Race cards · Wed 25 Sep
Wednesday 25 September · Listowel, Eire
14:35 Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Yielding to Soft
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 18000
- Runners
- 5
Race preview
GAUCHER can reverse Galway Festival form with Le Coq Hardi and land this prize. The Frankel gelding has jumped left the last couple of times and should be helped by switching from right-handed tracks. He was keen when easily winning a Punchestown maiden and was worse in that regard when a disappointing favourite at Ballybrit. Paul Townend will probably let him stride on over this sharp two miles and he is taken to bounce back to form. Dual hurdles winner Le Coq Hardi was over eight lengths ahead of the selection at Galway and will have plenty of supporters, while Zariygann impressed on hurdling debut at Roscommon when he had recent winner Itsalladream a long way behind in third.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zariygann | 1 | Jack Kennedy | M Halford & T Collins | 11 5 | 6-1 | |
| 2 | Gaucher | 4-214 | Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 11 7 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Crack The Sky | 23-16 | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 11 0 | 10-1 | |
| 4 | Itsalladream | 7P5-331 | Danny Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 11 7 | 16-1 | |
| 5 | Le Coq Hardi | 34-1312 | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 11 12 | 11-4 | |
| NR | Rockstown Girl | 7/26-143 | J P O'Sullivan | A McCann | 11 0 |