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13:20 Gowran Park (IRE)

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft (Yielding in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €10,500 added
  • Winner: €6,457
  • 2nd: €1,995
  • 3rd: €945
  • 4th: €420
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.20s
  • Off Time: 13:22:11
  • 20 Ran
1
Silk - ROYAL BLUE & RED CHEVRONS, royal blue sleeves, red cap, royal blue star
14/1
  • Form 2-034F0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, no extra after 3 out, weakened

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN,white sash & diamonds on slvs,emerald green & white striped cap
  • Form 457312
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, progress 3 out and 3rd next, ridden and no impression in 5th when bad mistake last, kept on one pace

3
Silk - LIGHT BLUE & MAROON HOOPS, blue sleeves, striped cap
20/1
  • Form 3/3224-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 100

towards rear, some progress after 3 out, pushed along to go 7th before last, kept on one pace

4
Silk - ORANGE,black epaulettes, halved sleeves, orange cap
16/1
  • Form 040/5-63
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division on outer, progress 3 out, ridden entering straight and no extra from next

5
Silk - Red & black hoops, red sleeves, black star on cap
  • Form 106-485
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out

6
Silk - YELLOW, emerald green star & chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

Tethra (IRE)

26 p D
10/1
  • Form 0-49301
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 99

towards rear, some progress 3 out, pushed along in 6th approaching last, soon no impression and no extra run-in

7
Silk - MAROON, white disc & sleeves, striped cap

Tidy Zag (IRE)

30 ht D
14/1
  • Form P50/U-04
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 99

towards rear, pushed along in rear approaching 3 out, no extra, kept on one pace in straight

8
Silk - Orange & black quartered, black stars on sleeves, black star on cap
  • Form 620/221
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 98

soon led, pushed along and asserted after 2 out, stayed on well run-in

9
Silk - Black, pink epaulettes & sleeves, pink star on cap
50/1
  • Form 40-6280
  • Age 13
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 98

always towards rear, no extra after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor

10
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, red chevron, hooped sleeves, check cap
  • Form 37-4776
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 97

mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace

11
Silk - Black, orange triple diamond & sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 537-936
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in

12
Silk - Emerald green, purple star, purple stars on sleeves, purple cap, emerald green stars
  • Form 95/5713
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching 2 out where not fluent, soon ridden and no extra

13
Silk - Emerald green, yellow braces, yellow armlet, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 88120-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 93

mid-division on inner, pushed along in 9th 2 out, no extra approaching last

14
Silk - Purple & white diamonds, white sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 0/5F-P00
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 92

tracked leader, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace

15
Silk - Royal blue & yellow chevrons, yellow & black hooped sleeves, yellow cap, black spots
33/1
  • Form 87896
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 93

rear of mid-division, mistake 4 out, no extra after next and detached entering straight

16
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, orange stars, white cap, orange star
  • Form 0580
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 90

towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor

17
Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow cross of lorraine, diabolo on sleeves, yellow star on cap
10/1
  • Form 0667
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 102

rear of mid-division, no impression before 2 out, pushed along in 9th before last, kept on one pace

18
Silk - Purple, grey star & sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 8781
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, pushed along and progress on inner entering straight, 4th 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, no extra run-in

19
Silk - Black, white cross sashes, white sleeves, black cap, white star
  • Form 087
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 99

tracked leaders, pushed along entering straight and 8th 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra

20
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, orange triple diamond, emerald green cap, orange diamonds
50/1
  • Form 090
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 90

rear of mid-division, reminder after 4 out, no extra and detached after next, tailed off

21
NR
20/1
  • Form 77052-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 90

22
NR
  • Form 1-687
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 89

23
NR
50/1
  • Form 9/60-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 86

In depth

Verdict

The four-year-old Peculiar Genius attracted some support for his handicap debut at Tramore on New Year's Day and didn't let backers down. There's more to come from Paul Nolan's charge and a 7lb rise shouldn't prevent another big effort though runner-up ARDERA CROSS was staying on strongly at the finish and has enough of a weight pull to reverse the places and take this. The latter had Adreamstillalive just behind when scoring at Tramore and is better off with the runner-up, who has since won on the same track. Backinthesaddle went up 4lb for his Down Royal victory and ran well in a better race at Naas so he can get involved while Tethra showed his run behind the latter at Down Royal to be all wrong when landing a Punchestown handicap on New Year's Eve.

Formwatch

All About Alfie (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Held up, 11th at 2nd, some headway before 3 out, no impression approaching straight, 10th of 15, 32 1/4l behind All The Chimneys (10-13) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.

Ardera Cross (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Held up, closer in 5th after 5th, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd approaching 2 out and pushed along, kept on well run-in but not match winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Peculiar Genius (10-3) at Tramore 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan.

Dylrow (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Mid-division, mistake 1st, well off pace halfway, no impression from 4 out, pulled up before last, at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn sft in Jan.

Might Be Magic 9-1 (11-10) Towards rear, mistake 5 out, ridden and some progress after 3 out, 5th 2 out, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 10 1/2l behind Lizzies Champ (10-5) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.

One Can Cally (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) In rear, slight mistake 6th, 6th from 7th, bad mistake next, poor 6th from 3 out and no danger, tailed off, 5th of 8, 31 1/2l behind Catalaunian Fields (11-3) at Tramore 2m Soft - Heavy in Jan.

Tethra (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Reared-over at false start, held up in last, good headway from 3 out, improved to lead after 2 out, clear approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on under pressure, reduced advantage close home, won at Punchestown 2m hcp sft in Dec beating Rapid Fritz (11-4) by 1/2l, 22 ran.

Tidy Zag (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders on outer, slight mistake 1st, bad mistake 5 out, ridden next, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, no extra, 4th of 16, 11l behind Lizzies Champ (10-5) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.

Adreamstillalive (IRE) 5-4fav (10-11) Made all, asserted after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, won at Tramore 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Jan beating Voiceofthekingdom (11-4) by 3l, 8 ran.

Notification (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Mid-division, 12th before 6 out, ridden and dropped to 16th from 3 out, soon no extra, 15th of 18, dist behind Barrys Jack (11-0) at Limerick 2m 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.

Pixie Lane (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Chased leaders in 3rd, lost place before 2 out and soon no extra, 6th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Head Turner (11-8) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.

Conna Cross (IRE) 4-1fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed before next, 4th 2 out, no extra, 6th of 16, 17 1/2l behind Lizzies Champ (10-5) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.

Backinthesaddle (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders early, 9th before straight, progress approaching last, kept on without threatening run-in, 3rd of 16, 4l behind Yaha Fizz (11-0) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Jan.

Ciankyle (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Not fluent 1st, prominent, 3rd from 3rd, pushed along briefly from 4th, pushed along again from next, dropped towards rear 3 out and no impression, pulled up before 2 out, at Clonmel 2m hcp gd in Jun.

Clounts Meadows (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 17th before 6 out, pushed along from 3 out and no impression in 12th before 2 out, kept on same pace, 10th of 18, 28l behind Barrys Jack (11-0) at Limerick 2m 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.

Alamgiyr (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, 7th after next, pushed along 6th, moderate 7th 3 out, soon no extra, 6th of 9, 31l behind Peculiar Genius (10-3) at Tramore 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan.

Constable Buckley 20-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, 14th of 18, 19 1/2l behind Orchard Road (11-4) at Clonmel 2m hcp gd in Oct.

Ormskirk 12-1 (11-0) Held up, 11th at 2nd, went moderate 7th approaching straight, mistake 2 out, no extra, 7th of 13, dist behind Prospectus (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Dec.

Peculiar Genius (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Soon tracked leader, on terms before 6th, soon headed, led after 3 out, went on from before next, reduced lead but kept on well run-in, won at Tramore 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan beating Ardera Cross (11-8) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

Auntie Chloe (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Raced in 11th early, some headway before straight, soon one pace, 7th of 16, 20 3/4l behind Ex Patriot (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn sft in Jan.

Azure (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 5th from 3rd, one pace from before 2 out, 10th of 19, 20 3/4l behind Champagne Pat (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov.

Rebel Ace (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Always towards rear, pushed along 4 out, trailing next, weakened, 14th of 16, dist behind Lizzies Champ (10-5) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.

Wind And Reign (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Mid-division, some progress into moderate 5th 5 out, ridden and no impression after 3 out, 7th of 14, dist behind Cadmium (11-9) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Dec.

Pajomi (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Led, headed approaching 7th, slight mistake next, weakened, completely tailed off, last of 14, dist behind The Ballyboys (10-10) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.