19:30 Gowran Park

Wednesday 29 May 2019

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 41.49s

(4)

Utah²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 87| D

8/1

Failed to make the grade in seven starts for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Well held on first start for 604 days on first start for new connections in a Curragh 1m handicap earlier this month.

Form: 27660/0

(2)

Contrapposto⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea| OR: 85| D

6/1

One from 11 in his career and was a 99-rated handicapper when in the hands of David Menuisier. Mild signs of promise at the Curragh recently but best watched here unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form: 0/000-07

(1)

Tony The Gent^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 84| C| D

6/4

Popular gelding, course winner that has also won over this trip. Still running his gutsy and genuine races in defeat and another bold show looks likely in this contest.

Form: 4-32664

(5)

Gasta³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 79| D

7/2

Tough and genuine sort who continues to give her all in battle. Her second of 16 beaten ½L over this trip at Navan in March off a 7lb lower mark, before a win at Cork, puts her in the mix.

Form: 459219

(6)

Emphatic²⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J Larkin| OR: 71

20/1

Six-race maiden who is without success in four starts on turf for trainer Robert Cowell. Unlikely to be troubling the judge on handicap debut but any market move should be noted.

Form: 032/252-

(3)

Miss Zizi^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: J M Oxx| OR: 66| D

7/1

Drops 1lb below mark that saw the Dandy Man filly win at Killarney 11 months ago. Not given a hard time when beaten on seasonal debut at Leopardstown earlier this month and worth a market check.

Form: 30050-7

(7)

Masalai^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 64| D

10/1

Winner on the AW at Dundalk over 1m in February but remains a six race maiden on turf.Well held at Leopardstown earlier this month and still looking no nearer to breakthrough success.

Form: 7-41660

Forecasts

Tony The Gent (6/4), Gasta (7/2), Contrapposto (6/1), Miss Zizi (7/1), Utah (8/1), Masalai (10/1), Emphatic (20/1)

Racing 9lb below last winning mark TONY THE GENT can land the spoils here for the trainer/jockey combination of Ger Lyons and Colin Keane. The tough and genuine six-year-old ran well in defeat in first-time blinkers at the Curragh this month and can go well again at the expense of Jim Bolger's Gasta and Miss Zizi who may improve from her seasonal debut at Leopardstown.