17:20 Gowran Park

Wednesday 22 May 2024

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Gowran Park Golf Club Claiming Race

4YO plus | 1m 1f 100y | Heavy | 12 Runners | Turf

(9)

La Tulipe Noire^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 74

Fair filly. Last of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Cork (8f, good) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 24570-0

(2)

Monzoon¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 66

Fair gelding. Latest win at Dundalk in November. 9/1, ninth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (7f). Off 110 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 41022-9

(12)

Neandra^p¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 75

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when ninth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (12f, 20/1). Off 161 days. Down in trip.

Form: 853659-

(5)

Sleepless Knight^p²²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 42

Modest gelding. Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 11/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 005890-

(10)

Zahee^h,t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67

Unreliable type. Latest win at Dundalk in March. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Dundalk (8f) 47 days ago, left poorly placed. Not dismissed.

Form: 04-3518

(8)

Florida Taiga^b,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: S M Duffy| OR: 58

25/1, first run since leaving D. K. Weld when last of 7 in maiden at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 73866-7

(4)

Jupiter Rock^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good, 25/1) 15 days ago. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 7/430-00

(7)

Khafaaq^b,t²⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 70| C

Fairly useful gelding. Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner claimer at Roscommon (10.3f, good to soft, 7/4). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery. Tongue strap back on. Considered.

Form: 212131-

(6)

Selective Power⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 44

Modest gelding. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 40 days ago.

Form: 73560-0

(11)

Esticky End¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 52

125/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 90R4-00

(1)

Kartayaz^t¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

Modest gelding. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Engaged 8.20 Cork Tuesday.

Form: 9-06307

(3)

Roderick^b⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

Reluctant individual. 22/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 5 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Sets the standard and looks the one to beat.

Form: 0-62305

Forecasts

Khafaaq (7/2), Roderick (4/1), Zahee (9/2), Neandra (6/1), La Tulipe Noire (6/1), Monzoon (10/1), Jupiter Rock (10/1), Florida Taiga (14/1), Kartayaz (25/1), Selective Power (33/1), Esticky End (33/1), Sleepless Knight (50/1)

RODERICK's fifth in a handicap at Leopardstown 5 days ago is the best recent form on offer and, with blinkers applied, he's taken to capitalise on this drop in grade. Khafaaq is an obvious danger if tuned up for his reappearance and Zahee can't be ruled out.