15:58 Gowran Park

Saturday 26 July 2025

All13:4514:1514:5015:2515:5816:3317:0717:40

Bolands Mazda Carlow Handicap

Off time: 15:58 | Winning time: 1m 39.38s

(4)

Pier Pressure^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80| CD

13/8

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 5/1, very good second of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Stable in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 746622

(6)

Earls^b,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 79| D

7/1

Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.3f, good, 28/1) 51 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 0750-06

(5)

Giuseppe Cassioli¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 79| D

11/2

Respectable fourth of 17 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1300-04

(12)

Raybiya^v1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 78

33/1

Last of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Killarney (11.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Down in trip. Visor on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4428-50

(10)

Proleek Prince^t1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 74| D

33/1

25/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 2-00690

(16)

Daonethatgotaway^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 72| D

7/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Solid third of 5 in handicap (11/2) at Navan (10.2f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back down in trip and in the picture.

Form: 21-1213

(18)

Hemight²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 67| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Not dismissed.

Form: 0-03018

(8)

Nyman^p1,t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Conor Cusack⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 75

12/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) 27 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 315-430

(9)

Una Matata¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C Timmons| OR: 67

22/1

28/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 17 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 178-007

(3)

Plastic Paddy^h²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 65| D

100/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 66/1) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 461-007

(7)

The Bog Bank^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Alyse Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 64| D

18/1

Latest win at Down Royal in June. 13/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 14 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 054169

(13)

Church Mountain^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 63| D

25/1

Latest win at Limerick in April. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (12f) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 159098

(11)

Brains^b,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 62| D

11/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in March. 20/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 810703

(17)

La La Lucrative^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Leigh Roche| T: M J Smith| OR: 62

50/1

Latest win at Roscommon in May. Thirteenth of 15 to Daonethatgotaway in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good, 16/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 098100

(15)

Uncle Albert²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 62

25/1

25/1, fair fifth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good to soft) 57 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 000-050

(1)

Camachero³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Killian Leonard| T: N C Kelly| OR: 61

20/1

11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.4f, good) 35 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 376480

Non-Runners

(2)

Keilah⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: W McCreery J: Reserve 1

(14)

Selective Power³⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Pier Pressure (13/8), Giuseppe Cassioli (11/2), Earls (7/1), Daonethatgotaway (7/1), Brains (11/1), Nyman (12/1), Hemight (14/1), The Bog Bank (18/1), Camachero (20/1), Una Matata (22/1), Church Mountain (25/1), Uncle Albert (25/1), Proleek Prince (33/1), Raybiya (33/1), La La Lucrative (50/1), Plastic Paddy (100/1)

PIER PRESSURE signalled he is ready to end a losing run when a very good second in a big-field Leopardstown handicap last time so gets the nod in this open race. Giuseppe Cassioli heads the list of dangers off a handy-looking mark with Earls, Daonethatgotaway, Una Matata and Hemight in the picture too. Brains completes the shortlist.