15:00 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2020

All12:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 42.70s

1^st

Total Recall

1111-4

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division on outer, headway into 4th at 12th, improved to lead 3 out, ridden clear and mistake 2 out, stayed on well run-in

2^nd

5 ½

Class Conti

811-0

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Fogarty

Towards rear, headway from 5 out, went 5th and pushed along 3 out, disputed 2nd and ridden 2 out, no impression on winner in 2nd at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 50/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Minella Fair

910-7

14/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, headway 5 out, went 6th and pushed along 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression on winner and went 3rd at last, kept on inside final furlong

4^th

2 ¾

Ex Patriot

711-1

8/1

T: Miss Ellmarie HoldenJ: Mr D O'Connor

Rear of mid-division, progress to track leaders at halfway, slight mistake 10th and dropped to mid-division, headway again from 4 out, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression on winner disputing 2nd next, dropped to 4th next, no extra

5^th

4 ¼

Roaring Bull

710-11

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Rear of mid-division, progress into 7th before 3 out, soon ridden, moderate 6th 2 out, no extra op 12/1

6^th

1 ¾

Acapella Bourgeois

1011-7

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led and disputed, bad mistake 3rd and briefly dropped to mid-division, mistake 4 out and soon led, headed 3 out and ridden, soon no impression on leaders op 11/2

7^th

Mick The Jiver

1010-3

20/1

T: E O'GradyJ: Reserve 1

Led and disputed, headed after 4 out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders

8^th

General Principle

1110-5

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: C P McNamara (5)

Disputed lead early, headed 3rd, soon raced behind leaders, ridden in moderate 9th 3 out, soon no impression

9^th

2 ½

Smoking Gun

710-5

9/2f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon no impression, never a factor op 11/2 tchd 6/1

10^th

1 ¾

Lord Schnitzel

710-4

14/1

T: M J SmithJ: A W Short (3)

Mid-division, progress to track leaders at halfway, ridden in 4th when mistake 3 out, soon weakened op 16/1

11^th

Out Sam

1110-3

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Reserve 2

Rear of mid-division, in rear at halfway, under pressure 13th, no impression op 20/1

12^th

1 ½

Noble Endeavor

1110-7

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: K J Brouder (3)

Always behind, trailing 10th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

13^th

7 ½

Livelovelaugh

1010-12

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Disputed lead early, headed 4th, soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out

Also Ran

Chef Des Obeaux

811-5

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: R M Power

Towards rear, pushed along at 2nd, trailing 4th, pulled up after 5th tchd 13/2

Borice

911-1

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: D A Jacob

Rear of mid-division, under pressure 8th, weakened 12th, pulled up before 3 out

Moyhenna

810-11

10/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Mid-division, pushed along early, dropped to rear at 10th, soon weakened pulled up before 4 out op 9/1

Choungaya

710-7

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: O R Brown (7)

Rear of mid-division, mistake and unseated rider at 1st op 14/1

Pont Aven

710-3

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Led and disputed, mistake and headed 13th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Monbeg Notorious²⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Sean O'Keeffe

Dounikos¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: B Browne

Solomn Grundy²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€24.60Pl:€4.70, €8.20, €3.40, €2.40EX:€771.70Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€7,416.23SF:€494.64

Forecasts

Smoking Gun (9/2), Acapella Bourgeois (6/1), Chef Des Obeaux (6/1), Ex Patriot (8/1), Roaring Bull (10/1), Moyhenna (10/1), Choungaya (12/1), Minella Fair (14/1), Lord Schnitzel (14/1), Livelovelaugh (14/1), Total Recall (16/1), Out Sam (16/1), Borice (16/1), Mick The Jiver (20/1), Solomn Grundy (20/1), Dounikos (25/1), Pont Aven (25/1), Class Conti (33/1), General Principle (33/1), Noble Endeavor (50/1), Monbeg Notorious (50/1)

SMOKING GUN is taken to improve once again and land this tricky contest on only his fourth chase start, With conditions set to be soft (heavy in places) he may benefit from only have a light weight to carry around this tough course. He will need to iron out some jumping errors but if doing so he holds every chance. Conversely Acapella Bourgeois has plenty of weight to carry but Willie Mullins' runner is the class act of the race exemplified when finishing behind Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Al Boum Photo at Tramore in January. A repeat of that run should see him go close. Honourable mentions go to Roaring Bull, Livelovelaugh and Chef Des Obeaux in what looks a fascinating race.

Smoking Gun
Acapella Bourgeois
Livelovelaugh

Previous Winners

2019

Invitation Only

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 8

J: Ruby Walsh | T: W P Mullins

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €59,999.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00