19:40 Gowran Park

Wednesday 16 August 2023

All16:3517:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

BOYLESPORTS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 2m 0.56s

(1)

Simply Sideways²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Doyle| OR: 63| C

9/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap at Naas (8f, soft, 7/1) 21 days ago, suited by way race developed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 146341

(2)

Barretstown³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 60

4/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 7/1, saddle slipped early when last of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 32 days ago. Booking of Lee a plus. Enters calculations.

Form: 86-1840

(4)

Dane Fete³²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 60

66/1

12/1, last of 14 in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell.

Form: 339800-

(15)

Slamadoor^b³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 59

17/2

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 12/1) 34 days ago, not clear run. Can give a good account

Form: 74-8764

(10)

Everyhouronthehour^t⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: W Ross| OR: 57| C

66/1

Course winner. Seventeenth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 80/1) 55 days ago.

Form: 08-5700

(16)

Alfalfa⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: T Doyle| OR: 56

9/1

8/1, last of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good) 42 days ago. Down in trip. Not easy to make a case for after that but Colin Keane does take the ride.

Form: 0309-00

(12)

General Idea²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K S McHugh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 55

25/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 007050

(8)

Qaabil¹⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 52| C

11/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 152 days.

Form: 00-0524

(13)

Selective Power⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 50

11/2

Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 407356

(3)

Talking Tough^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: S M Duffy| OR: 50

25/1

Two wins from 58 Flat runs. Forty one runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, fifth of 11 in claimer at Killarney (8.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 00-0005

(7)

Vidala⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 50| D

12/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (20/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 62 days ago, well positioned. Likely to remain competitive after a 3 lb nudge.

Form: 07/008-1

(18)

Jazz Dreamers²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 55| D

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good, 18/1) 28 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: P-93604

(17)

Sioux Princess²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 47| BF

9/2

7/2, first run since leaving Anthony McCann when respectable 4¼ lengths sixth of 17 to Simply Sideways in handicap at Naas (8f, soft) 21 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 7/6233-6

Non-Runners

(14)

Red Trail¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: A McNamara J: Conor Stone-Walsh

(9)

Men Of Dreams⁷³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: J F Levins J: Gary Carroll

(5)

St Cianans Fire³²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Donagh O'Connor

(19)

Not Just Any Eagle¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: R Donaghue-Leahy

(11)

Breakintheclouds²⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: P Downey J: Declan McDonogh

(6)

Wish Me³²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: K H Clarke J: G M Ryan

(20)

Pallasmore Lass²¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Barretstown (4/1), Simply Sideways (9/2), Sioux Princess (9/2), Not Just Any Eagle (9/2), Red Trail (5/1), Selective Power (11/2), Slamadoor (17/2), Alfalfa (9/1), Jazz Dreamers (11/1), Qaabil (11/1), Vidala (12/1), St Cianans Fire (20/1), Men Of Dreams (20/1), General Idea (25/1), Talking Tough (25/1), Wish Me (33/1), Breakintheclouds (33/1), Dane Fete (66/1), Everyhouronthehour (66/1)

NOT JUST ANY EAGLE enjoys a 2 lb swing in the weights with Red Trail for his narrow defeat here last month and that might be enough for him to turn the tables on Andrew McNamara's charge. Simply Sideways and Barretstown, whose latest run is easily ignored, are a couple of others to consider in this very open handicap.