17:40 Gowran Park

Wednesday 16 August 2023

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Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 24.80s

(8)

Admiral Nelson^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 70| D

20/1

Latest win at Cork in May. 25/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 087100

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(4)

Hale Bopp⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R Donohoe| OR: 67| D

7/1

20/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 55 days ago, never involved on back of 3 months off. Others arrive with much more pressing claims.

Form: 7-07809

(6)

Pinball Wizard⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Nallen| OR: 66| C

7/2

Capitalised on much-reduced mark to make a successful return over 1m here in May. Hard to knock his efforts in defeat since, respectable seventh in a stronger handicap at Naas (1m) 7 weeks ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 650-127

(9)

Rock Etoile^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 66| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Killarney in May. 20/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 11 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 413175

(15)

Whatharm^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: P J Flynn| OR: 66| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 13/2, second of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 35 days ago, edged out dying strides. Another holding claims with a repeat from this much-reduced mark.

Form: 080002

(11)

Finsceal Go Deo²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70

7/1

16/5, good third of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (6.5f, good to soft) 27 days ago, losing second close home. Fancied to be thereabouts again.

Form: 03-2623

(7)

Wantoplantatree⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E D Delany| OR: 70

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Roger Varian when tenth of 14 in maiden (80/1) at Naas (8f, soft) 9 days ago, ridden over 2f out and fading. That was her first start for 8 months and entitled to be sharper now handicapping.

Form: 68-0

(5)

Barnhill Rose^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: D Hogan| OR: 64| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Roscommon (7.3f) in July. 6/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 421815

(13)

Gegenpressing^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 62| D

22/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (soft) 18 days ago, not well served by coming stand side in the straight. Not one to write off now operating 4 lb below last winning mark. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 544750

(3)

Trueba^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 61| D

9/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, very good second of 16 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 18 days ago, giving best only to a thriving sort. Shortlist material.

Form: 0004P2

(1)

The Fog Horn^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 63| CD

10/1

Improved fitted with blinkers this season, runner-up on return at Fairyhouse prior to shedding maiden tag in a C&D handicap in June. Does need to shrug off a lesser effort back here 18 days ago, however.

Form: 00-2160

(10)

Above It All⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56| D

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 41 days ago, hanging left and not run on. Drops back in trip now.

Form: 000095

(16)

Attrazione⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 60

33/1

50/1, first run since leaving George Boughey when bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good) 42 days ago. Back down in trip here and entitled to be sharper with that run under her belt.

Form: 2315-36

(14)

Manhattan Dandy¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 51| D

16/1

One win from 44 Flat runs. Winner at Roscommon in July. 8/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 18 days ago. Each-way possibilities in present groove.

Form: 853015

(2)

Kodihill¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 50

125/1

Last of 17 in handicap at Cork (10f, good, 100/1) 19 days ago. Down in trip. Others more persuasive. Reserve 3.

Form: 059-090

Non-Runners

(12)

Emorcee¹⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: D Marnane J: Billy Lee

(19)

Flotus Radiance⁴²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Paul Power J: Colin Keane

(18)

Will Be King¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(17)

Badinage³⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Eoghan O'Neill J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Pinball Wizard (7/2), Trueba (9/2), Emorcee (11/2), Barnhill Rose (6/1), Hale Bopp (7/1), Finsceal Go Deo (7/1), Rock Etoile (9/1), The Fog Horn (10/1), Whatharm (11/1), Manhattan Dandy (16/1), Admiral Nelson (20/1), Gegenpressing (22/1), Flotus Radiance (25/1), Attrazione (33/1), Above It All (40/1), Kodihill (125/1), Wantoplantatree (125/1)

TRUEBA produced his best effort yet for his present stable when runner-up in a C&D handicap 18 days ago, giving best only to a thriving sort (well clear of remainder) and he could well be worth chancing to go one place better here. Pinball Wizard, Emorcee and Whatharm head up the dangers, with Finsceal Go Deo not out of things either.