19:30 Gowran Park

Wednesday 5 May 2021

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Gowran Park Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 47.06s

(15)

Kew Palace^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 62

8/1

5/1, good second of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago, better placed than most. No reason why she won't go well again.

Form: 3368-42

(13)

Tyrion's Dream^p1¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: L F Roche| T: A A Howard| OR: 62

33/1

10/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy), always holding on. Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Another who is of interest in hat-trick bid.

Form: 000011-

(1)

Coill Na Sionainne⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 61| D

13/8

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 20-runner handicap (6/4) at Naas (8f, good) 9 days ago, plenty in hand. Has good chance on form.

Form: 4700-31

(8)

Musalsal¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 61| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (3/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Trainer going well. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 45-4226

(6)

Aussie Valentine^p,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| D

20/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2019. 13/2, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 0568-30

(7)

Magic Charm²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: N Lupini| OR: 54

33/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 74635-0

(5)

Royal Hideaway^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 54

66/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (7f) 14 days ago. Needs to step up to feature.

Form: 8597-00

(10)

Macaban City⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 51

7/1

Respectable 9½ lengths eighth of 20 to Coill Na Sionainne in handicap (14/1) at Naas (8f, good) 9 days ago. Booking of McAteer a plus.

Form: 8-33368

(9)

Porter Rockwell²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 51

40/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form thirteenth of 28 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 2 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 960-000

(18)

Fall For A Kiss^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 50

12/1

20/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2406-05

(12)

Dromod Lad³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 49| D

10/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Each-way possibilities on that evidence.

Form: 4610-64

(4)

Accessory⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: P J Flynn| OR: 48

22/1

11/1, respectable seventh of 20 in handicap at Naas (8f, good) 9 days ago. Needs to step up again if he's to shed the maiden tag here.

Form: 2440-07

(11)

Power Of Lazarus^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 46

20/1

11/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. More required.

Form: 0266-77

(17)

Basrah Breeze^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 45

66/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 20/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 6080-00

(2)

Crystal Pool^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Martin| OR: 45

28/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 66/1) 17 days ago, not posing a threat. Needs to prove effectiveness on turf now.

Form: 00-0308

(19)

Dragon Belle^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: James J Doyle| T: A McNamara| OR: 45

28/1

40/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not one to write off.

Form: 00/20-05

Non-Runners

(16)

Loaded¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

(14)

Take My Hand⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: M Mulvany J: Reserve 2

(3)

Clueless Hill²¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: L Comer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Coill Na Sionainne (13/8), Musalsal (9/2), Clueless Hill (13/2), Macaban City (7/1), Kew Palace (8/1), Dromod Lad (10/1), Fall For A Kiss (12/1), Aussie Valentine (20/1), Power Of Lazarus (20/1), Accessory (22/1), Crystal Pool (28/1), Dragon Belle (28/1), Magic Charm (33/1), Tyrion's Dream (33/1), Porter Rockwell (40/1), Basrah Breeze (66/1), Royal Hideaway (66/1), Take My Hand (66/1), Loaded (100/1)

COILL NA SIONAINNE has been hit hard by the handicapper for last month's Naas success, yet she could hardly have got the job done more impressively, drawing clear to score by 6 lengths. She can make a bold bid to follow up, possibly at the chief expense of Kew Palace and Tyrion's Dream.