17:25 Gowran Park

Wednesday 10 May 2023

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Racing Again May 23rd Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 15.77s

(1)

Douglas Dc^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 70

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Posted best effort in this sphere, in first-time cheekpieces, when second of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12f, heavy) 34 days ago. Likely contender on switch to handicapping.

Form: 473-2

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(2)

Star Official¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: R Donohoe| OR: 68

12/1

Returned to form when good third of 19 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 18 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and should go well again.

Form: 31978-3

(9)

Sean Says^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: R Sweeney| OR: 67

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Modest winner at 25f in chases. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, heavy, 13/2) 34 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 61/5300-

(6)

Belgoprince^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 66| D

33/1

12/1, fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 18 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 65415/0

(7)

Queen Of Seduction^p²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66

11/2

Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (12f, soft). Off 6 months. Warrants respect on return to action.

Form: 507234-

(10)

Mountain Fox^t²¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: F Oakes| OR: 65| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 47 Flat runs. 33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 7 months. Others preferred.

Form: 6720/09-

(11)

Barometer¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J J Murphy| OR: 62

14/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (6/1) at Limerick (11.2f, soft) 18 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22127-0

(16)

Sequoiaspirit¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 60

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, below form eleventh of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, heavy). Off 6 months. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 044360-

(4)

Mojazaffah^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 59

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Marco Botti when below form seventh of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Bellewstown (14.3f, heavy) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 92/06-7

(15)

Oranmore⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 58

50/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 17/2) 47 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-24575

(3)

Bigz Belief^b,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 57| BF

7/2

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 3/1) 20 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6501/26

(12)

Foreign Policy⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 53

14/1

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 40 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 47-0349

(17)

Ellaat^t1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 52

3/1

First run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (13.7f, soft, 10/3) 21 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: 24565-5

(13)

Bolero^p,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 51

11/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 13/2, bit below form fourth of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, heavy) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92924-4

(8)

Griseo²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: V C Ward| OR: 51

150/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when twelfth of 17 in handicap (80/1) at this course (9.6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00079-0

Non-Runners

(5)

Allhart²¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: V C Ward J: D E Sheehy

(14)

Tory Reel²¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Andrew Slattery

Forecasts

Ellaat (3/1), Bigz Belief (7/2), Queen Of Seduction (11/2), Douglas Dc (6/1), Bolero (11/1), Star Official (12/1), Barometer (14/1), Foreign Policy (14/1), Mojazaffah (14/1), Sequoiaspirit (16/1), Tory Reel (16/1), Belgoprince (33/1), Oranmore (50/1), Mountain Fox (66/1), Sean Says (66/1), Allhart (100/1), Griseo (150/1)

DOUGLAS DC was returning from 5 months off when runner-up at Bellewstown and figures off a handy mark on his handicap debut in this sphere. He can land the spoils. Star Official and Queen of Seduction head the list of dangers.