19:15 Gowran Park

Wednesday 19 April 2023

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GowranPark1 Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 3m 17.56s

(8)

Pale Moonlight²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: O Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 64| C

10/1

Below form eighth of 18 in handicap at Navan (10f, heavy, 16/1) 21 days ago, missing break. Significantly back up in trip and fancied to step up on that reappearance.

Form: 32570-8

(10)

Perfect Arch^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 58

14/1

Very good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 33 days ago, clear of rest. Cheekpieces back on returned to the level.

Form: 608/040-

(11)

Siofra²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 53

40/1

50/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 21 days ago. Low-key start for this yard.

Form: 2645-00

(12)

Striking¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 53

5/4

Promising individual. 80/1, second of 21 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip and could be well weighted in this sphere.

Form: 42/890-

(9)

Ellaat¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 52

10/3

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 11/4). Off 145 days. First run for yard after leaving Noel C. Kelly and market check essential.

Form: 024565-

(5)

Elle Dorado Rock^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 50

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 4/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy) 108 days ago. Off 108 days. Tongue strap on first time on the Flat.

Form: 00560

(6)

Ballycommon Chapel^b1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 49

6/1

40/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 26 days ago. Blinkers on first time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0660-07

(13)

Ferrum¹³

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

33/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Bellewstown (14.3f, heavy) 13 days ago.

Form: 58000/0

(7)

Allhart⁵⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: V C Ward| OR: 47

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, well-beaten thirteenth of 16 to Astrophysicist in handicap at this course (9.5f, soft). First run for yard after leaving D. Broad.

Form: 0000/

(3)

Forge Road¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 47

66/1

Very good eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 783507-

(4)

Red Vermillion²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: M Mjoka⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 47| D

16/1

28/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 1357/08

(1)

Theresathought^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 47

80/1

Blinkered for first time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 125/1) 19 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 60000-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Astrophysicist¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Billy Lee

(14)

War Thunder³⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: D J Ryan J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Striking (5/4), Ellaat (10/3), Ballycommon Chapel (6/1), Astrophysicist (8/1), Elle Dorado Rock (9/1), Pale Moonlight (10/1), Perfect Arch (14/1), Red Vermillion (16/1), Ferrum (33/1), War Thunder (33/1), Siofra (40/1), Forge Road (66/1), Allhart (66/1), Theresathought (80/1)

STRIKING didn't show much on the level for Jessica Harrington but has since upped his game significantly over hurdles. If he can translate a portion of that ability to the Flat, he's more than capable of cashing in on this mark. Ellaat has transferred to Charles Byrnes and a market move would look very significant, with Elle Dorado Rock another to consider.