15:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 11 May 2022

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Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:53 | Winning time: 2m 1.53s

(3)

Evening Verse^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 66

9/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. 13/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 33 days ago, easily. 15 lb higher now but she's clearly in top form.

Form: 870-121

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(12)

Alhaajeb^v³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65

20/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Creditable 7½ lengths third of 12 to Evening Verse in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 7/1) 33 days ago, running on. Likely to give it another good shot.

Form: 814023

(4)

Power Drive³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ciara Flynn⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 64

25/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. 14/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 112600

(17)

Alfalfa¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 63

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 0860-

(16)

Ballycommon Chapel²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 63

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 6546

(8)

Matilda With Me²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: R Sweeney| OR: 63| D

3/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (3/1) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 20 days ago. Likely to give it another good go up 4 lb.

Form: 632331

(13)

Lily Like³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: D Kinsella| OR: 62

25/1

Eighteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 22/1) 35 days ago, missing break. Others more reliable propositions.

Form: 4/099-70

(5)

Estepona Sun^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: D Hogan| OR: 60

8/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, third of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Limerick (11.2f, good) 18 days ago. Task is to now build on that.

Form: 7-94003

(7)

Boom Boom Boom²²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 58| BF

12/1

Unseated rider in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good). Off 7 months and back on the level.

Form: 06/9430-

(1)

Flylikeaneagle^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 57

20/1

Unreliable type. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 180-090

(11)

Pillmakers Hill^t⁵⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 57| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy). Off 18 months but back to a potentially lenient mark if all is well with him.

Form: 100270/

(18)

Dinamine⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 55

40/1

12/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 61 days ago.

Form: 952-080

(2)

Pepsiwithacap¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 68

18/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Creditable third of 9 in nursery at Dundalk (7f, 7/2). Off 152 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 770813-

(15)

Dazzling Spirit¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 52

40/1

50/1, below form ninth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 09/59-09

(10)

Draco Pulchrac^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A J Martin| OR: 49

5/1

Promising type. 13/2 and tongue strap on for first time, very good second of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft) 20 days ago. Of serious interest from her lowly mark.

Form: 0097-82

(9)

Catherine Chroi^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 48

50/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on returned to the level.

Form: 405800-

(6)

Five Zeros⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 47

11/2

Good fourth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 16/5) 79 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 607/244

Non-Runners

(19)

Galactic Grey²³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: C P Donoghue J: Donagh O'Connor

(14)

Here's Hoping³⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: T Collins J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Matilda With Me (3/1), Draco Pulchrac (5/1), Five Zeros (11/2), Estepona Sun (8/1), Evening Verse (9/1), Ballycommon Chapel (11/1), Boom Boom Boom (12/1), Galactic Grey (12/1), Pillmakers Hill (14/1), Pepsiwithacap (18/1), Alhaajeb (20/1), Flylikeaneagle (20/1), Lily Like (25/1), Power Drive (25/1), Alfalfa (33/1), Dinamine (40/1), Dazzling Spirit (40/1), Catherine Chroi (50/1), Here's Hoping (50/1)

DRACO PULCHRAC produced her best effort yet in a first-time tongue tie when second at Tipperary 3 weeks ago and now looks ready to cash in on her basement mark. Matilda With Me and Estepona Sun are a couple of potential threats.