16:30 Gowran Park

Wednesday 23 April 2025

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Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 34.16s

(5)

Dance For Chester³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 60

11/10

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Naas (5f, heavy, 4/1) 31 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. First run for yard after leaving Michael Mulvany. Taken to defy the handicapper.

Form: 87070-1

(4)

Khutulun^p⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 60| BF| D

33/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f, 11/4) 79 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James Ferguson.

Form: 9912-64

(10)

Weegeebear^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| C| D

13/2

7/1 and visored for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner claimer at this course (8f, soft) 7 days ago. Yard in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 7-76101

(3)

Handmedownmybible^p,t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Magee| OR: 52

17/2

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) on reappearance 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 00473-4

(2)

Kilgharrahs Love¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T Cleary| OR: 52

9/2

14/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) on reappearance 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 89034-0

(7)

Therussiancomposer²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 50

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in nursery at Dundalk (7f, 12/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 0679-

(9)

James The Second¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Terry Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 48

20/1

Claims on best 2-y-o form but down the field on both starts this year.

Form: 5680-08

(6)

The Black Stuff²⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 47

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 19 in maiden (150/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm). Off 9 months. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000-

(8)

Historical Fact^p,t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: C O'Brien| OR: 45

22/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form 7 lengths fifth of 11 to Dance For Chester in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy, 28/1) 31 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 090-085

(1)

Rushes To Riches^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 45

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 33 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 9-009

Forecasts

Dance For Chester (11/10), Kilgharrahs Love (9/2), Therussiancomposer (6/1), Weegeebear (13/2), Handmedownmybible (17/2), James The Second (20/1), Historical Fact (22/1), Rushes To Riches (33/1), Khutulun (33/1), The Black Stuff (50/1)

The step back up to 7f should suit DANCE FOR CHESTER who can make light of an 8 lb rise for Naas and make a winning start for Stephen Thorne. Last week's course claiming winner Weegeebear is second choice ahead of Handmedownmybible.