17:10 Gowran Park

Saturday 30 September 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 5m 21.20s

1^st

Positive Thinker

610-8

10/11f

T: M J McDonaghJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge after 3 out, close 2nd and pushed along next, ridden and led run-in, kept on well op 5/4

2^nd

2 ½

Railway Hurricane

811-13

7/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Chased leader, 5th halfway and closer 5 out, 4th entering straight, headway travelling well to lead narrowly before 2 out, ridden and headed run-in, no impression on winner tchd 15/2

3^rd

Archies Charm

811-9

5/1

T: B R HamiltonJ: B W Harvey (3)

Chased leaders, 4th halfway and closer 5 out, 5th and ridden after 3 out, closer next, 3rd and pecked badly last, no impression op 6/1

4^th

1 ¾

Willywampus

611-1

5/1

T: Eamon CourtneyJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

Led and soon clear, reduced advantage of 2 lengths halfway, pushed along and headed after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, no extra op 7/2

5^th

A Mere Bagatelle

610-9

6/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place early straight, 4th and mistake 2 out, no impression from before last, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

History Of Fashion

911-11

25/1

T: P A FahyJ: Phillip Enright

Always rear, never a factor, detached before 8th, no extra after 4 out, jumped badly right 3 out and 2 out, tailed off op 18/1

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Non-Runners

Irish Blaze⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Carl Millar

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.91Pl:€1.30, €2.70EX:€8.80Trifecta:€25.60SF:€8.48

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (10/11), Archies Charm (5/1), Willywampus (5/1), A Mere Bagatelle (6/1), Railway Hurricane (7/1), Irish Blaze (7/1), History Of Fashion (25/1)

POSITIVE THINKER justified good support to make a winning start over fences at Tipperary in April and was a good second over hurdles at Ballinrobe 2 weeks ago, so remains of interest back in this sphere. Irish Blaze and Willwampus are feared most.

POSITIVE THINKER (IRE)
IRISH BLAZE (IRE)
WILLYWAMPUS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Pairc Na Ngael

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 8

J: Mark Walsh | T: C Byrnes

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00