15:12 Gowran Park

Monday 18 October 2021

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Lengthen Your Odds With BetVictor Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 42.76s

(2)

Lust^t⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| C

2/1

Course winner. Latest win at the Curragh in May. 11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twenty second of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 52 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 36-1510

(8)

Rebel Step¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 87| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (8f) 10 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 383247

(9)

Skilled Warrior^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87

9/2

Winner at Roscommon in August before excellent fifth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Weighted to go close eased 1 lb here.

Form: 283515

(3)

Black Cat Bobby⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: G M Ryan| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 85| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Galway in July. Respectable sixth of 11 in minor event (12/1) at Galway (8.6f, good) 41 days ago, so ought to be competitive again.

Form: 361286

(6)

Sherkin Island³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 85| BF| D

9/1

Winner at Galway in July. Last of 5 in minor event (11/10) at Punchestown (9f, good) 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut but others have achieved more.

Form: 315

(1)

The Blue Panther^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 83

33/1

20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with lots of work to do.

Form: 669080

(10)

New Hill¹²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 81| C

13/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year, posting career best in 10-runner handicap at this course (7f, good, 10/3). Off 127 days but she's still not taken lightly.

Form: 38-5311

(7)

Ones Are Wild¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| C

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, eighth of 8 in 7f handicap at Listowel (fourth past the post but subsequently disqualified). First run for yard after leaving Donnacha O'Brien with more required.

Form: 71-8D

(5)

Stellar Spirit^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 71

17/2

Creditable third of 10 in maiden claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 9/4) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford and others are more persuasive.

Form: 5-40323

Non-Runners

(11)

Bringsty²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: Ronan Whelan

(4)

Aurora Princess³⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Lust (2/1), Skilled Warrior (9/2), Ones Are Wild (13/2), New Hill (13/2), Stellar Spirit (17/2), Rebel Step (9/1), Sherkin Island (9/1), Black Cat Bobby (12/1), Aurora Princess (12/1), Bringsty (20/1), The Blue Panther (33/1)

SKILLED WARRIOR arrives on the back of a career-best fifth at Cork and can take full advantage of being eased 1 lb here and add to his recent Roscommon victory. New Hill is feared most in her bid for a third win of 2021 despite having an absence to overcome, while Rebel Step figures on a long losing run but can't be ruled out for place purposes.