17:10 Gowran Park

Wednesday 16 August 2023

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Open Week At Gowran Park Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 22.95s

(7)

Vernet³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| BF| D

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. 8/13, second of 4 in minor event at Naas (7f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 417-612

(6)

Stag Night⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 84

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 8/1) on reappearance 82 days ago.

Form: 341/1-8

(1)

Spanish Tenor¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Considered.

Form: 229842

(2)

Daamberdiplomat^b1,e/s1⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86

8/1

11/1, below form fourth of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 790-574

(9)

Something Nice⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 86| D

11/8

Winner at Cork in April. Good second of 18 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 4 days ago, running on. Stable in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 4-21292

(3)

Facethepuckout²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 77| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Good third of 8 in handicap at Naas (7f, soft, 7/1) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-33733

(5)

Exquisite Acclaim^v³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76

28/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 466408

Non-Runners

(4)

Lust³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(8)

Polar Bear⁸¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Something Nice (11/8), Stag Night (7/2), Spanish Tenor (5/1), Facethepuckout (6/1), Daamberdiplomat (8/1), Lust (8/1), Vernet (14/1), Polar Bear (16/1), Exquisite Acclaim (28/1)

LUST won a listed race last year so a mark of 97 shouldn't be beyond him and he can leave last month's reappearance behind and strike for the Ger Lyons team. Spanish Tenor ran a couple of fine races at Galway recently and is second choice ahead of Something Nice and the consistent Facethepuckout.