18:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 13 April 2022

All15:4016:1516:5017:2017:5018:2018:5019:20

Racing Again May 4th Maiden (Div 1)

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 2m 10.63s

(8)

Anorak⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: J Leavy

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 80/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 56 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 9

(3)

Chally Chute¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

20/1

Once-raced gelding. 100/1, tenth of 18 in maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago, missing break. Should do better at some point.

Form: 0

(6)

Desert Wave^h1¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: E J McNamara| T: Kevin Coleman

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 14 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (10.7f), very slowly away. Off 173 days. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 00-

(9)

Le Comte De Frou¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Gallagher| T: Miss K Brown

125/1

Once-raced gelding. 150/1 and tongue strap on, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) on debut. Off 140 days. Down in trip.

Form: 0-

(15)

Strikeback³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: J Morrison

40/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. First run since leaving Simon & Ed Crisford when fifteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 39 days ago.

Form: 54-

(1)

Tall Story¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 75| BF

9/4

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 12 Flat runs. Creditable second of 23 in maiden at the Curragh Off 169 days. First run for yard after leaving Joseph G. Murphy. Solid claims.

Form: 004222-

(12)

True Artist¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 81

6/1

Unreliable individual. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, refused to race in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 11/1) 18 days ago. One to treat with caution.

Form: 663/20-R

(17)

Vulture Peak⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) on debut 84 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0

(4)

Zaur⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: M Butler

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 70 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 80

(10)

Bay Of Bengal

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

8/1

€40,000 yearling, New Bay filly. Half-sister to several winners, including winner up to 7f Nargys and winner up to 1m Hidden Oasis. Dam 7f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Estella Bella^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: W M Roper

66/1

Estidhkaar filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 7f/1m winner Surrounding. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(5)

Gold Haven²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

25/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Fifth of 12 in bumper (18/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form:

(11)

Goldfinch

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

11/1

Frankel filly. Dam, winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f winner), half-sister to useful/moody winner up to 7f Whozthecat. Makes some appeal on pedigree.

Form:

(13)

Nevada Queen²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: W P Browne

18/1

Once-raced mare. Third of 12 in claimer (33/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 21 days ago, nearest finish. May do better.

Form: 3

(14)

Startedwithakiss⁵²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

13/8

Promising individual. Second of 16 in maiden (4/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 17 months ago. Off since, but he's still open to improvement.

Form: 82/

(16)

The Pocket Flyer¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 72

14/1

Thrice-raced filly. Second of 14 in maiden at Limerick (6.7f, heavy, 33/1). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Needs to progress again if she's to make her presence felt.

Form: 052-

(2)

Xael¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D English| OR: 37

150/1

Poor filly. Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. 33/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f). Off 154 days. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 057630-

Forecasts

Startedwithakiss (13/8), Tall Story (9/4), True Artist (6/1), Bay Of Bengal (8/1), Goldfinch (11/1), The Pocket Flyer (14/1), Nevada Queen (18/1), Chally Chute (20/1), Gold Haven (25/1), Strikeback (40/1), Estella Bella (66/1), Zaur (80/1), Le Comte De Frou (125/1), Xael (150/1), Anorak (150/1), Vulture Peak (150/1), Desert Wave (150/1)

TALL STORY is a straightforward type with some solid form to his name so, in a race where many of his rivals have questions to answer, he might be able to open his account starting out for a new yard. Startedwithakiss is an obvious danger despite a lengthy absence, and Bay of Bengal strikes as an interesting newcomer.