17:30 Gowran Park

Saturday 19 September 2020

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Bet 10 Get 20 With MansionBet Apprentice Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 2m 4.01s

(16)

Phoenix Open^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 74

16/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 5 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 3-19348

(7)

Aussie Valentine^p,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 73| D

16/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, fifth of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 999095

(15)

Garrison Commander¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| D

8/1

First run since leaving Gordon Elliott when winning 14-runner handicap (18/1) at Punchestown (9f, soft) 16 days ago. Respected up 6 lb.

Form: 85524-1

(9)

Ya Ya Baby^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S T McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

9/1

Winner at Galway in August. 4/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft) 16 days ago. One of more likely types.

Form: 221255

(12)

Lady De Vesci¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 67

12/1

Won 16-runner handicap (9/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Stable in good form. Likely to remain competitive after 6 lb rise.

Form: 245491

(6)

Clear Quartz¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 71

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Punchestown (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Tough to fancy after that.

Form: 5580

(1)

Sasta^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 69| BF

7/2

Winner at Cork in August. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Punchestown (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 33-0414

(11)

Sydney Blues¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: P J Flynn| OR: 69

4/1

Excellent second of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (8f, soft, 18/1) 16 days ago. Unlikely to be too far away if in similar form.

Form: P0-7742

(13)

Sweeproad³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: A Fogarty| OR: 68

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 3005

(8)

Take My Hand⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Slattery| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| BF

12/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in August. 9/2, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 220416

(3)

Kartayaz¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

18/1

Below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, heavy) 11 days ago but claims on his close second at Galway prior to that.

Form: 655024

(5)

Extensio²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 65

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 17 in maiden at Navan (8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed from this opening mark.

Form: 049

(2)

Sweet Justice^p⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: T G McCourt| OR: 57

5/1

9/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 024342

(4)

Tio Esteban^p1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽²⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 57| D

16/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Cork (7f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 409720

Non-Runners

(14)

Moving Forward¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: A Kinirons J: Luke McAteer

(10)

Joe's Joy¹⁹⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sasta (7/2), Sydney Blues (4/1), Sweet Justice (5/1), Garrison Commander (8/1), Ya Ya Baby (9/1), Lady De Vesci (12/1), Take My Hand (12/1), Moving Forward (12/1), Tio Esteban (16/1), Phoenix Open (16/1), Aussie Valentine (16/1), Kartayaz (18/1), Sweeproad (28/1), Extensio (50/1), Clear Quartz (50/1), Joe's Joy (50/1)

SWEET JUSTICE filled the runner-up spot for the fourth time this year at Tipperary earlier in the week and may finally gain some reward for her consistency. Jim Bolger's Sasta has made a solid start to her handicap career and heads the dangers along with recent Punchestown runner-up Sydney Blues.