15:10 Gowran Park

Friday 2 October 2020

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Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 57.10s

Capture The Action^b⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 94

6/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 6/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 61 days ago, travelling best. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6345-72

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Storm Flight^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 94

12/1

Good 7½ lengths second of 11 to Ricky Langford in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 6/1) 27 days ago.

Form: P300-72

Arctic Sofia^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 93| D

12/1

Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0F-0P30

Zinat²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 93| D

10/3

Two wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 2/1) 21 days ago. Up 7 lb but she's thriving.

Form: 3-34411

I'm Serious²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 90

11/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Galway (21.4f, soft) 25 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0005-53

Listenheretomejack^h³²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 88

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 100/1). Off 10 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8/000-

Ricky Langford^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

17/2

1 win from 1 run this season. 12/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 27 days ago by 7½ lengths from Storm Flight, kept up to work.

Form: 0056F-1

Molly Kaye²¹

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

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 16f on Flat. 33/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Limerick (17f, heavy) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 90803/

De Bennette¹⁹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 84

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in January. Bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft, 20/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 771086-

Papal Count^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: A Lynch| OR: 84

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago won by Zinat.

Form: 0086F

Easy Cash D'Alex^p²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R McNally| OR: 80

10/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Ayr (24.3f, heavy), pulled up after seventh. Off 8 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: P/99PPP-

Pivotal Pursuit^t²⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 80

28/1

66/1, first run since leaving Kevin McDonagh when sixth of 9 in novice chase at Naas (16f, soft) on debut over fences in March. Joined another new yard.

Form: 098006-

Sweet Cassie⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 80

22/1

11/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Return to 2m will help.

Form: 70/0-240

Mezyan^p¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85| BF

5/1

Excellent third of 14 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Clonmel (19.7f, good) 1 day ago. Not discounted on the back of that. RESERVE.

Form: 90P903

Non-Runners

Daring Decree⁸⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: N Lee J: J J Slevin

Howsitgoinglohan²⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E O'Connell J: Reserve 1

King Con²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G A Kingston J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zinat (10/3), Mezyan (5/1), Capture The Action (6/1), Ricky Langford (17/2), Easy Cash D'Alex (10/1), Molly Kaye (11/1), I'm Serious (11/1), Storm Flight (12/1), Papal Count (12/1), Arctic Sofia (12/1), Sweet Cassie (22/1), Daring Decree (25/1), Pivotal Pursuit (28/1), Howsitgoinglohan (33/1), De Bennette (40/1), Listenheretomejack (50/1), King Con (66/1)

CAPTURE THE ACTION is a long-standing maiden, but she doesn't appear to do a lot wrong and she performed with credit again when finding only a well-ridden rival too good at Cork in August. She's marginally preferred to thriving-pair Ricky Langford and Zinat.