19:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 21 May 2025

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Robert Grace Live After Racing June 2nd Handicap

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 3m 5.92s

1^st

(9)

Inchiquin Star

69-4

7/1

T: P KielyJ: Colin Keane

Chased leaders, went 2nd 12f out, led narrowly over 2f out, hard pressed thereafter, driven over 1f out, just prevailed op 10/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

nse

(11)

Sioux Eagle

610-2

9/2f

T: P T FoleyJ: Luke McAteer

Soon led, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, stayed challenging winner, kept on well, just denied op 4/1

3^rd

(2)

Disco Boy

69-8

10/1

T: S ByrneJ: James Ryan (3)

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on, went 3rd close home op 8/1

4^th

(1)

Lady Kai

59-9

11/2

T: R O'SullivanJ: Wayne Hassett (5)

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 9/2

5^th

(10)

Gracesolution

89-13

11/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Shane Markey (10)

Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 14/1

6^th

(6)

Miss Gitana

49-13

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: Chris Hayes

Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 8/1

7^th

1 ½

(4)

Empress Alma

410-3

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, never involved op 5/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

(8)

Dancing Steve

49-10

50/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey

Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 28/1

9^th

(7)

Party Dress

510-1

5/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Slowly into stride, always in rear, well beaten over 2f out tchd 9/2

10^th

(3)

Pons Aelius

69-6

66/1

T: H D McGuiganJ: Patrick McGettigan (7)

Led early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 50/1

11^th

2 ¼

(5)

Star Official

79-12

25/1

T: R DonohoeJ: Ben Coen

Rear of mid-division, outpaced 3f out, well beaten over 1f out op 12/1 tchd 22/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€2.60, €1.80, €3.20EX:€40.40Trifecta:€469.40Tricast:€321.70SF:€38.81

Forecasts

Sioux Eagle (9/2), Miss Gitana (5/1), Party Dress (5/1), Lady Kai (11/2), Empress Alma (11/2), Inchiquin Star (7/1), Disco Boy (10/1), Gracesolution (11/1), Star Official (25/1), Dancing Steve (50/1), Pons Aelius (66/1)

MISS GITANA caught the eye on her first Flat outing for this yard at Downpatrick last month and has since run well back over hurdles, so could be worth chancing. Empress Alma and Star Official head the dangers.