16:05 Gowran Park

Saturday 28 July 2018

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Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 3.84s

(4)

Hamley²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 80| D

4/1

Solid and consistent in her last couple of starts at Leopardstown and the Curragh. Distance winner Needs to improve but not ruled out.

Form: 115-022

(14)

Harlow⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 80

20/1

Poor maiden hurdler well beaten on his most recent starts. 84-rated Flat handicapper for Hugo Palmer finishing fourth of 14 on the AW at Newcastle on his last start on the level. Worth a market check.

Form: 13874-

(10)

Confrontational^h⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 74

20/1

Sole win on the Flat came in a 5f Down Royal maiden back in June 2016. Nothing of note on turf since and hard to fancy on the back of two seasonal spins at Leopardstown and Listowel recently.

Form: 7929-00

(2)

Nanabad¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Halpin| T: J P Fahey| OR: 74| CD

11/1

C&D winner in October 2016 winning a 17-runner maiden on soft to heavy ground. Showed glimpses of a return to form earlier this month at Killarney when third of seven beaten over 2L but needs to improve once again here.

Form: 935663

(9)

Roibeard^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 73

14/1

Two wins on turf came in his two and three-year-old days when in the hands of trainer Ger Lyons. Has failed to win since including a couple of spins over hurdles for current yard. Others look open to more improvement.

Form: 093270-

(6)

Sheila's Hope^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73| BF

9/2

Has run a couple of solid races as Naas recently over 1m2f on good to firm ground including when when held off for a four-timer earlier this month. In fine form right now and will be hard to stop.

Form: 70-1112

(3)

Castle Guest^t⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 71| CD

6/1

Dual C&D winner in 2013 off marks of 79 and 86 the son of Rock Of Gibraltar's only starts over the trip here. Return to form a possibility but a tough ask.

Form: 05004-6

(13)

St Gallen^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D M Redmond⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 70

8/1

Sole success came in a maiden over two years ago. Not disgraced recently but has the habit of bumping in to better handicapped sorts.

Form: 64-5365

(1)

High Altitude⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 67

9/1

Not beaten far in a couple of starts at Leopardstown and Limerick recently. 12-race maiden but deserves a change of luck.

Form: 6-09006

(8)

Vastonea²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 67| C

16/1

Possibly need the run on seasonal debut in a 1m2f handicap at Naas earlier this month finishing seventh of eight beaten 11L. Market should be informative.

Form: 78749-7

(11)

Poetic Choice²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R P Downey| T: K H Clarke| OR: 66

33/1

AW winner at Dundalk in April but remains just one from 24 on the Flat in turf contests. Difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel.

Form: 0-31007

(7)

Dream Focus⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65

9/2

Largely well held in a number of maiden starts in his career but could be open to plenty of improvement on handicap debut given the form of the yard right now.

Form: 525

(12)

Hushed Tones⁶⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 56

50/1

Not much to shout about in three starts in 2016 when last seen and likely to need the run here on return to the track following such a long absence.

Form: 0307/

Non-Runners

(5)

Nimitz¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Hamley (4/1), Dream Focus (9/2), Sheila's Hope (9/2), Nimitz (9/2), Castle Guest (6/1), St Gallen (8/1), High Altitude (9/1), Nanabad (11/1), Roibeard (14/1), Vastonea (16/1), Confrontational (20/1), Harlow (20/1), Poetic Choice (33/1), Hushed Tones (50/1)

The Casamento gelding NIMITZ added to his two wins on the AW at Dundalk when winning on turf at the 10th time of asking landing a 1m2f Navan handicap earlier this month and can defy a 4lb rise here complementing his win of two weeks ago. The John McConnell-trained Shelia's Hope just missed out on a four-timer with defeat at Naas earlier this month can give the selection plenty to think about while Hamley and Dream Focus look the best of the rest.