17:40 Gowran Park

Saturday 9 March 2024

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'Doc's Bumper' Flat Race

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 5m 16.9s

Good N' Kind⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

7/4

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Getaway Queen. Dam unraced. Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Dec 2023).

Form: 41

His Nibs⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 12 in bumper (25/1) at Naas (18.5f, soft) 41 days ago, clear of rest. Progressing well recently.

Form: F-4472

Mr Dibbs²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/2, eighth of 17 in bumper at Cork (18.7f, good to soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 76-328

Port Joulain⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/8

(Production):€78,000 3-y-o, £300,000 4-y-o: half-brother to fair hurdler/chase winner Horacio Apple's (2½m-23f winner, by Saddex) and French chaser Le Sete Boy (2½m/21f winner, by Saddler Maker): dam 2¼m chase winner in France: successful sole start in points (Dec 2023).

Form: 1

Tumuch⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

7/1

€65,000 3-y-o, £335,000 4-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful French 19f hurdle winner Iosefa Demonmirail. Easy winner sole start in points (Dec 2023).

Form: 1

Two Mile House^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P R O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on, last of 17 in bumper at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell.

Form: 0P

Whatsyourproblem²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J Queally

12/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 10 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 2

Kate Knows Best²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, second of 8 in bumper at this course (17f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago. Best of those with bumper experience.

Form: 2

Clonmihil¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Buckley

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 14 days ago, weakening 3 out. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Remember'hesmine⁴¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P G Fahey J: Mr A P Fahey

Forecasts

Port Joulain (11/8), Good N' Kind (7/4), Tumuch (7/1), His Nibs (9/1), Whatsyourproblem (12/1), Remember'hesmine (20/1), Mr Dibbs (25/1), Kate Knows Best (28/1), Two Mile House (150/1), Clonmihil (150/1)

Two expensive point recruits representing top connections are likely to dominate this, with PORT JULAIN taking marginal preference over Tumuch, although both appeal as bright prospects. Whatsyourproblem showed up well in a novice hurdle and Clonmel, so he makes most appeal of the remainder.