16:37 Gowran Park

Saturday 1 October 2022

All13:4514:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:1217:42

Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:38 | Winning time: 5m 7.50s

Arrycan²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 122

3/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in August. 10/3, good second of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 29 days ago. Running consistently well (hit the frame all seven starts this year) so he has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 343312

Old Town Garde^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 122| D

7/2

Didn't quite get home when seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good, 14/1) 43 days ago. Back down in trip today and better showing anticipated.

Form: 1/5-4537

Optical Confusion^t⁷⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: M Butler| OR: 122| BF| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up between last 2 in handicap chase (10/3) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 76 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2-6P42P

Millen To One²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: F J Flood| OR: 114| D

8/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Shaped as if needing the run after 4 months off when tenth of 15 in handicap chase (25/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 3PP00-0

Pairc Na Ngael^p⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 114

7/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good) 8 weeks ago, produced to lead run-in having jumped none too fluently. Up 6 lb but has to enter calculations.

Form: 661-021

Galon De Vauzelle^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

11/4

6/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 54-S816

Non-Runners

Kitty Galore⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Sean O'Keeffe

Na Caith Tobac¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: L P Dempsey

Forecasts

Galon De Vauzelle (11/4), Arrycan (3/1), Pairc Na Ngael (7/2), Old Town Garde (7/2), Kitty Galore (6/1), Millen To One (8/1), Na Caith Tobac (8/1), Optical Confusion (14/1)

ARRYCAN is more reliable than most at this level (hit the frame all seven starts this year) so Liam Cusack's charge rates the most solid option with a talented 7 lb claimer taking over in the plate. Pairc Na Ngael is clearly on good terms with himself so he heads up the dangers having doubled his career tally at Kilbeggan 8 weeks ago, with Kitty Galore completing the shortlist.