17:25 Gowran Park

Wednesday 11 May 2022

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Racing Again May 24th Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 2.36s

(1)

With A Start^b1,t⁴⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: N Meade| OR: 69| C

18/1

Bit below form tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 13 months. Blinkered for 1st time. Bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 194628/

(18)

Female Approach^b1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 67| BF

14/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (13f, good) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 5846-30

(4)

Vischio¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R Donohoe| OR: 67| CD

13/2

Winner here in April. Bit below form twelfth of 20 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (13f, good) 18 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 00/75-10

(16)

Harry's Legacy^t1²⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 65

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in maiden (18/1) at Roscommon (11.9f, good). Off 8 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Something to prove.

Form: 7570-

(2)

Our Nancy^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 65

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Modest winner at 18f over hurdles. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 50/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 706-0

(8)

Star Of Burma^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: S Lavery| OR: 64| CD

4/1

11/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (13.7f, good) 34 days ago, cosily. Open to further improvement and worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 6040-1

(12)

Abstract³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Crosse| T: R O'Brien| OR: 63| BF

17/2

Respectable 12¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Vischio in handicap at this course (13.7f, good, 18/5) 34 days ago. Becoming nicely handicapped.

Form: 8726-78

(15)

Bynx³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 62

9/1

5/2, creditable third of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run. One to consider.

Form: 0/94566-

(3)

Imperial Choice²⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Byrnes| OR: 61

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Tramore (16f, soft, 16/1). Off 9 months. Hard to fancy unless the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 24/4698-

(20)

Light Fury^t¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 60

40/1

9/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f), met some trouble. Off 175 days. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison. Has work to do.

Form: 773000-

(10)

Banjo⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 56

28/1

Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Others preferred.

Form: 7/09207-

(11)

Reflectionist^t¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: D P Dunne| OR: 56

14/1

50/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 114 days ago. Off 114 days. Significantly up in trip. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 707/908-

(19)

Scalor^h,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 56

17/2

Respectable 4¾ lengths fourth of 16 to Unanswered in handicap at Limerick (11.2f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits respect.

Form: 959-824

(7)

Stellify^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56

12/1

One win from 32 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, good) 21 days ago, never nearer. Not discounted.

Form: 83600-4

(13)

Inshallah Queen^p²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P W Flynn| OR: 55

25/1

Twentieth of 22 in handicap (66/1) at Navan (14f, soft). Off 6 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0/00940-

(14)

Unanswered^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 55

11/2

Won 16-runner handicap (13/2) at Limerick (11.2f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 604/00-1

(21)

Pro Bono¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Hayes| OR: 54

25/1

25/1, below form 11½ lengths eighth of 16 to Unanswered in handicap at Limerick (11.2f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 165-588

(17)

Loudest Whisper^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: E D Delany| OR: 51| D

11/1

One win from 34 Flat runs. 10/1 and visor on for 1st time in this code, good third of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, good) 21 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 09236-3

Non-Runners

(6)

Kannoor⁸⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: R O'Brien J: Sean Davis

(9)

Molly Kaye⁶²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 9

T: S M Duffy J: Reserve 1

(5)

Pretty Little Liar²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 9

T: D P Dunne J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Star Of Burma (4/1), Unanswered (11/2), Vischio (13/2), Abstract (17/2), Scalor (17/2), Bynx (9/1), Pretty Little Liar (10/1), Loudest Whisper (11/1), Stellify (12/1), Female Approach (14/1), Reflectionist (14/1), Kannoor (14/1), With A Start (18/1), Imperial Choice (20/1), Molly Kaye (20/1), Pro Bono (25/1), Inshallah Queen (25/1), Banjo (28/1), Harry's Legacy (33/1), Light Fury (40/1), Our Nancy (200/1)

STAR OF BURMA returned with a much-improved display to score cosily here on reappearance and, with further progress on the cards, he may well go in again. Unanswered, another last-time-out winner, looks a danger, while Bynx shouldn't be ruled out.