19:40 Gowran Park

Tuesday 23 May 2023

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Gowran Park Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 1m 28.76s

(9)

Alabama Pearl^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

8/1

8/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) 22 days ago. Trainer going well. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 52623-5

(10)

Love Mocha^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 5 in maiden at Sligo (5.7f, good to soft, 4/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Could do better.

Form: 4-53

(12)

Hasten Slowly²¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 74| D

14/1

Seventh of 9 in nursery at Naas (5.9f, heavy, 7/1) when last seen, ridden too aggressively. Off 7 months.

Form: 731407-

(1)

Finsceal Go Deo¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 73| BF

15/8

5/2, creditable second of 12 in maiden at this C&D (soft) 13 days ago. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 49503-2

(18)

Rio Largo³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Comer| OR: 73| CD

11/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (9/1) at this C&D (soft) 34 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 778941

(8)

Magnanimous Mehmus^b1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Murray| OR: 71

8/1

3/1, creditable fourth of 11 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 31 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. In good form and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 543-624

(6)

Rumbled Again^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

8/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good third of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 12/1) 6 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 706-743

(16)

Kaydees Magic³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fifth of 11 in maiden (11/2) at this course (8f, soft) 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 058-5

(3)

Parana Delta¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 123 days. Makes turf debut. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-553

(4)

Rathbranchurch²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/2, very good second of 14 in handicap at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 867-2

(13)

Daonethatgotaway¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 66

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, fifteenth of 18 in maiden at Navan (5f, soft) 10 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 9000

(7)

The Stray Sod⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

25/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (6f) 42 days ago.

Form: 008-490

(15)

Claycastle²⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 65

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 770-

(5)

Millieblue^h1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: N Slevin| OR: 59

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (6f) 42 days ago. Makes turf debut. Booking of Heffernan a plus. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 8-579

(14)

Zouperior⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L F Roche| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 58

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Sligo (5.8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 609-88

(17)

Louis Le Broc^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 57

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 66/1) 6 days ago.

Form: 000-09

Non-Runners

(2)

Inthepoorhouse⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: K P Cotter J: Reserve 1

(19)

Alfarida³⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

(11)

Ano Manna⁴⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Finsceal Go Deo (15/8), Rathbranchurch (5/1), Rumbled Again (8/1), Magnanimous Mehmus (8/1), Alabama Pearl (8/1), Alfarida (10/1), Rio Largo (11/1), Parana Delta (12/1), Hasten Slowly (14/1), Love Mocha (18/1), Millieblue (20/1), Kaydees Magic (22/1), The Stray Sod (25/1), Ano Manna (25/1), Inthepoorhouse (25/1), Louis Le Broc (33/1), Zouperior (50/1), Claycastle (66/1), Daonethatgotaway (66/1)

A competitive 3-y-o handicap that can go to MAGNANIMOUS MEHMUS who is in cracking form and deserves a first win. Rio Largo opened his account in good style tackling this trip last time and demands respect despite an 11 lb rise. Rumbled Again is also a big player.