15:00 Gowran Park

Monday 20 July 2020

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Holden Plant Rentals Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 50.9s

Sang Tiger¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 101

50/1

Both hurdles wins came back in 2014; pair of wide-margin defeats at Roscommon and Bellewstown recently leave little in the way of positives and can be overlooked at the moment.

Form: 2P/2P-00

Doyen Dancer^b1,t²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 100

6/1

Doesn't have many miles on the clock was beaten a fair way at Leopardstown (2m, soft; 100-1) when last spotted six months ago and lots to find in first-time blinkers. Positive jockey booking.

Form: 1/30370-

Ballyadam Destiny¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: T O'Brien| OR: 99

7/1

Yet to offer much in three starts in maiden hurdles from 2m-2m7f (soft-heavy); back from a break for this handicap bow and is hard to be confident about currently.

Form: 976-

Comporta^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99

15/2

Seven-race maiden over timber; will need to raise overall profile to play a role here having been beaten 26L over 2m6f at Limerick last month. Eased 2lb by the assessor.

Form: 99927-0

Presenting Cody¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 99

12/1

December's Naas hurdles bow (2m3f, soft; 100-1) wasn't devoid of some promise (sixth of 24, beaten 27L) but two lesser efforts in the books since and returns from a break for h'cap bow with plenty to prove as a result.

Form: P600-

Mick Mixy^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr T D Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 95

25/1

Three-figure prices in all four starts over hurdles so far; failing to muster much of a challenge. Well-held in two quick runs last month in maidens and needs to improve sent handicapping.

Form: 0000-07

Luis Van Zandt^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

13/8

Joined this trainer from Tony Martin over the winter and excellent third in handicap at Limerick (2m½f, good; 9-2) last month on seasonal bow; stamina to prove over this extra half-mile but certainly has some form claims if seeing it out.

Form: 0063/P-3

Greenandwhitearmy²⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: N McKnight| OR: 92

12/1

A winner at Downpatrick (2m2½f, good; 4-1) last summer but not the most reliable conveyance and not a major shock should he come on for this reappearance.

Form: U2165P-

Sois Gentil¹⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: K C Sexton| T: C A McBratney| OR: 88

40/1

Won a Clonmel bumper on debut in September 2017 but simply hasn't happened in protracted five-race sequence over timber thereafter. Well held on h'cap bow in February at Navan.

Form: 180/080-

Stadius^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 87

28/1

26-race maiden in both codes and four races over timber have been short of positives; beaten 21L on handicap bow at Killarney recently and others are preferred here.

Form: 800-6

Yeah Babe²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 87

9/1

Yeats mare; 0-4 in maiden hurdles and generated little market support in those outings. Rachel Blackmore returns for this h'cap bow so at least commands a look in the betting.

Form: U00-6

Round The Buoy¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D P Dunne| OR: 87

25/1

Reserve; achieved very little in four maiden hurdles over the duration of last season and so can only be watched on return/handicap bow.

Form: 8000-

Non-Runners

Captain Courageous¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: C P McNamara

Kelter's Dawn²¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J J Lambe J: Liam McKenna

Westernerona¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: G J Power J: J J Slevin

Shannon Fields²⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: E McNamara J: Mark Walsh

Grey Girly²¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 2

Lopito²⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Luis Van Zandt (13/8), Shannon Fields (3/1), Doyen Dancer (6/1), Captain Courageous (6/1), Ballyadam Destiny (7/1), Comporta (15/2), Westernerona (8/1), Yeah Babe (9/1), Kelter's Dawn (10/1), Greenandwhitearmy (12/1), Presenting Cody (12/1), Grey Girly (16/1), Lopito (16/1), Round The Buoy (25/1), Mick Mixy (25/1), Stadius (28/1), Sois Gentil (40/1), Sang Tiger (50/1)

Shannon Fields put in an improved performance on handicap bow at Tipperary recently and likely has more to come in the McManus hoops, he's very much one to note but this might go the way of CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS. He has gone close from higher marks in the past and made a pleasing start for new trainer Gavin Cromwell at Tipperary (fourth) 19 days ago. First-time cheekpieces may eke out some more and he's got clear claims. Luis Van Zandt will be involved if seeing the trip out, while Westernerona is a possible improver now handicapping over timber.