Portwest Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
9th	1	—	Ned In The Park (G) Won at Clonmel (2½m) in April. 9/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (2½m again), good) 12 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Also effective around 2m. Should give another good acc…	1-4932U	Mr D Doyle T Doyle	7	75.3kg	9 8/1
—	2	—	Bhean Saibhre (M) Pulled Up T Course winner. 16/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m, good) 11 days ago. Considered.	2U1-4P8	Peter Smithers A A Howard	5	74.4kg	8 7/1
10th	3	—	Kazakh D'arthel (G) H Has had jumping issues but produced a largely error-free round when opening his account in a 4-runner Cork maiden chase in October. Jumping problems resurfaced when falling at the last at Navan in Ma…	414F-08	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	6	74.4kg	12 11/1
—	4	—	Wandering Rocks (G) Pulled Up PT Course winner who arrives fit from some respectable efforts on the Flat. Not discounted back over timber.	140039/	Patrick M O'Brien W Durkan	7	74.4kg	12 11/1
4th	5	—	Allo Al Khawaneej (G) Winner at Kilbeggan last spring. Below par in 2 handicaps when last seen in November but worth a look in the betting back from a break.	1/4387-4	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	6	73.9kg	29 28/1
3rd	6	—	Moylussa (G) P Yet to win a handicap but shaped as if still in form when respectable seventh of 24 at Punchestown over this trip 28 days ago, making good progress around the home turn. Holds place claims.	24647/3	Philip Donovan M Magnussen	7	73.9kg	6.50 11/2
1st	7	—	Can Happen (G) T 5/1 and cheekpieces on first time, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (3m, good to soft) 38 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey. Cheekpieces off, first-time tongue strap …	73P0-19	Danny Gilligan P Flood	6	73kg	10 9/1
5th	8	—	Piccolo Player (G) FAV Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Kilbeggan (2m, good to soft) 32 days ago. Merits consideration.	42-5633	Daniel King J P Ryan	5	73kg	4.50 7/2
—	9	—	Desert Haven (G) BT 6/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m, good to soft) 32 days ago, keeping on from too far back. Blinkers on first time over jumps. Runner-up in this race last year and anot…	320054/	Donagh Meyler N Meade	6	71.2kg	7.50 13/2 Sky B… 6 Betfa… 5.50 Paddy… 5.50
—	10	—	Free Flowing (G) P Seemingly retains little ability following 26 months off and looks up against it again.	716436/	J J Slevin N Lee	10	70.8kg	26 25/1 Sky B… 34 Betfa… 34 Paddy… 34
—	10	—	Emesteraye (M)	608-33	— R O'Sullivan	5	70.8kg	—
2nd	11	—	Mary's Pride (G) P Returned from 10 months off to finish a creditable third at Fairyhouse last autumn but below par next 2 starts. A subsequent 5-month break needs to have had a reviving effect. Cheekpieces on first ti…	0/380-27	Sarah Kavanagh E Cawley	9	70.3kg	15 14/1
7th	12	—	Atlantic Gamble (G) Six-time winner at around 1m on the Flat but well held in 5 runs over hurdles, including a handicap.	8747-67	Jack Gilligan P J Gilligan	5	69.4kg	26 25/1
—	12	—	High Notions (M)	8P09-37	— S G Carey	6	70.8kg	—
—	13	—	Cornaroya Rocco (G) Pulled Up Modest maiden. 20/1, respectable fourth of 14 in maiden at Kilbeggan (2m, good) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut from a mark which demands improvement.	P65-4P2	Darragh O'Keeffe J J Hanlon	5	69.4kg	29 28/1
—	13	—	Low Style (G)	20349/3	— B Connell	9	70.8kg	—
11th	14	—	Kelly's Cosmos (G) H Shaped as if better for first start in 3 months when sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 18/1) 16 days ago. Hood on first time.	0438-60	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	5	68.5kg	17 16/1
—	14	—	Big Dee (G)	F0003P/	— E McCarthy	7	70.3kg	—
6th	15	—	Valsorpresa (G) T Twelve runs since last win in 2024 and found life tough in the first half of last season. Off 7 months. Tongue strap on first time.	0095-66	Harry Sexton Richard Daniels	8	68kg	51 50/1
—	16	—	Rogue Sea (G)	0836/F	— Ian Donoghue	6	69.9kg	—
—	16	—	Expert Analysis (G) Pulled Up P Could be sharper for an all-weather Flat run last month but didn't offer much in 3 maiden hurdles last autumn. First-time cheekpieces are added for handicap hurdle debut. Hard to make a good case for…	98/005-9	Sean O'Keeffe Dermot Kilmartin	4	66.2kg	67 66/1
8th	17	—	Bowgate Street (M) T Finally opened account at 26th time of asking when seeing off 14 rivals in handicap hurdle at Sligo (2¼m, good to soft) 14 days ago, getting first run. Hardly has the profile of one likely to follow …	83-1802	Alan O'Sullivan M Flannery	7	66.7kg	6 5/1
—	17	—	Secret Rock (G)	015/5-10	— C Collins	7	69.9kg	—
—	18	—	Mon Sheriffe (G) P 7/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 32 days ago, weakening 2 out. Cheekpieces on first time. RESERVE.	6P6P-U5	Reserve 2 P J Rothwell	5	66.2kg	51 50/1 Paddy… 12 Betfa… 12 Sky B… 12
—	19	—	Cool Summer (M) H Off 5 months, below-form sixth 12 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (2m, good to soft) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.	3806-62	Reserve 3 Miss H McLoughlin	6	65.3kg	51 50/1 Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	21	—	Jumble Light (G)	8/5744P-	— M M McNiff	7	68kg	—
—	26	—	You Make Me Smile (M)	8315-32	— P A Fahy	8	66.2kg	—
—	28	—	Listentomewillya (G)	86P8-00	— N Lee	6	64.9kg	—
—	29	—	Leis Fein (G)	9P4P/6P-	— V T O'Brien	11	64kg	—
—	30	—	He Who Dares (G)	860-3	— S Curling	5	63kg	—
—	31	—	My Kurkum (G)	00-9070	— R K Watson	8	60.8kg	—

Betting forecast: Piccolo Player (7/2), Bowgate Street (5/1), Moylussa (11/2), Desert Haven (13/2), Bhean Saibhre (7/1), Ned In The Park (8/1), Can Happen (9/1), Kazakh D'arthel (11/1), Wandering Rocks (11/1), Mary's Pride (14/1), Kelly's Cosmos (16/1), Atlantic Gamble (25/1), Free Flowing (25/1), Allo Al Khawaneej (28/1), Cornaroya Rocco (28/1), Valsorpresa (50/1), Mon Sheriffe (50/1), Cool Summer (50/1), Expert Analysis (66/1)