15:25 Gowran Park

Monday 15 October 2018

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Gowran Park Racing Club Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 1m 31.51s

(15)

Larmour^b¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

12/1

Looked to have ability on first two starts but last couple of efforts have been lacking since. Yard 11 from 107 with their two-year-olds this term, netting the team €240,000 in prize money.

Form: 55705

(9)

Muntahez⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 70

6/1

Can only have disappointed connections in a series of drab efforts to date. Significant improvement needed on his fourth start.

Form: 074

(16)

Amaira⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 69

20/1

Not really made the requisite progress in four runs to date with her latest sixth of eight beaten over 8L at Cork coming off a lay-off. Needs to improve to have a say here.

Form: 5406

(2)

Spiritual Impulse²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66

10/1

Career best effort in finishing fifth of ten over an extended 6f at The Curragh in August and finishing in a similar position at Naas over 5f last month. Improvement needed with considerable step up in trip.

Form: 79655

(13)

Fine Fettle^t1⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 65

14/1

Bated Breath colt, cost 62,000 gns as a yearling. Beaten over 10L on three career starts to date and first time tongue-tie unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 987

(8)

Chagall^t1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 63

16/1

Well held on three gloomy career starts to date and inconceivable first time tongue-tie will produce the required amount of development needed to play a role here.

Form: 985

(1)

Clifftop⁷³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H Rogers| OR: 62

16/1

Held at big prices in three starts so far. Market support would be interesting with a top jockey booked to ride on handicap debut.

Form: 509

(12)

Grace To Grace¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 62

14/1

Improved on 7f Leopardstown debut when third of 15 at Listowel over the same trip on heavy ground before before a slightly disappointing fifth of 14, 9L adrift of the winner at Cork earlier this month.

Form: 035

(14)

Cuban Surfer²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 61

16/1

Consistent sort over similar trips in a seven race career. Trainer holds a 20% strike rate - three from 15 - and a 40% win and place strike rate with juveniles at the track in October since 2015.

Form: 054605

(6)

Ideal Pal¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 61

11/1

Plenty to like about his last run when racing prominently on outer and soon led before headed over 1f out finishing second of 10 beaten 2L on handicap debut at Navan last month. Each way claims here.

Form: 0402

(3)

Harvest Bow²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 60

8/1

Hasn't progressed as hoped following his second of 12 at the Galway festival. Other look to be progressing at a quicker rate.

Form: 82760

(11)

Dash To Celebrate¹⁰³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McGuinness| OR: 59

40/1

Excelebration filly, dam a sprint winner and half-sister to a sprinter. Well down the field in three career starts in spring/summer. Watching brief on handicap debut.

Form: 507

(10)

Elusive Fantasy²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Oliver| OR: 59

9/1

Career best performance on handicap debut in a Naas 1m contest last month. Looks a progressive type at this level and holds place claims at best.

Form: 6675

(5)

Ozone¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 59

11/4

Third of 10 finishing a little over 4L away from the winner on handicap debut at Navan last month. Trainer is 11 from 107 with his two-year-olds this term, netting the team €240,000 in prize money.

Form: 8003

(4)

Isle Of Shadows^p¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 58

11/1

By Tamayuz out of an Intikhab mare related to the solid and consistent Dean Ivory-trained gelding Soaring Spirits. Major improvement on handicap debut latest, following a couple of dismal efforts in maidens and can be expected to progress here.

Form: 6054

Sea The Night^v1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 58

20/1

Second Reserve: Well held in maiden company before disappointing in a Naas claimer last month. Others preferred.

Form: 0908

Non-Runners

(7)

Dingle Bay³⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

Anyonecanbeasaint²³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: A Oliver J: Reserve 1

Man Of The Sea²¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: K J Condon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ozone (11/4), Muntahez (6/1), Harvest Bow (8/1), Elusive Fantasy (9/1), Spiritual Impulse (10/1), Ideal Pal (11/1), Isle Of Shadows (11/1), Larmour (12/1), Fine Fettle (14/1), Grace To Grace (14/1), Cuban Surfer (16/1), Clifftop (16/1), Chagall (16/1), Dingle Bay (16/1), Sea The Night (20/1), Amaira (20/1), Dash To Celebrate (40/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained OZONE finished third of 10 finishing a little over 4L away from the winner on handicap debut at Navan last month and can follow that up by landing the spoils here seeing off the challenge from Navan second, Ideal Pal and the Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned Muntahez who can improve on his three starts over the summer on handicap debut here.