13:00 Gowran Park

Wednesday 2 September 2020

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Gowran Park Business Club Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 30.19s

(5)

Whoareyouanyway²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83| D

11/1

11/10 and tongue strap on, career best when winning 14-runner nursery at Dundalk (7f) 8 months ago. Stable having good spell so not ruled out on his return, especially if market speaks in his favour.

Form: 5031-

(1)

Maud Gonne Spirit¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| CD

9/2

C&D winner in July but (11/2) only sixth of 8 in minor event at Killarney (8.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 3106

(3)

Kokura^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77| D

9/2

11/1, good fourth of 11 in handicap at Naas (6f, soft) 10 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip (third past the post but subsequently disqualified). Firmly in the mix off unchanged mark back up in trip.

Form: 21744D

(8)

Talking Tough²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 77| D

18/1

Latest win at Galway in July. 16/1, last of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 091059

(7)

Tuned For Power¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below-form sixth of 11 in maiden (4/1) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Makes handicap debut with bit to find.

Form: 69736

(10)

Chimeric¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden, only eighth of 11 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft, 11/2) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut with bit to prove.

Form: 758

(4)

Kodiac Prince¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 73| CD

9/2

C&D winner in July and in good form since, second of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, heavy) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 894132

(9)

Grey Streak^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 71

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2 and tongue strap on, only seventh of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, soft) 7 days ago. Bit to find now on handicap debut.

Form: 68577

(6)

Wild Cherry²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Feane| OR: 71

11/2

13/2, good fourth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) 26 days ago, never nearer. Stable in good form so can make presence felt.

Form: 04-6904

(12)

Intervention^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 70

17/2

16/1, good second of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off just 1 lb higher mark.

Form: 4-88882

(13)

Sheer Bravado¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 66

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden, and only sixteenth of 17 in maiden at Cork (10f, heavy, 25/1) 17 days ago. Down in trip now in handicaps with something to find.

Form: 730

(2)

Angel's Trumpet^v1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 59

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden, eleventh of 13 at the Curragh (10f, good to soft, 150/1) 19 days ago. Visor on now going handicapping but others much preferred.

Form: 800

Non-Runners

(11)

Petticoat Rule¹⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Maud Gonne Spirit (9/2), Kodiac Prince (9/2), Kokura (9/2), Wild Cherry (11/2), Intervention (17/2), Grey Streak (10/1), Whoareyouanyway (11/1), Tuned For Power (16/1), Talking Tough (18/1), Sheer Bravado (20/1), Petticoat Rule (20/1), Chimeric (22/1), Angel's Trumpet (28/1)

INTERVENTION has really found his form since going into handicaps so is taken to build on his recent good second at the Curragh and open his account. Kokura rates a big threat now he is returned to his optimum trip and both Kodiac Prince and Whoareyouanyway are worth considering too in an open handicap.