15:05 Gowran Park

Saturday 16 February 2019

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 4.60s

1^st

Smoking Gun

611-7

4/1f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 6th 3 out, headway and ridden to lead after 2 out, stayed on well run-in op 5/1

2^nd

2 ½

West Coast Time

711-6

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Towards rear, headway on inner after 3 out, pushed along in 8th after 2 out, went 5th and not fluent at last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd close home, never nearer

3^rd

Shar Whats Therush

610-3

11/2

T: D HassettJ: Paul Townend

Mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, ridden in close 4th 2 out, 2nd before last, kept on same pace run-in, dropped to 3rd close home op 6/1

4^th

Brave Out

811-10

16/1

T: J E KielyJ: D F O'Regan

Held up in rear, pushed along briefly at 4th, headway into 8th 3 out, ridden in 5th next, 3rd at last, no extra

5^th

Hero's Welcome

79-13

8/1

T: A J MartinJ: Robbie Colgan

Mid-division on inner, 8th and reminder after 3 out, went 6th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace

6^th

Seskinane

1310-11

22/1

T: B McMahonJ: B J Geraghty

Towards rear, closer in 12th 3 out, 10th and pushed along 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in op 20/1

7^th

2 ½

Robin On The Hill

710-5

16/1

T: A FogartyJ: M A Enright

Soon led, jumped left, joined before 3 out, ridden entering straight, headed 2 out, no impression op 20/1

8^th

8 ½

Rovetta

510-13

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy

Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 7th and 9th, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression from next op 14/1

9^th

Kilkeaskins First

810-8

14/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead before 3 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, soon headed, dropped to 7th at last, no impression

10^th

Simple Steps

99-10

33/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, 11th 3 out, no impression from next, never a factor op 40/1

11^th

Goaheadmakemyday

910-12

6/1

T: T FoleyJ: C A Landers (5)

Rear of mid-division on outer, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 9/1

12^th

Conright Boy

1011-5

25/1

T: Mrs C O'LearyJ: E O'Connell (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

13^th

Eagle Roque

510-2

25/1

T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper

Always towards rear, mistake at 1st, never a factor

14^th

Pound A Stroke

710-7

12/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 14/1

15^th

Peace N' Milan

811-0

28/1

T: F J FloodJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, weakened from 3 out, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 33/1

16^th

Dawn Raider

711-10

7/1

T: P G KellyJ: D N Russell

Rear of mid-division, 13th 3 out, soon no impression, eased before 2 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

17^th

Nine Stiches

1111-1

40/1

T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin (3)

Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 1st and 3rd, ridden in 7th 3 out, weakened op 33/1

18^th

Blue Empyrean

910-2

50/1

T: R K WatsonJ: A Ring

Always behind, slight mistake 4th, ridden 7th, never a factor

19^th

Buckie Cullen

811-0

9/1

T: D HickeyJ: J M Moore

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened

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Non-Runners

Best Behavior³⁰⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: B Browne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.40, €3.50, €1.80, €4.40EX:€70.60Trifecta:€618.80Tricast:€342.17SF:€67.00

Forecasts

Smoking Gun (4/1), Shar Whats Therush (11/2), Goaheadmakemyday (6/1), Dawn Raider (7/1), Hero's Welcome (8/1), Buckie Cullen (9/1), Pound A Stroke (12/1), West Coast Time (14/1), Kilkeaskins First (14/1), Brave Out (16/1), Robin On The Hill (16/1), Rovetta (16/1), Best Behavior (16/1), Seskinane (22/1), Conright Boy (25/1), Eagle Roque (25/1), Peace N' Milan (28/1), Simple Steps (33/1), Nine Stiches (40/1), Blue Empyrean (50/1)

A very competitive race in prospect, and the unexposed SMOKING GUN is the suggestion. Joseph O'Brien's six-year-old arrives in cracking form and looks to have been allotted a very fair mark for this handicap debut. Stablemate West Coast Time is well worth considering, while Buckie Cullen and last year's third Peace N' Milan should both be thereabouts. Cases can be made for plenty of others, including Best Behaviour, Brave Out, Dawn Raider, Rovetta, Robin On The Hill and Shar Whats Therush, in a wide open contest.

Smoking Gun
Buckie Cullen
Peace N' Milan

Previous Winners

2018

Laid Back Luke

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 10

J: Robbie Colgan | T: S Lavery

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,164.002nd: €3,151.003rd: €1,502.004th: €676.005th: €264.006th: €601.00