18:30 Gowran Park

Thursday 7 April 2022

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Golf At Gowran Park Race

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 3m 4.3s

Barbados^b,t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 106| BF| D

10/1

Smart gelding who ended a long losing run at Listowel in September and made the frame in a couple of hurdles thereafter. Below par on AW debut last time but expected to bounce back here. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 52012-6

Dalvey^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: J McAuley| OR: 90| C

50/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (12f) 27 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 1-75145

Phoenix Cowboy¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| BF| C

7/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 9/2, creditable fifth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft). Off 173 days. Others preferred.

Form: 121015-

Distant Chimes⁹⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 85| BF| D

40/1

1/2, last of 3 in handicap at Chepstow (16f, good to firm), slowly away. Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Sir Mark Prescott Bt. Plenty on plate on debut for new connections.

Form: 211113/

Sunchart²⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 103

11/2

Useful gelding. Ran poorly when last seen at the Curragh 9 months ago but has the form to play a part on return here.

Form: 8/2U626-

Titan Jack⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 9-5| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder

300/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 300/1, last of 6 in minor event hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Readily opposed.

Form:

Wordsworth²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 111| BF

4/11

Smart colt who was placed in Irish Derby/Grand Prix De Paris last term. Below par fifth in Irish St Leger Trial at the Curragh when last seen in August but better expected here.

Form: 223255-

Non-Runners

Dublin Journal¹⁶⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Wordsworth (4/11), Sunchart (11/2), Phoenix Cowboy (7/1), Barbados (10/1), Dublin Journal (33/1), Distant Chimes (40/1), Dalvey (50/1), Titan Jack (300/1)

WORDSWORTH won first time up last year and with his yard firing in the winners can repeat the feat here. Barbados and Sunchart look the likeliest dangers.