17:45 Gowran Park

Tuesday 18 April 2023

All16:0316:3817:1317:4518:1518:4519:15

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  • 4YO plus  |   1m 1f 130y  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:46  |   Winning time: 2m 14.21s
1st
Horse silk
13
(11)
15/2
T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (5)
Tracked leaders, headway into 3rd before halfway, pressed leader and led entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well op 8/1 tchd 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
8
(12)
7/1
T: M J SmithJ: D P McDonogh
Mid division, 7th halfway, headway on outer into 2nd over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on strongly but always held op 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
17
(9)
58-12
9/1
T: D BuddsJ: W M Lordan
Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, headway into 6th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well to go 3rd close home op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
(2)
8/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S T McCullagh (3)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and kept on one pace op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(14)
14/1
T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor
Rear of mid division, 10th halfway, headway into 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
½
5
(8)
25/1
T: R DonohoeJ: B M Coen
Rear of mid division, 13th halfway, switched to outer and went 5th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace op 18/1
7th
Horse silk
1
15
(15)
50/1
T: T G McCourtJ: J J G Ryan (7)
Towards rear, 15th halfway, pushed along early straight, kept on well from over 2f out op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
16
(5)
33/1
T: Thomas DowlingJ: G M Ryan
Towards rear, 16th halfway, pushed along entering straight, kept on well from over 2f out
9th
Horse silk
sh
14
(3)
59-0
10/1
T: S M DuffyJ: C D Hayes
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, ridden on inner before 2f out, soon no extra, kept on one pace op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
(17)
13/2
T: J NashJ: W J Lee
Close up, led after 2f, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from 2f out op 7/1 tchd 15/2
11th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
(19)
12/1
T: P J RothwellJ: C T Keane
Mid division, headway into 5th before halfway, travelling well in 4th entering straight, soon pushed along and no impression from over 2f out op 10/1
12th
Horse silk
1
10
(18)
49-3
80/1
T: V C WardJ: R C Colgan
Towards rear, 12th halfway, no impression from over 3f out op 66/1 tchd 125/1
13th
Horse silk
5 ½
2
(13)
50/1
T: L BreenJ: M A Enright
Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra op 33/1
14th
Horse silk
2
3
(10)
9/1
T: S FaheyJ: O McSweeney (5)
Chased leader, led after 1f, headed after 2f, close 2nd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened op 12/1
15th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
(1)
5/1f
T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan (3)
Led early, headed after 1f, remained close up 4th halfway, pushed along and lost position over 3f out, soon no extra and eased op 7/1
16th
Horse silk
11
12
(6)
14/1
T: E O'ConnellJ: J A Heffernan
Rear of mid division, 14th halfway, ridden over 4f out, eased before straight op 11/1
17th
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
(4)
20/1
T: A MullinsJ: J Cleary (7)
Towards rear, pushed along after halfway, slightly detached over 4f out, eased early straight op 16/1

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Non-Runners

20
(7)
Horse silk
Ernest Loring13
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 5
T: J Larkin  J: Reserve 3
NR
19
(20)
Horse silk
Anycity20
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 7
T: J Larkin  J: C J MacRedmond
NR
18
(16)
Horse silk
Cleopatra's Needle20
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 5
T: H Rogers  J: Reserve 1
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.20Pl:€2.90, €2.00, €3.40, €2.50EX:€100.70Trifecta:€1,106.00Tricast:€504.53SF:€60.61

Forecasts

Zaghraf (5/1), Astrophysicist (13/2), Cleopatra's Needle (13/2), Bigz Belief (7/1), Rockview Roman (15/2), Shona Mea (8/1), Tastyee (9/1), Jazz Dreamers (9/1), Tooso (10/1), Ernest Loring (10/1), Lofoten (12/1), Chimeric (14/1), Dragon Roll (14/1), Anycity (16/1), Emperor Of Silk (20/1), Contrapposto (25/1), Starlight Rose (33/1), All Ways And Ever (50/1), King Of The Kippax (50/1), Griseo (80/1)

Verdict

BIGZ BELIEF returns to this sphere on a handy-looking mark and gets the nod in a refitted tongue strap (won in one over jumps) at the chief expense of course-winner Dragon Roll. Tastyee is another weighted to have a say in a very open handicap.

  1. BIGZ BELIEF (IRE)
  2. DRAGON ROLL (IRE)
  3. TASTYEE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Aingeal Dorcha
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 4
4/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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