19:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 3 May 2023

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Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 1m 43.14s

(15)

Rock Etoile¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 61| CD

4/1

11/2, improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago by ½ length from London Palladium, always holding on. Respected.

Form: 077-D41

(6)

Royal Tribute^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 59| BF

16/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (9/4) at Dundalk (7f) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Enters calculations.

Form: 433276

(8)

Plankton^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 58

33/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (8f) 33 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 3900-80

(7)

Faithful Prince²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 57| D

12/1

11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 100/006-

(1)

Wonder Spirit¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 56

11/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. Hooded for 1st time, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 14/1) 19 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 2-10355

(19)

Chica Power¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 54

20/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 11/1). Off 117 days. First run for yard after leaving Ciaran Murphy.

Form: 31807-9

(4)

Nevada Brave²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 52

6/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. 10/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: 45-1633

(16)

Salt Whistle Bay^p²⁰²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C Coakley| OR: 52| D

66/1

Last of 20 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving J. F. Levins. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 033390-

(14)

Untouched¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: L Comer| OR: 50

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f). Off 145 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 608-

(5)

Boragh Empress^v1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 49

6/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 22/1) 40 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Visor on 1st time. Fairly handicapped if staging a revival.

Form: 8982-80

(17)

Leviosa^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 49| C

10/1

Course winner. Visored for 1st time, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 22/1) 48 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 008/087

(13)

London Palladium^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 49

9/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Good ½-length second of 16 to Rock Etoile in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 18/1) 15 days ago. Went close off higher marks last spring. Much respected.

Form: 23800-2

(11)

Pallasmore Lass^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR: 49| BF

10/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 7/2) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 04544-0

(9)

Simply Sideways¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Doyle| OR: 48

10/1

18/1, below form fifth of 16 in handicap at this course (8.3f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 000/555-

(18)

Ballybeg Boy²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: M Torrens| OR: 47

125/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 6 in maiden at Listowel (7.1f, good, 125/1), slowly away. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 009076-

(10)

Manhattan Dandy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 47

28/1

Remains a maiden after 39 Flat runs. 33/1, below form 9¼ lengths eighth of 16 to Rock Etoile in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 45600-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Out On Friday²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: P Byrne J: Reserve 1

(3)

Cheeky Peek¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P O'Callaghan J: Reserve 2

(12)

Kodiac Prince¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rock Etoile (4/1), London Palladium (9/2), Nevada Brave (6/1), Boragh Empress (6/1), Simply Sideways (10/1), Leviosa (10/1), Pallasmore Lass (10/1), Wonder Spirit (11/1), Faithful Prince (12/1), Cheeky Peek (14/1), Royal Tribute (16/1), Chica Power (20/1), Manhattan Dandy (28/1), Plankton (33/1), Untouched (50/1), Kodiac Prince (50/1), Salt Whistle Bay (66/1), Out On Friday (66/1), Ballybeg Boy (125/1)

LONDON PALLADIUM was a good second to the reopposing Rock Etoile on his recent C&D reappearance and is taken to build on that and turn the tables on Andrew Slattery's charge. Royal Tribute and Leviosa are others who enter calculations.