20:25 Gowran Park

Wednesday 8 May 2019

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Racing Again At Gowran Park 29th May Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:27 | Winning time: 1m 45.98s

(1)

Kudbegood^t³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

5/1

Beaten two necks on stable debut here on Sunday when the tongue-tie seemed to have a beneficial effect. Nicely drawn here if able to take a more prominent position.

Form: 7050-93

(16)

Midnitemudcrabs^p³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 58| C

5/1

Behind Kudbegood here on Sunday when she once again gave the impression she might be better at 7f. Not helped by a wide draw and she is without a win since 2017.

Form: 700-825

(4)

Aunty Audrey^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 54| CD

10/1

Two of her three victories have come here under this rider and she handles any ground. Struggling with her new mark though and others preferred.

Form: 7105-60

(10)

Fiannaiocht¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 51

14/1

Seemed to improve when third over 1m2½f at Dundalk in January, but well below that form since and something to prove now.

Form: 097-300

(5)

Lady Scathach^v³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 45| CD

4/1

Responded to a first-time visor when springing a 33/1 surprise over C&D on Sunday. A 6lb penalty and forecast of less give in the ground are reasons to doubt a repeat.

Form: 69-0P01

(8)

No Way Jack^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 51| D

14/1

Career record of 2-64 and he is still above his last winning mark. Seems reasonable to look elsewhere, particularly after a poor run over hurdles last time.

Form: 39649-5

(6)

Jolene^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 63

12/1

Showed some promise on first two outings but blinkers applied after a poor run at Clonmel last month. Longer trip not entirely to blame and she may be best watched for now.

Form: 9-60

(13)

Ojinjintka^p,t³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: C P Hoban| T: H Rogers| OR: 47| D

12/1

Sole win came on yielding ground at Killarney in 2017 and now 12lb lower. Seven runs since have failed to match that performance and she will need to improve to figure.

Form: 08/988-7

(14)

Giavanna¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: A Keatley| OR: 59

28/1

No shown in her first three starts. May do better now handicapping but a wide draw makes her task here harder.

Form: 08-0

(2)

Dawn Arrival^p,t²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Leigh Roche| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 45

33/1

Beaten more than 20L in her four completed Flat starts and that does not augur well given she is 6lb wrong in the weights here.

Form: 50/0U0-

(15)

Elzaa^b1³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: A McCann| OR: 45

16/1

21-race maiden who has 13L to find with Lady Scathatch on running here last Sunday. Blinkers fitted and top rider booked but hard to believe that will be enough.

Form: 093/600

(3)

Fast On^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 45| CD

16/1

Lightly raced since taking a Chelmsford seller in October 2016. That is his only Flat success in 38 starts and others have stronger claims.

Form: 50/090-5

(9)

Punches Pious^b³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 45| CD

10/1

Has plenty to find with Lady Scathatch on running here last Sunday and an overall record of 2-50 does not inspire confidence.

Form: 5/90-544

(7)

Realtog⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P Tallis| OR: 45

40/1

Better last time after two dreadful efforts but she still has a lot to find in order to figure from 3lb out of the weights.

Form: 90/0-00

(12)

Guiding¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Nolan| OR: 47

8/1

Big improver at Dundalk on her comeback when lack of a run told in the latter stages. Will be dangerous if building on that performance and she has run to a similar level on turf.

Form: 00909-3

(11)

Dromod Lad²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 47

33/1

Beaten by wide margins in each of his four maidens and to be hoped he will do better now handicapping at such a modest level.

Form: 00-00

Forecasts

Lady Scathach (4/1), Midnitemudcrabs (5/1), Kudbegood (5/1), Guiding (8/1), Punches Pious (10/1), Aunty Audrey (10/1), Jolene (12/1), Ojinjintka (12/1), Fiannaiocht (14/1), No Way Jack (14/1), Elzaa (16/1), Fast On (16/1), Giavanna (28/1), Dromod Lad (33/1), Dawn Arrival (33/1), Realtog (40/1)

Lady Scathatch benefitted from the application of a visor and a wide draw that helped her find better ground under the stands rail to score here on Sunday. She is drawn on the inside this time under a 6lb penalty and as a result GUIDING makes more appeal. Shane Nolan's filly was returning from a layoff when coming with a promising run which petered out close home at Dundalk. She does not have much to find on that form to take a race of this standard. She gets plenty of weight from Kudbegood who produced an improved effort here on Sunday, whilst if there is to be a surprise then course specialist Aunty Audrey may provide it.