14:45 Gowran Park

Saturday 18 September 2021

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:35

Xenon Security Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 42.14s

(4)

Plunkett^p1,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62

10/3

Very good second of 17 in handicap at this course (9.4f, good, 8/1) 38 days ago, conceding first run. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 035-302

(14)

Evergreen And Red⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 59

5/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Punchestown (9f, good, 2/1) 4 days ago, drawing clear late on. 6 lb penalty unlikely to prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 172531

(1)

Bright Glory¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 64

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 17 in maiden at Cork (8f, good) 10 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 099

(11)

Lady Leanora¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 60| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap over this C&D (good) 17 days ago, driven out. Can give another good account with Colin Keane taking over in the saddle.

Form: 983081

(9)

Leviosa^t1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 60| BF| C

18/1

Course winner in July. Below form tenth of 17 in handicap (11/4) at this course (9.4f, good) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 59-9010

(6)

Ampeson²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 57

80/1

22/1, first run since leaving Richard John O'Brien when tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 7 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 40-7040

(8)

Mulzamm^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel King⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 57| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable 2 lengths third of 16 to Lady Leanora in handicap at this C&D (good, 15/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 546943

(16)

Dark Design^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: J G Murphy| OR: 54| CD

14/1

C&D winner in June and added to tally in 13-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good, 10/1) 30 days ago, battling well. Thrived this summer and dangerous to rule out further progress.

Form: 074131

(7)

Hidden Spark¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 51| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in claimer at this C&D (good, 10/1) 17 days ago. Yard in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 800993

(13)

Sunday Special^t1¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Davison| OR: 55

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 118 days. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 009

(2)

Dunum¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 54

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 129 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 00-065

(5)

Fennor Cross⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, seventh of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 9-0097

(19)

Plugged In^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: J T Gorman| OR: 47| D

12/1

1 win from 1 run this year. 11/1 and hooded for 1st time, won 15-runner handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) on reappearance 25 days ago. Respected up only 2 lb.

Form: 85640-1

(12)

Bosca Cheoil^h⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 49

10/1

Winner at Tipperary in August. 12/1, creditable 2¼ lengths third of 14 to Evergreen And Red in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 00-9013

(10)

Ellabella^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A McNamara| OR: 49

20/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 4-62074

(3)

Must Be Dreaming^v¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: M J Tynan| OR: 45

50/1

Visored for 1st time, below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 9/1). Was a good second at Cork prior to that, though. Off 111 days.

Form: 630020

Non-Runners

(17)

Ahaziah³⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 1

(15)

Is Fantastic³⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

(18)

Blyton¹⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: L Comer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Evergreen And Red (5/2), Plunkett (10/3), Lady Leanora (8/1), Blyton (8/1), Bosca Cheoil (10/1), Ahaziah (10/1), Fennor Cross (12/1), Hidden Spark (12/1), Plugged In (12/1), Dark Design (14/1), Is Fantastic (14/1), Mulzamm (16/1), Leviosa (18/1), Ellabella (20/1), Dunum (33/1), Bright Glory (50/1), Must Be Dreaming (50/1), Ampeson (80/1), Sunday Special (100/1)

HIDDEN SPARK has come down to 3 lb lower than when scoring over C&D in June. Her latest third in a C&D claimer was creditable and she's taken to strike for a yard in a good vein of form at present. Last-time-out scorers Evergreen And Red, Lady Leanora and Plugged In can give her most to think about.