19:20 Gowran Park

Wednesday 7 May 2025

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Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 1m 41.44s

(6)

Breath Of You¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 60

20/1

First run since leaving N. Le Roch when fifteenth of 16 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (soft) on IRE debut 14 days ago.

Form: 004-0

(13)

Elvetham²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan| T: D K Weld| OR: 60

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, good seventh of 19 in handicap (10/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 086-47

(14)

Weegeebear^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in April. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (13/2) at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Needs considering once more.

Form: 761013

(4)

Academe^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 59

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 790

(5)

Dancing Bay¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 58

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 065-99

(2)

Cala Bonita^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty| T: M J Smith| OR: 57

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 000-2

(9)

Dowth^t⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell| T: N Meade| OR: 56

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (7f) 84 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 97-87

(7)

Ainm Bentley¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 52

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in maiden (200/1) at Limerick (7f, soft) 12 days ago. More is required on his handicap debut.

Form: 9-99

(8)

Clever And Classy³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 52

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 8998-0

(15)

Endless Dawn^p,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52

11/1

Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good, 17/2) 32 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 442478

(12)

Handmedownmybible^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney| T: P Magee| OR: 52

18/1

17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0473-47

(10)

James The Second¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Terry Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 52

8/1

Very good second of 10 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Up 4 lb but weighted to go well.

Form: 680-082

(11)

Letters Of Love¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Hassett| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 52

5/1

Progressive daughter of Calyx posted a very good fifth of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 4/1) 13 days ago. A likely player eased 1 lb for his in-form yard.

Form: 08655

(1)

Gold Dublooms^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 50

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 17 in maiden (250/1) at Cork (8f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

(3)

Therussiancomposer¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Cleary⁽²⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 49

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 6/1) 14 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 0679-5

Forecasts

Dancing Bay (4/1), Letters Of Love (5/1), Elvetham (6/1), Cala Bonita (7/1), Weegeebear (7/1), James The Second (8/1), Endless Dawn (11/1), Therussiancomposer (11/1), Clever And Classy (18/1), Handmedownmybible (18/1), Dowth (20/1), Breath Of You (20/1), Gold Dublooms (50/1), Academe (50/1), Ainm Bentley (80/1)

Joseph O'Brien has his string in excellent nick so his progressive Calyx filly LETTERS OF LOVE is taken to build on her very good Tipperary fifth and get off the mark. James The Second heads the list of dangers on the back of his improved recent second here, while Cala Bonita, Weegeebear and Elvetham all need factoring into this open handicap too.