeenoole b Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	166	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	19.4	85/40 32%
Decisive winner of his sole point at Ballindenisk in May; could go well here
2	Boston Rover b Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	20/1 5%
Speedily bred newcomer but entitled to plenty of respect from these quarters
16	Laravie b Ben Harvey · Kevin F O'Donnell	Ben Harvey · Kevin F O'Donnell	159	—	6-2	-	-	-	129d	—	—	+2	6.2	28/1 3%
Stays well and is an interesting runner in a race with not much strength in depth
17	Mollys Kingdom gr Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	159	—	8-370	-	94	65	22d	—	—	-3	1	50/1 2%
Well beaten last twice including on her hurdles debut at Ballinrobe last month
13	Morning Nightcap b Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · J P Dempsey	Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · J P Dempsey	164	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	40/1 2%
Good staying pedigree; likely to improve for this but should be worth watching
9	Like A Bumblebee b Shane Fitzgerald · Michael Winters	Shane Fitzgerald · Michael Winters	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	100/1 1%
Plenty of stamina in his pedigree but best watched here
7	It's His Life ch Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey	Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey	166	—	P/0	-	-	-	66d	—	—	-1	0.4	100/1 1%
Pulled up in a point-to-point and tailed off when 100-1 for his rules debut; no appeal
14	Ballinlegane Lady b Donagh Meyler · Kieran Purcell	Donagh Meyler · Kieran Purcell	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	100/1 1%
Stoutly-bred daughter of Mahler looks best watched this time
11	Sonny Fella b Harry Sexton(7) · W M Roper	Harry Sexton(7) · W M Roper	166	p	50/50-	-	93	-	350d	—	—	-2	0.6	100/1 1%
Showed some ability when fifth in a Listowel maiden hurdle last year; back from a year off
6	Farmer Kavanagh b Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Mrs Prunella Dobbs	Conor Stone-Walsh(5) · Mrs Prunella Dobbs	166	—	PPPU-P	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Pulled up or unseated in all five point-to-points; big outsider here
15	Docteur Elysees b Cian Cullinan(7) · Patrick Joseph Hayes	Cian Cullinan(7) · Patrick Joseph Hayes	159	t	0PP-59	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-1	0.2	250/1 0%
Hasn't shown enough in points and bumpers to be of interest
NR	Castletown Lodge b Cian Quirke(5) · Michael J McDonagh	Cian Quirke(5) · Michael J McDonagh	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Staying type on pedigree and likely to improve gradually
NR	Colonel Nelson b Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	166	—	29-	-	-	-	154d	—	—	—	3.5	—
Best watched on his hurdles debut but probably worth watching
NR	Leinster King b Ethan O'Sullivan(7) · Ms M Flynn	Ethan O'Sullivan(7) · Ms M Flynn	166	—	P	-	-	-	143d	—	—	—	0	—
Pulled up in a 3m Tipperary maiden hurdle in May; hard to give a chance to
NR	Major Wells b Mikey Hamill · Robert Murphy	Mikey Hamill · Robert Murphy	166	—	6/PP-P	-	-	-	8d	—	—	—	0	—
Pulled up in a Listowel maiden hurdle after a further 16 month break; up against it here
NR	Taponthego b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	166	—	F2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	4	—
Point runner-up; debuts here for Knockeen and will not have to be a star to get involved

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Apple's Of Bresil	2/5	4/9	4/9	1/2	2/5
Coumeenoole	2/1	2/1	2/1	13/8	85/40
Boston Rover	20/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Laravie	28/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	22/1
Mollys Kingdom	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Morning Nightcap	40/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Like A Bumblebee	100/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
It's His Life	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Ballinlegane Lady	100/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Sonny Fella	100/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Farmer Kavanagh	150/1	80/1	80/1	100/1	80/1
Docteur Elysees	250/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Apple's Of Bresil

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Coumeenoole

19.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

85/40

3rd

Laravie

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Taponthego

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 0

—

Colonel Nelson

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Boston Rover

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Mollys Kingdom

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Morning Nightcap

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Like A Bumblebee

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Sonny Fella

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ballinlegane Lady

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

It's His Life

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Farmer Kavanagh

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Docteur Elysees

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Castletown Lodge

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Leinster King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Major Wells

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Apple's Of Bresil	—	123	102
Coumeenoole	—	—	—
Boston Rover	—	—	—
Laravie	—	—	—
Mollys Kingdom	—	94	65
Morning Nightcap	—	—	—
Like A Bumblebee	—	—	—
It's His Life	—	—	—
Ballinlegane Lady	—	—	—
Sonny Fella	—	93	—
Farmer Kavanagh	—	—	—
Docteur Elysees	—	—	—
Castletown Lodge	—	—	—
Colonel Nelson	—	—	—
Leinster King	—	—	—
Major Wells	—	—	—
Taponthego	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Apple's Of Bresil	26d ago	Fit
Coumeenoole	—	—
Boston Rover	—	—
Laravie	129d ago	Long break
Mollys Kingdom	22d ago	Fit
Morning Nightcap	—	—
Like A Bumblebee	—	—
It's His Life	66d ago	Fresh
Ballinlegane Lady	—	—
Sonny Fella	350d ago	Long break
Farmer Kavanagh	—	—
Docteur Elysees	36d ago	Fit
Castletown Lodge	—	—
Colonel Nelson	154d ago	Long break
Leinster King	143d ago	Long break
Major Wells	8d ago	Quick return
Taponthego	—	—

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