18:00 Gowran Park

Thursday 7 April 2022

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Thanks To All Our Sponsors Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 2m 3.67s

(8)

Montepulciano¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 65

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eighteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 07/76-0

(7)

Aingeal Dorcha¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 61

4/1

14/1, below form eleventh of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) on reappearance 12 days ago. Might have needed the run and nicely treated on his best form.

Form: 9/2200-0

(4)

Barretstown^p⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 60

8/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Dundalk (8f) 45 days ago, not clear run. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 490-393

(1)

Gamigin^p,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J McAuley| OR: 59| D

10/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 31 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 015708-

(10)

Lovely Sheila^b¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Leonard| T: Eoin Joseph McDonagh| OR: 56

33/1

125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy), slowly away. Off 164 days. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 408000-

(17)

Risky Pursuit²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: Eoin Joseph McDonagh| OR: 51

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 300/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0000-

(20)

Tooso³⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 50

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Gerard Keane. Makes handicap debut. May well do better.

Form: 009-

(5)

Clueless Hill^b,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 48| D

6/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Dundalk in November. 15/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 016-294

(14)

The Lady's Bid^p,t¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: P M Rogers| OR: 48| C| D

9/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, good ¾-length second of 16 to Sweet November in handicap at this course (9.5f, soft), running on. Off 171 days. Enters calculations.

Form: 920/802-

(15)

Duke Otto⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fifteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 250/1) 7 days ago. Hood on for 1st time in this code. 9/13 on last Flat run.

Form: 080/9-

(9)

Never Rains^t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 47| C

40/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Denis Hogan when thirteenth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (7f) 69 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 34350/0

(18)

Royal Admiral^t²¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 47| D

22/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 10 in handicap (28/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, good). Off 7 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness. Check betting.

Form: 2625/97-

(11)

Tyrion's Dream^b,t¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: A A Howard| OR: 47

14/1

22/1, tailed-off thirteenth of 16 to Sweet November in handicap at this course (9.5f, soft). Off 171 days.

Form: 070000-

Non-Runners

(19)

Lily Like¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: D Kinsella J: Robbie Colgan

(2)

Derry Lad¹⁷¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: Kevin Coleman J: E J McNamara

(3)

Darkened¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(12)

Everylittlestep⁴¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Yvonne Latta J: N G McCullagh

(6)

Fair Damsel¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: R Brabazon J: Reserve 1

(16)

Sweet November¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(13)

Dixon Line¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: A Sexton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tooso (7/2), Aingeal Dorcha (4/1), Derry Lad (4/1), The Lady's Bid (9/2), Clueless Hill (6/1), Darkened (6/1), Barretstown (8/1), Fair Damsel (8/1), Gamigin (10/1), Lily Like (10/1), Montepulciano (14/1), Tyrion's Dream (14/1), Sweet November (16/1), Royal Admiral (22/1), Lovely Sheila (33/1), Dixon Line (33/1), Everylittlestep (33/1), Duke Otto (40/1), Never Rains (40/1), Risky Pursuit (50/1)

TOOSO appeals as a potential improver in handicaps for new trainer Johnny Murtagh so she gets the nod, with confidence increased should the betting vibes be strong. Derry Lad scored quite convincingly here when last seen in the autumn and will be a danger if returning from a break in similar form. Barretstown and Clueless Hill arrive on the back of some decent runs at Dundalk in recent weeks and also make the shortlist.