14:13 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2025

All13:0313:3814:1314:4815:2315:5816:28

John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 6m 45.9s

1^st

Rocky's Diamond

511-3

5/1

T: D QueallyJ: S Fitzgerald

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, headway to dispute lead 9th, led next, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along, ridden and regained lead 2 out, strongly pressed after last, stayed on well under pressure run-in tchd 11/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Thedevilscoachman

911-3

28/1

T: N MeadeJ: M P Walsh

Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, went 6th 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, kept on well run-in, went 2nd close home, not reach winner op 22/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Franciscan Rock

811-3

12/1

T: M F MorrisJ: G Brouder

Tracked leaders, headway into 3rd and pushed along 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd at last, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd and no extra close home tchd 10/1

4^th

Sandor Clegane

811-3

11/2

T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe

Towards rear, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 7th next, went 4th at last, kept on same pace run-in op 15/2

5^th

4 ¼

Asterion Forlonge

1111-3

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway entering straight, ridden in 4th 2 out, dropped to 6th at last, no impression tchd 6/1

6^th

2 ½

Maxxum

811-3

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Led, joined 9th, headed next, disputed lead again 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, dropped to 5th before last, no impression op 10/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

Hiddenvalley Lake

811-8

7/4f

T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe

Prominent, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, dropped to 5th 2 out, weakened tchd 13/8

8^th

Kalanisi Star

811-3

100/1

T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright

Always behind, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Buddy One

811-3

11/1

T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan

Tracked leaders on inner, lost position after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1

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Beacon Edge²⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: G Elliott J: D J Gilligan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€1.50, €3.50, €2.80EX:€177.40Trifecta:€1,803.20SF:€115.27

Forecasts

Hiddenvalley Lake (7/4), Rocky's Diamond (5/1), Asterion Forlonge (5/1), Sandor Clegane (11/2), Maxxum (9/1), Buddy One (11/1), Franciscan Rock (12/1), Beacon Edge (16/1), Thedevilscoachman (28/1), Kalanisi Star (100/1)

Third in Grade 1 company at Aintree in the spring, HIDDENVALLEY LAKE ran right up to his best after 8 months off when runner-up in the Long Walk at Ascot, that despite the race not really going his way. Still low-mileage as an 8-y-o, he can confirm the promise of that run and come out on top, with veteran Asterion Forlonge and Buddy One fancied to pose the chief threats.