17:45 Gowran Park

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Thanks To All Our Sponsors Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 2m 14.21s

(4)

Emperor Of Silk³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 65

20/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (12f) 33 days ago. Down in trip. Makes turf debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7-75738

(13)

King Of The Kippax¹⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: M A Enright| T: L Breen| OR: 60

50/1

9/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (16f), nearest finish. Off 6 months. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell. Respected.

Form: 336683-

(10)

Jazz Dreamers³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 58

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 9/1) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 20P-936

(2)

Shona Mea^v¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 57| C

8/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 130 days. Down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 579335-

(8)

Contrapposto¹¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: R Donohoe| OR: 56

25/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 14/1) 113 days ago. Off 113 days. One win from 38 Flat runs.

Form: 4/39049-

(19)

Lofoten²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 56

12/1

Below form tenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 15/2) 24 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 4/8950-0

(17)

Astrophysicist^b,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: J Nash| OR: 54| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 14/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 26 days ago. Blinkers back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 581/033-

(12)

Bigz Belief^b,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 54

7/1

Fair seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps). Has good chance on form.

Form: 04650/1-

(14)

Chimeric^p⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 53

14/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. 7/1, won 10-runner minor event at Newcastle (8f) 57 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Not ruled out.

Form: 459-271

(18)

Griseo²⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: V C Ward| OR: 52

80/1

40/1, last of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good). Off 9 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 0/00079-

(1)

Zaghraf¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 52| BF

5/1

Sixth of 23 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 19 days ago. Poor on last Flat run. Others appeal more.

Form: 669009

(6)

Dragon Roll¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 49| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in October. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 11/2), nearest finish. Off 102 days. Considered.

Form: 51744-4

(11)

Rockview Roman⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

15/2

Tenth of 21 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 064439-

(3)

Tooso^p²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: S M Duffy| OR: 49

10/1

25/1 and visored for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at this course (9.4f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Cluskey. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 268060-

(15)

All Ways And Ever¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in maiden (200/1) at Bellewstown (12f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 0/00-6

(5)

Starlight Rose⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: G M Ryan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 47

33/1

100/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 62 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: D00-000

(9)

Tastyee^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D Budds| OR: 47

9/1

Fair sixth of 29 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy), nearest finish. Off 174 days. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 300566-

Non-Runners

(16)

Cleopatra's Needle²⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 1

(20)

Anycity²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: J Larkin J: C J MacRedmond

(7)

Ernest Loring¹³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: J Larkin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zaghraf (5/1), Astrophysicist (13/2), Cleopatra's Needle (13/2), Bigz Belief (7/1), Rockview Roman (15/2), Shona Mea (8/1), Tastyee (9/1), Jazz Dreamers (9/1), Tooso (10/1), Ernest Loring (10/1), Lofoten (12/1), Chimeric (14/1), Dragon Roll (14/1), Anycity (16/1), Emperor Of Silk (20/1), Contrapposto (25/1), Starlight Rose (33/1), All Ways And Ever (50/1), King Of The Kippax (50/1), Griseo (80/1)

BIGZ BELIEF returns to this sphere on a handy-looking mark and gets the nod in a refitted tongue strap (won in one over jumps) at the chief expense of course-winner Dragon Roll. Tastyee is another weighted to have a say in a very open handicap.