19:50 Gowran Park

Tuesday 24 May 2022

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Gowran Park Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 19:52 | Winning time: 1m 29.64s

(12)

Observing^h1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: R P Cody| OR: 73

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Another bold show likely.

Form: 306

(6)

Coumshingaun²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 72

4/1

22/1, respectable sixth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago, never nearer. Claims.

Form: 0724-06

(14)

Eighty Eight¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 16 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. Likely to do better still, so he's a player despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 07-022

(18)

Messa Concertata¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 72

20/1

Winner at Tipperary in April. Creditable ninth of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 25/1) 17 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 5333-19

(11)

Bells On Her Toes^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 71

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, very good third of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/2) 13 days ago, hampered. Holds good claims.

Form: 73-683

(7)

Patrick Street^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 70| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. 20/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 0-95168

(4)

Arch Enemy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 68

9/1

Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 922-885

(9)

Gallow Hill²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 68

18/1

Excellent third of 7 in maiden at Sligo (5.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 23 days ago. Stable in good form, so she's no forlorn hope.

Form: 5895-43

(10)

Zaghraf¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good, 14/1) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 669

(13)

Approach To Life^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 66

14/1

18/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 467-550

(2)

El Valle⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast| OR: 66

16/1

Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft, 28/1) 7 days ago. Bit more is needed.

Form: 9001-78

(19)

Drish Melody⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James J Doyle| T: D Commins| OR: 64| D

66/1

Fair seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 25/1) 42 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Can give another good account.

Form: 671-657

(5)

Man Is King²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: S Byrne| OR: 64

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eighteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 088-0

(15)

Bantry^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 63

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, soft) 15 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 46-90

(1)

The Rabbit Catcher²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 62

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable tenth of 16 in handicap (28/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Likely to improve. RESERVE

Form: 00-60

Non-Runners

(3)

Princess Azure³¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

(17)

Unexpected Arrival²⁷²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J Larkin J: Chris Hayes

(8)

Mister Tiddlywinks⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: P Martin J: Reserve 2

(16)

Cherry Bloom⁴²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: G Scott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bells On Her Toes (10/3), Eighty Eight (10/3), Coumshingaun (4/1), Observing (8/1), Cherry Bloom (8/1), Arch Enemy (9/1), Princess Azure (12/1), Approach To Life (14/1), Unexpected Arrival (14/1), El Valle (16/1), Patrick Street (16/1), Gallow Hill (18/1), Messa Concertata (20/1), The Rabbit Catcher (20/1), Zaghraf (22/1), Bantry (33/1), Mister Tiddlywinks (33/1), Man Is King (50/1), Drish Melody (66/1)

Plenty are in with a shout, but EIGHTY EIGHT took a step forward when second in a big field over C&D earlier in the month and is taken to go one better with few miles still on the clock. Bells On Her Toes finished a place behind the selection that day and is feared most, with top-weight and handicap-debutant Observing appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.