17:10 Navan

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Donaghmore Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 18.96s

(3)

Butterfly Garden¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76

14/1

Good eighth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 17 days ago, having to pick way through. Back up in trip.

Form: 21216-8

(16)

Group One Power^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 74

40/1

First run since leaving Andrew Balding when eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 40/1) 17 days ago, not clear run. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 23000-0

(14)

Rich Belief^b,t¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 74

8/1

28/1, below form fourteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (16.6f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Karl Thornton. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 824130

(17)

Puntastic⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 73

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Sixth of 9 in juvenile hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 82 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, though lesser effort when last seen in this sphere.

Form: 448/34-

(7)

Wrecking Ball Paul^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 73| BF

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Fair on the Flat. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 337

(5)

True Destiny⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Halpin| T: J J Lambe| OR: 72

80/1

50/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Down in trip. Fair on the Flat and well treated if he can revive.

Form: 70/7090-

(23)

Gonetomillgrove^t1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 71

50/1

Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (15/2) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time on first Flat run for this yard.

Form: 48/7100-

(15)

Rovetta²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71

33/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Limerick (16.2f, soft) 27 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery and lots to prove back on the level.

Form: 110078/

(9)

Scott Lang^p³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 69| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 40/1, sixteenth of 18 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good). Off 10 months.

Form: 614080-

(13)

Boola Boola^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

15/2

12/1, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly despite 7 lb rise.

Form: 2444/71

(2)

Wajaaha^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 68

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. 40/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 3710-00

(11)

Belgoprince^t⁴⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 67| C

12/1

Course winner. Very good second of 26 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Off 16 months so well-being an unknown.

Form: 265415/

(18)

Ghumama^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 67

66/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 9/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 219588

(22)

Magnetic North^v²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 2040-70

(1)

Paradise Lost²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: C O'Brien| OR: 67

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 6/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 24 days ago. Booking of Lordan a plus. DMore needed to defy current mark.

Form: 804-7

(19)

Star Official⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: R Donohoe| OR: 67

33/1

Winner at Killarney in October. Respectable seventh of 25 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 84 days ago.

Form: 931978-

(8)

The Gossiper¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: E Mullins| OR: 67

11/4

Promising sort. Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 11/4, third of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut from what could be a lenient mark.

Form: 57-3

(10)

Fenomeno²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld| OR: 66

9/2

16/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 22 days ago, slowly away. May have more to offer.

Form: 79036-2

(20)

Zileo¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 14/1). Off 127 days. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 000707-

Non-Runners

(4)

Vincenzo Gamba²⁶⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: D N Curran

(21)

Queen Of Seduction¹⁹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

(12)

Indulging¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: T M Walsh J: Reserve 2

(6)

Abraham¹¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 11

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Gossiper (11/4), Fenomeno (9/2), Boola Boola (15/2), Rich Belief (8/1), Paradise Lost (8/1), Queen Of Seduction (10/1), Belgoprince (12/1), Indulging (12/1), Scott Lang (14/1), Butterfly Garden (14/1), Zileo (16/1), Puntastic (20/1), Wajaaha (22/1), Abraham (25/1), Magnetic North (28/1), Star Official (33/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (33/1), Rovetta (33/1), Group One Power (40/1), Gonetomillgrove (50/1), Vincenzo Gamba (50/1), Ghumama (66/1), True Destiny (80/1)

A big field but it's hard to ignore the claims of THE GOSSIPER given he's been allotted a very low mark when you consider his bumper ability. Fenomeno is another to consider at the foot of the weights, with Boola Boola completing the shortlist.