15:55 Gowran Park

Friday 12 March 2021

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Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 3.1s

Rebel Gold^h,t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: P D Kennedy| T: P T Foley| OR: 140| C

9/1

3 wins from 7 runs this season. 4/1, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner novice chase at this course (16f, heavy) 43 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap chase debut. One to consider.

Form: 313381

Dunvegan⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy| OR: 138

6/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (25f, heavy) 43 days ago. Back down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 132-4PP

Pont Aven³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137

15/2

7/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17.3f, soft) 34 days ago, effort best excused. Had been shaping encouragingly prior to that, so not without a chance.

Form: UP-942P

Fan De Blues^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134

8/1

16/1, respectable ninth of 22 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, soft) 33 days ago. Needs to jump better if he's to make a serious impact.

Form: 7-32079

Minella Till Dawn^b²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 134

10/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, soft, 12/1) 27 days ago, readily. That form is backed up by the time and another bold showing looks on the cards.

Form: 1P3-7P1

Dinny Lacey^p1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: J Motherway| OR: 133| BF| D

10/3

Very good second of 8 in minor event chase (85/40) at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Merits consideration from potentially lenient mark.

Form: 5-46132

Cusp Of Carabelli¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 132| D

14/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase (9/2) at Thurles (16.7f, heavy) 15 days ago. Not an obvious sort to follow up after a rise which leaves him vulnerable.

Form: P32301

Goulane Chosen¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 132| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 8/1, 16 lengths fourth of 9 to Cusp of Carabelli in handicap chase at Thurles (16.7f, heavy) 15 days ago. Well treated if he can build on that.

Form: 34-P9P4

Kildorrery¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: T M Walsh| OR: 128

28/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. 28/1, 25 lengths third of 4 to Cilaos Emery in Newlands Chase at Naas (16f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: P33803

Arahecan³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

16/1

Winner in chase at Down Royal in December. 6/1, in control fell 2 out in minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, heavy) 36 days ago. Switches to handicap from a mark that looks appealing.

Form: 77-615F

Kitten Rock^b²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 121| C

16/1

Seven wins from 24 NH runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2015. Creditable 11½ lengths third of 14 to Minella Till Dawn in handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, soft, 12/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 4-95503

Spare Brakes^t³²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 115| C| D

33/1

6/1, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) 32 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for on the back of that poor showing.

Form: 3-09329

Montagne D'Argent^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D H Kelly| OR: 114

14/1

Good third of 11 in handicap chase at this course (16f, heavy, 6/1) 10 days ago. Others looks better treated.

Form: 2-P4843

The Chapel Field¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 113| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in November. 4/1, good second of 11 in handicap chase at this course (16f, heavy) 10 days ago. Should give his running again but improvement is required.

Form: 317422

Non-Runners

Charlie Stout¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: S Nolan J: P E Corbett

Forecasts

Dinny Lacey (10/3), Dunvegan (6/1), Pont Aven (15/2), Fan De Blues (8/1), Rebel Gold (9/1), Minella Till Dawn (10/1), The Chapel Field (12/1), Montagne D'Argent (14/1), Cusp Of Carabelli (14/1), Charlie Stout (16/1), Arahecan (16/1), Kitten Rock (16/1), Goulane Chosen (18/1), Kildorrery (28/1), Spare Brakes (33/1)

DINNY LACEY has been progressing well over fences and, based on his latest second in a novice at Punchestown, he could well have been let in lightly from a mark of 133. He gets the marginal vote ahead of last-time-out winners Minella Til Dawn and Rebel Gold.