16:50 Gowran Park

Tuesday 24 May 2022

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Gowran Park Golf Club Claiming Race

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 2m 3.63s

(6)

Adapt To Dan^b³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 75| BF| C

16/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Twelfth of 13 in claimer (9/2) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 34 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 414290

(1)

Halcyon Spirit^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 74

25/1

Fair gelding. Bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 50/1) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 32521-9

(11)

Essential Part¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 69

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 11 days ago. Yard having good spell. One for shortlist.

Form: 326-07

(10)

Mischief Star^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 71

14/1

Fair gelding. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 13 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 34 days ago. Up in trip. Each-way player.

Form: 804/783

(19)

Prince Of Verona^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 72

8/1

Fairly useful gelding. Respectable seventh of 17 in juvenile hurdle (17/2) at Cork (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0570-00

(3)

Spirituoso^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 48

25/1

Modest filly. Latest win at Dundalk in March. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good, 25/1) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 013809

(12)

Tammany Hall⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

20/1

Fair gelding. 50/1, first run since leaving Charles O'Brien when ninth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 9 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 175/400-

(13)

Border Battle^b1,t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Leonard| T: S M Duffy| OR: 39

150/1

100/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (13.7f, good) 47 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0/800-00

(7)

Eagle Terrace^p⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

8/1

Fair gelding. 25/1, fourth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 5 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 3-70076

(2)

Freepark^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

14/1

Modest gelding. Ninth of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 33 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others preferred.

Form: 8-09029

(8)

Tooso²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 49| BF

9/2

Modest filly. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 9/2) 20 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 009-636

(4)

Dancing Doll^b1,t²⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 38

125/1

One win from 33 Flat runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2016. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 66/1). Off 8 months. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0/90000-

(14)

Star Official^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 71

10/3

Fair gelding. Likely needed the run when fifth of 10 in maiden (13/2) at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) on return 7 days ago and entitled to improve on that.

Form: 52656-5

(18)

Supposedtobe¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J M Barrett| OR: 66

12/1

Fair gelding. 16/1, creditable sixth of 17 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6/60688-

(17)

House Of Kings^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 70| D

10/1

Fair gelding. Last of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 400500

(16)

Nailed Down¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: V C Ward| OR: 52

66/1

Modest mare. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 200/1) 19 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 493000-

(5)

Speedy Pix^p⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 36

100/1

Poor filly. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 68 days ago. Poor on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. RESERVE.

Form: 30005-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Zoom Tiger³²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D King

(15)

Secret Wizard¹¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 9

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Star Official (10/3), Tooso (9/2), Essential Part (9/2), Prince Of Verona (8/1), Eagle Terrace (8/1), House Of Kings (10/1), Zoom Tiger (10/1), Supposedtobe (12/1), Mischief Star (14/1), Freepark (14/1), Adapt To Dan (16/1), Tammany Hall (20/1), Spirituoso (25/1), Halcyon Spirit (25/1), Secret Wizard (50/1), Nailed Down (66/1), Speedy Pix (100/1), Dancing Doll (125/1), Border Battle (150/1)

STAR OFFICIAL should have come on from last week's Sligo reappearance and gets the nod in a tricky-looking opener. Essential Part and Mischief Star can also make their presence felt.