17:07 Gowran Park

Monday 5 June 2023

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Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:09 | Winning time: 2m 2.98s

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Givemefive^v1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 65

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good eighth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 10/1) 45 days ago. Trainer going well. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 060-78

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(9)

Snowhaven¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fifth of 20 in handicap (9/2) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 17 days ago. Respected.

Form: 0-865

(15)

Booyea¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 64

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 009

(8)

Stepdance⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 64

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, heavy, 66/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 60-07

(1)

Hialeah²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: C Weld| OR: 63

15/2

Eleventh of 14 in minor event at Naas (7f, heavy, 150/1). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 798900-

(12)

Portmagee¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: R Brabazon| OR: 63

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, twelfth of 20 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 0-70

(4)

Ranko Express²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 63| CD

3/1

8/1, career best when winning 9-runner C&D handicap (soft) 26 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Water Mint, cosily. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 88901

(5)

Slaney Tide^t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63| BF

12/1

10/3, 14 lengths eighth of 9 to Ranko Express over C&D last time but contender if back to the form she showed when narrowly denied at Tipperary in April. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 508-428

(17)

Silkies Sib⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: T Doyle| OR: 62

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 10 in claimer at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 16/1) 4 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0705

(3)

Bedelia¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60

50/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 40/1) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 40820-0

(6)

Kodihill²⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 60

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good, 200/1). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 059-

(13)

Bright N Shine³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P F McEnery| OR: 59

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 12/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 00-87

(10)

Lucky Question²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 53

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Navan (10f, soft) 23 days ago. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-00

(2)

Lady Skipper²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 52

20/1

First run since leaving James M. Barrett when eighth of 10 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good, 5/1) 2 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 95395-8

(16)

Teejaydee^v⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon| OR: 50

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 11 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft, 125/1) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-00

(11)

Spinning Web¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 47

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 14 in maiden (125/1) at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000-

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Water Mint²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Tom Kiely Marshall

Forecasts

Ranko Express (3/1), Snowhaven (3/1), Givemefive (4/1), Hialeah (15/2), Bright N Shine (10/1), Slaney Tide (12/1), Water Mint (14/1), Silkies Sib (20/1), Lady Skipper (20/1), Booyea (22/1), Portmagee (22/1), Lucky Question (25/1), Spinning Web (33/1), Kodihill (40/1), Bedelia (50/1), Teejaydee (50/1), Stepdance (125/1)

RANKO EXPRESS was nicely on top on his C&D handicap debut last month and can make light of an 8 lb rise. Slaney Tide failed to fire behind the selection in that race but prior to that had been a close second at Tipperary and can bounce back in a refitted tongue tie. Jessica Harrington's Snowhaven made a solid start to her handicap career at Leopardstown recently and also makes the shortlist.