14:10 Gowran Park

Thursday 9 May 2024

All13:3514:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:50

Thomastown Handicap (47-70)

  • 3YO only  |   7f  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 1m 37.48s
1st
Horse silk
6
(5)
9/4f
T: A MurrayJ: M W Hassett (7)
Mid-division, 4th halfway, headway under 2f out, led over 1f out, asserted final 150 yards, ran on strongly, easily tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
2
(7)
9/2
T: M O'CallaghanJ: C T Keane
Rear, 6th over 3f out, progress 1 1/2f out, improved to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on in 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
9
(4)
3/1
T: J F LevinsJ: R P Whelan
Prominent, 3rd halfway, under pressure in 4th 1 1/2f out, effort inside final furlong, soon slightly hampered, ran on closing stages to 3rd close home op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
8
(9)
12/1
T: N MeadeJ: J A Powell (3)
Soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led narrowly 1 1/2f out, soon headed, no impression on leader and dropped to 3rd closing stages, weakened, lost 3rd close home tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
½
7
(1)
11/1
T: R SweeneyJ: J A Heffernan
Awkward leaving stalls, raced towards rear, 5th halfway, came wide entering straight, edged left in 6th 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, modest late headway op 12/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
3
(6)
13/2
T: W McCreeryJ: W J Lee
Rear of mid-division, dropped to rear over 3f out, came wide entering straight, no impression 1 1/2f out, modest late progress op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(8)
9/1
T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery
Soon led, headed 1 1/2f out, lost place 1f out, soon weakened op 8/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

1
(3)
Horse silk
Always Love You4
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 3
T: A Murray  J: R Whearty
NR
5
(2)
Horse silk
Dark Viper18
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 3
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: S Foley
NR
10
(10)
Horse silk
Grand Citadel18
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 3
T: M Fenton  J: N G McCullagh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.30, €2.30EX:€5.80Trifecta:€20.90Tricast:€29.58SF:€12.45

Forecasts

Victor's Choice (9/4), Private Officer (3/1), Dark Viper (10/3), I Bid You Ajou (9/2), Au Lait (13/2), Always Love You (8/1), Harry The Rogue (9/1), Lorr's Girl (11/1), Chou Chou (12/1), Grand Citadel (20/1)

Verdict

DARK VIPER and Victor's Choice both appeal as being on handy marks judged on recent exploits and rate the pair to focus on, with the former shading the vote to come out on top. I Bid You Ajou can do best of the remainder.

  1. DARK VIPER
  2. VICTOR'S CHOICE (IRE)
  3. I BID YOU AJOU (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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