19:05 Gowran Park

Wednesday 11 August 2021

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Holden Plant Rentals Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:07 | Winning time: 2m 1.87s

(2)

The Alpha Man^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: S J Cummins⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 64| BF

14/1

Winner at Limerick in June. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 7/2) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 5-00130

(7)

Angel's Trumpet^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 62

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Killarney in May. Respectable fourth of 18 in handicap (14/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 15 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 952-154

(17)

Cliara^h,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 62

9/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (16/1) at Naas (10f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Not an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 003731

(5)

Leviosa¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O J Orr| T: S Fahey| OR: 62| CD

11/4

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 33/1) 18 days ago. Capable of going in again if getting a clear run through.

Form: 959-901

(13)

Matilda With Me^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: L F Roche| T: R Sweeney| OR: 60

8/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good, 9/1) 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 221189

(19)

Sand And Water³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 60

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 50-0

(15)

Ahaziah¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 59

100/1

200/1, excellent sixth of 16 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Hard to know if he'll back that up.

Form: 76809-6

(9)

Plunkett^t⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: P W Flynn| OR: 58

8/1

11/4, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 72 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not totally discounted.

Form: 0035-30

(4)

Stormy Jenn^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: P Cluskey| OR: 58

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable eighth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 28/1) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 070-398

(10)

Hidden Spark^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57| C

33/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Naas (8f, good) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Visor back on. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 121800

(3)

No Show^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 56

40/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, good) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 00-9300

(12)

Lucky Number^t,v1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 54

40/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 35 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 090-009

(18)

All The Mollies^h⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 51| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 11/1, good third of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.2f, good) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Merits consideration.

Form: 720033

(16)

Natahoolababy^b³⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: D Cullen| OR: 49

100/1

40/1, below form sixth of 12 in claimer at this course (8f, soft). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Plenty to prove.

Form: 0/88066-

(8)

Fulbright Scholar^p1,t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Sean Davis| T: D Kinsella| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown 40 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Seems limited.

Form: 9-007

(14)

Guiding^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 45

12/1

Unreliable sort. Good third of 13 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 18 days ago, running on. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 000803

(11)

On The Spot¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 48

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 000-88

Non-Runners

(20)

Stay Thinking⁵⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: T Hogan J: Chris Hayes

(6)

Wakita³⁴⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 2

(1)

Samaritaine⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Leviosa (11/4), Angel's Trumpet (11/2), All The Mollies (13/2), Plunkett (8/1), Matilda With Me (8/1), Cliara (9/1), Guiding (12/1), The Alpha Man (14/1), Stormy Jenn (16/1), Samaritaine (25/1), Hidden Spark (33/1), Stay Thinking (33/1), Lucky Number (40/1), No Show (40/1), Sand And Water (50/1), Fulbright Scholar (50/1), On The Spot (66/1), Ahaziah (100/1), Natahoolababy (100/1), Wakita (100/1)

LEVIOSA did well to come from the back to score comfortably over C&D last time and she's fancied to go in again if getting the breaks in a race that lacks depth despite the numbers. All The Mollies and Angel's Trumpet arrive in form, which is more than can be said for the majority, so they're also on the radar.