19:05 Gowran Park

Thursday 8 April 2021

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GowranPark1 Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 14.60s

Hurricane Sky^b⁵¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: J Cleary⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 65| C| D

100/1

Course winner. 66/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 17 months with plenty to prove.

Form: 908180/

Allora Yeats^v⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 64| D

40/1

Visor on for 1st time in this code, tailed-off sixth of 9 to Colreevy in Gr 2 chase at Thurles (20.2f, heavy, 250/1) on debut over fences 71 days ago. Visor back on with work to do.

Form: 0960-00

Indignation¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

5/2

7/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 12 days ago. Not ruled out in search of his first win.

Form: 2446-54

Custers Mistake^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast| OR: 62

11/1

Hampered when respectable third of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Navan (13f, heavy) 12 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 9305-83

Kalanoura^p,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 62

8/1

Good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 18/1) 34 days ago. Needs considering as she bids to open her account.

Form: 909-662

Storm Steps¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: T Doyle| OR: 62

9/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f, 12/1) 13 days ago, all out. Has best chance on form.

Form: 1133-61

High Lake¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 61

10/1

8/1, creditable fifth of 14 to Stellify in handicap at the Curragh (12f, heavy). Off 157 days. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 582665-

Stellify¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

18/1

Winner at the Curragh in November. 28/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 12 days ago, having hopeless task from position. More needed at these weights.

Form: 42310-7

The Abbey¹⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 61| D

28/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 18/1), never nearer. Off 141 days. Possibilities.

Form: 091008-

Cliff House²⁶⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 59| C

28/1

14/1, below-form fourth of 10 in novice chase at Tramore (21f, good to soft). Off 8 months but not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 67024/9-

Tucson²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 57

11/1

Fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 9/1) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 6550/05

Little Brother¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: J Nash| OR: 54

20/1

Good third in juvenile hurdle at this course (16f, good). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running back on the Flat.

Form: 033180-

Forgetthesurprise^t⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 53

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, pulled up in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 66 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0/778-P

Talsara^b,t²⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 48

28/1

Remains a maiden after 28 Flat runs. Below-form seventh of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f) 8 months ago on final run for Thomas Foley. Others appeal more.

Form: 544/687-

Pour Sioux¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Killian Leonard| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 47

14/1

Below-form fourth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy, 40/1) 12 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 587/06-4

Aunty Audrey³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 45| C

25/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Below par of late over hurdles so has bit to prove back on the level.

Form: 0/02668-

Marvel Fan^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 45

12/1

22/1, below-form fifth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 12 days ago. Tongue strap back on with more required.

Form: 80956-5

Blue Sky Thinker^h1⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Finn| OR: 45

50/1

100/1, first run since leaving Ross O'Sullivan when last of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 69 days ago. Hooded for 1st time and hard to make a case for. RESERVE.

Form: 00/798-0

Non-Runners

Trump Card⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 8

T: C O'Dwyer J: Billy Lee

Last Judgment⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: D W O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Indignation (5/2), Storm Steps (9/2), Kalanoura (8/1), High Lake (10/1), Custers Mistake (11/1), Tucson (11/1), Marvel Fan (12/1), Pour Sioux (14/1), Stellify (18/1), Little Brother (20/1), Aunty Audrey (25/1), Trump Card (25/1), The Abbey (28/1), Cliff House (28/1), Talsara (28/1), Allora Yeats (40/1), Forgetthesurprise (40/1), Blue Sky Thinker (50/1), Hurricane Sky (100/1)

STORM STEPS arrives on the back of a career-best Dundalk victory and is well treated at the weights too so looks the way to go here. Cliff House is another who figures on a handy mark and is not taken lightly despite his absence with in-form maiden Indignation another who is worth a second look.