Saturday 11 November · Gowran Park, Eire

13:58 PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Distance: 2m 0f 0y
Going: Heavy
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 12500
Runners: 17

Race preview

It is hard to know what CRACK THE SKY achieved in winning three races on the Flat in Scandinavia but the daughter of Nathaniel certainly merits plenty of respect coming from Closutton and any market support would be significant. Western Fold shaped well on debut in the valuable Goffs Sales bumper at the Punchestown Festival. He's been beaten at odds-on in a Downpatrick bumper and unseated here at the first when switched to hurdles but could still be a factor. Bobbi Gin Tree is a half-sister to four winners including the smart Brandy Love while Joyau De Thaix cost 85,000 euros at the Goffs Land Rover Sale last year and is another newcomer to note in the betting.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Western Fold	3-3U	Jordan Gainford	G Elliott	11 7	15-8
2	Crack The Sky		Paul Townend	W P Mullins	11 0	11-8
3	Joyau De Thaix		Sean Flanagan	P Nolan	11 7	11-1
4	Backinabit		J P O'Sullivan	J P Dempsey	11 7	200-1
5	Warmer Days Ahead	7-	Gavin Brouder	O McKiernan	11 7	50-1
6	Bobbi Gin Tree		Mike O'Connor	H De Bromhead	11 0	15-2
7	Win Some Lose Some	9-	J S McGarvey	P Roche	11 7	14-1
8	Kuriosa	00	Conor Smithers	P Nolan	11 7	250-1
9	Misty Milan		R P Treacy	D Queally	11 0	40-1
10	Diamond Dollar		Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	11 7	10-1
11	Chicago Storm	56	Ricky Doyle	Peter Fahey	11 7	9-1
12	Valiretta	59	Shane Fenelon	J J Hanlon	11 0	200-1
13	Kilbrin Rocco		A P Heskin	M Winters	11 7	250-1
14	Aboy Joey		R Deegan	E McCarthy	11 7	100-1
15	Mighty Momentum	00	Conor Owens	P J Rothwell	11 7	300-1
16	Rebel Cowgirl		Sean O'Keeffe	M A Cahill	11 0	100-1
17	Step Into My Shoes	0-7	Mark Walsh	P Roche	11 7	22-1
NR	Touch Me Not	F-	M J M O'Sullivan	G Elliott	11 7