19:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 22 May 2024

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Racing Again June 3rd Handicap (47-70)

4YO plus | 1m 5f 155y | Heavy | 10 Runners | Turf

(10)

Fanaigi Linn^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 70

125/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 47 days ago. Up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 5469-80

(9)

Rumi^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 69| CD

C&D winner befor twentieth of 24 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 26040/1

(8)

Killeemore Lad²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good second of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 50/1) 20 days ago. Has good form claims back in this sphere.

Form: 683030-

(6)

Glyde Ranger⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 63

One win from 23 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Navan (13f, good, 5/1) 4 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 43-3025

(3)

Paradise Lost¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Brien| OR: 62

17/2, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at this course (14f, heavy) 13 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 4/7558-5

(2)

Striking²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62| CD

C&D winner. 25/1, below form twelfth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Stable having good spell so possibilities.

Form: 890/100-

(1)

Ricky Bobby¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 59

11/1, eighth of 16 in handicap at this course (14f, heavy) 13 days ago, considerately handled. Not ruled out.

Form: 96/064-8

(4)

War Thunder¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 53

First run since leaving D. J. Ryan when landing 14-runner handicap at Sligo (13.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago by ½ length from Glyde Ranger. Needs considering.

Form: 08650-1

(7)

Fleadhfest^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 50

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy, 16/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more required.

Form: 00600-0

(5)

Final Endeavour^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 49| D

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 14 in handicap at Navan (13f, good, 12/1) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 07000-7

Forecasts

War Thunder (5/2), Rumi (4/1), Glyde Ranger (4/1), Paradise Lost (11/2), Striking (8/1), Ricky Bobby (10/1), Killeemore Lad (10/1), Final Endeavour (16/1), Fleadhfest (16/1), Fanaigi Linn (25/1)

Punchestown hurdling runner-up KILLEEMORE LAD reverts to this sphere on a handy-looking mark so edges the vote in a very open handicap. In-form maiden Paradise Lost is next on the list, with War Thunder, Striking and Ricky Bobby also in the picture.