14:55 Gowran Park

Wednesday 31 August 2022

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Golf At Gowran Park Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 27.51s

(1)

Hypernova^t⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84

3/1

11/1, career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 52 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut and he has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 322361

(4)

Helpmeout²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 79

11/2

Latest win at Leopardstown in July. Sixth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive on this occasion.

Form: 661816

(6)

Band Width^v1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver| OR: 76| BF

11/8

Latest win at Sligo in June. 3/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time and he needs considering.

Form: 101403

(7)

Clase Azul Ultra^p1,t1¹²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J McAuley| OR: 73| D

40/1

Winner at Kempton in February. 14/1, last of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good). Off 122 days. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 713370

(5)

Way To Win³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 73| D

20/1

First run since leaving Marco Botti when last of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft, 16/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 230660

(2)

Marsa⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 72| D

7/1

7/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Not easy to make a case for based on this season's form.

Form: 411-066

(3)

It's Snowing^v²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70

5/1

20/1 and visored for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Trainer going well and possibilities here having dipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 4-35676

Forecasts

Band Width (11/8), Hypernova (3/1), It's Snowing (5/1), Helpmeout (11/2), Marsa (7/1), Way To Win (20/1), Clase Azul Ultra (40/1)

It may be worth siding with IT'S SNOWING, who wasn't disgraced in the first-time visor (retained here) at the Curragh and moving back up to 7f will probably be in her favour. She has edged down to a handy mark, too. Fairyhouse maiden winner Hypernova is an obvious threat and is second choice ahead of Band Width, while Helpmeout will be a threat if she puts her best foot forward, but her profile is rather patchy.