16:00 Gowran Park

Monday 21 October 2024

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Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 52.96s

(15)

Red Special^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 65

12/1

9/4, respectable third of 10 in maiden claimer at Bellewstown (7.9f, soft) 19 days ago. Enters the reckoning back in a handicap.

Form: 88P-043

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(8)

Lady Arwen¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 64| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 067048

(3)

Mindthegap^t,v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 61

16/1

40/1, bit below form thirteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Bounce back needed.

Form: 8-07200

(7)

Wrist Art⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 61| D

9/2

8/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, soft) 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 085955

(16)

Jazz Forever¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 59

13/2

Respectable tenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 9/1) 16 days ago. Well handicapped if back to this year's best form.

Form: 400300

(13)

Magic Charm^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 57| D

14/1

20/1, eighteenth of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-37460

(12)

Bungle Inthedesert^p1¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56| D

40/1

Twentieth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 33/1). Off 102 days. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 210090

(14)

Guest Star^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M Fahey| OR: 59

15/2

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. Creditable third of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, soft) 7 days ago. Can give a good account .

Form: 637533

(18)

Tiffany Mae⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Danny Power⁽¹⁰⁾| T: O J Power| OR: 56

33/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, soft, 22/1) 49 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Jessica Harrington.

Form: 854960

(5)

Royal Tribute^v²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Cian Fahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 14/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 0-98820

(17)

Dazzling Spirit³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 48| D

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 12/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Punchestown (9.2f, good) 34 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 067706

(6)

Chou Chou¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: E O'Connell| OR: 50

28/1

First run since leaving Noel Meade when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Thurles (8.2f, good, 28/1) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 304440

(2)

Dark Treat¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: T Doyle| OR: 47

11/1

Good eighth of 14 in handicap at Thurles (8.2f, good, 16/1) 11 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 086668

(9)

Gallo Dell Cielo¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47

7/1

Respectable eleventh of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 80-8070

(19)

Celtic Druid^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 08800

(10)

Poppadom¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 47

12/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Thurles (8.2f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 804770

Non-Runners

(4)

Simpson's Paradox¹²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J A Kinsella J: Reserve 1

(11)

Gotta Catch'em All¹²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 2

(1)

Deuteronomy²⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: R P Burns J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Wrist Art (9/2), Lady Arwen (5/1), Gotta Catch'em All (11/2), Jazz Forever (13/2), Gallo Dell Cielo (7/1), Guest Star (15/2), Dark Treat (11/1), Poppadom (12/1), Red Special (12/1), Magic Charm (14/1), Dazzling Spirit (16/1), Mindthegap (16/1), Simpson's Paradox (20/1), Deuteronomy (20/1), Royal Tribute (25/1), Chou Chou (28/1), Tiffany Mae (33/1), Bungle Inthedesert (40/1), Celtic Druid (80/1)

WRIST ART shaped as if back in form at Roscommon last week, paying the price for a big move into contention. He's been eased another 1 lb since and can prove too strong for Guest Star, who also ran well at Roscommon last Monday. Willie McCreery's Red Special completes the shortlist.