19:00 Gowran Park

Wednesday 7 April 2021

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Thanks To All Our Sponsors Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 2m 14.26s

(14)

Aussie Valentine^p,t¹⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| D

16/1

Twenty-five runs since last win in 2019. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 18/1). Off 161 days. Not getting any younger and may again find a few too good.

Form: 950568-

(19)

Harbanaker^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 62

10/1

Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (8f) 12 days ago. Has been given a chance by the handicapper, but others preferred all the same.

Form: 655-595

(2)

Patchouli^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 62| D

7/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 16/1) 4 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and cheekpieces refitted. Not taken lightly.

Form: 09350-3

(13)

Gonna Dancealot^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 61

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form third of 18 in handicap at Navan (8f, heavy, 13/2) 11 days ago. Couldn't rule out off a workable mark.

Form: 344-583

(12)

Pineapple Express⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 60| BF

4/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (3/1) at Dundalk (12f) 40 days ago. Back down in trip and yard in good form, this filly should be on the premises.

Form: 567-227

(16)

Legal Thriller^p¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59

14/1

Winner at Dundalk in October. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 12/1), racing closer to pace than ideal. Off 126 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 951766-

(4)

Aaron Boy³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 56

80/1

First run since leaving Kieran Purcell when pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 37 days ago. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 0034/00-

(6)

Eye Of The Dragon^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 55

33/1

33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Must improve.

Form: 277-009

(7)

All The Mollies^h²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 54| C| D

11/1

C&D winner. 20/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 26 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 38105-6

(11)

Reddiac^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 53

50/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (8f) 12 days ago.

Form: 903-000

(5)

Fall For A Kiss¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 52

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 17/2), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 112 days. Significantly up in trip and looks competitive on form.

Form: 552406-

(15)

Matilda With Me^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: L F Roche| T: R Sweeney| OR: 52

11/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 19 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 3550-03

(1)

Gudmanlarry²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 51

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, last of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, soft). Off 7 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Martin and has work to do.

Form: 80450-

(20)

Airlift^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 48

20/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 25/1) 47 days ago.

Form: 300-000

(10)

Dragon Belle²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 45

22/1

7/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at this course (9.4f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 6000/20-

(9)

Loughanlea Lass^p,t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 45

40/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 61 days ago, faring best of those held up. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey.

Form: 3755-75

(3)

Tyriana⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 45

10/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (8f) 75 days ago. Each-way shout if able to build on that back on turf.

Form: 0/0755-5

Non-Runners

(8)

Pulsating¹³⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: Reserve 1

(17)

Launch Her¹⁴⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P McCreery J: Reserve 2

(18)

Postcode Envy¹³³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: G B Caldwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pineapple Express (4/1), Matilda With Me (11/2), Gonna Dancealot (6/1), Patchouli (7/1), Harbanaker (10/1), Tyriana (10/1), All The Mollies (11/1), Legal Thriller (14/1), Aussie Valentine (16/1), Fall For A Kiss (16/1), Airlift (20/1), Dragon Belle (22/1), Eye Of The Dragon (33/1), Gudmanlarry (33/1), Loughanlea Lass (40/1), Reddiac (50/1), Aaron Boy (80/1), Postcode Envy (100/1), Launch Her (100/1), Pulsating (100/1)

It's probably best not to judge PINEAPPLE EXPRESS too harshly on her latest effort at Dundalk and, having finished runner-up there on her first 2 starts for this yard, she is worth another chance in what looks a wide-open race. Patchouli put in a good shift on return at Cork and should be in the mix once again. She is second choice ahead of Fall For A Kiss and Matilda With Me.