17:10 Gowran Park

Wednesday 14 August 2024

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Gowran Park Claiming Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 25.04s

(12)

Brains^b,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 76

9/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Roscommon in May. 25/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 231309

(10)

Academy Winner¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: A Mullins| OR: 67

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm, 40/1) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 8-50

(1)

Charming Lady¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 60

16/1

Unreliable sort. 40/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 0-08600

(11)

Baalbec Beauty^h,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 57

14/1

Fair mare. 5/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 18 days ago.

Form: 276-040

(9)

Cross Border^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 66

33/1

Unreliable type. Twenty first of 23 in handicap (20/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago.

Form: 000520

(3)

Rumbled Again^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 54| CD

5/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form fifth of 23 in handicap (11/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago.

Form: 098745

(4)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 60| D

20/1

Fair gelding. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 504300

(6)

Scarlet Dancer⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Fahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| D

5/2

Fair gelding. 12/1, improved on recent efforts to win 17-runner handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good to firm) 6 days ago, always holding on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 021471

(2)

Cordouan^v1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 9 in claimer (7/2) at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Visored for 1st time. Chance on old form.

Form: 036-555

(7)

The Stray Sod¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

25/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 18 days ago. Scarlet Dancer looks the stable first string.

Form: 042870

(8)

Magical Bay^b1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good, 18/1) 25 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 4-89

Non-Runners

(5)

Amanirenas⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: M C Grassick J: D E Sheehy

Forecasts

Scarlet Dancer (5/2), Cordouan (4/1), Brains (9/2), Rumbled Again (5/1), Magical Bay (9/1), Amanirenas (10/1), Baalbec Beauty (14/1), Charming Lady (16/1), Tai Sing Yeh (20/1), The Stray Sod (25/1), Cross Border (33/1), Academy Winner (80/1)

SCARLET DANCER has won a couple of big-field handicaps this summer and can add to his tally now dropping into a claimer. Brains has a bit of class for this level and is second choice ahead of Amanirenas, who was well behind the selection in handicap company last time but won a claimer prior to that.