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20:20 Gowran Park (IRE)

Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (47-65)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 100y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €8,001 added
  • Winner: €5,520
  • 2nd: €1,280
  • 3rd: €560
  • 4th: €320
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 1.35s
  • Off Time: 20:21:45
  • 14 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Orange, royal blue hoop, royal blue armlet, orange cap
  • Form 546871
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 61

prominent, soon moderate 2nd, no impression in 4th 1f out, one pace

2(1)
Silk - Black & beige stripes, check cap
6/1
  • Form 57-5504
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 61

pushed along to track leaders, soon moderate 4th and pushed along at stages, closer in 3rd 1f out, soon no impression, one pace

3(4)
Silk - White & black quartered, red sleeves, white & red quartered cap
  • Form 803223
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 58

soon led and clear, ran slightly off bend inside first 3f, pushed along straight, reduced lead and strongly pressed 1f out, headed well inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner

4(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, yellow stars & armlet, red cap
  • Form 06940
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 58

pushed along at stages, soon raced in moderate 9th, pushed along before halfway, no extra and eased 1 1/2f out

5(11)
Silk - White, orange cap, emerald green spots
  • Form 0-009
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 58

held up, soon moderate 12th, no impression before straight, behind and eased from over 2f out, tailed off

6(10)
Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap
  • Form 000-90
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 57

soon raced in moderate 7th on outer, pushed along before halfway, no impression before straight, no extra and eased 1 1/2f out

7(5)
Silk - RED & GREY QUARTERED, striped sleeves, purple cap
  • Form 08-8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 55

held up, soon moderate 11th, some headway under pressure towards inner when edged left 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, one pace

8(8)
Silk - DARK GREEN & YELLOW QUARTERED,red & white halved slvs,red & white hooped cap
50/1
  • Form 800-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 52

tracked leaders, soon moderate 6th, pushed along halfway, one pace straight

9(3)
Silk - WHITE, black cross of lorraine, black cap
  • Form 890-4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 51

chased leaders, soon moderate 5th, no impression from 2f out and wandered slightly, 7th over 1f out, one pace

10(9)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevron, striped cap
  • Form 9000-20
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 49

soon raced in moderate 8th on inner, progress and switched right 2f out, soon chased winner, closed and challenged 1f out, led well inside final furlong and stayed on best

11(13)
Silk - CANARY, green hoop, green cap with canary hoop
  • Form 8660-78
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 49

towards rear, soon moderate 13th, some headway on outer from before straight, ridden on outer from under 2f out and tending to edge right, 8th over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong

12(14)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow stars, royal blue sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 90098
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 47

towards rear, soon last, under pressure before halfway, no impression before straight, no extra and eased 1 1/2f out

13(12)
Silk - YELLOW, emerald green star & chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 2008-04
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 47

dwelt, towards rear, soon raced in moderate 10th, kept on same pace from 2f out

14(6)
Silk - Red & black hoops, red sleeves, black diamonds on cap
  • Form 90-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 47

prominent, soon moderate 3rd, no impression in 6th from over 1f out, one pace

In depth

Verdict

Best Kept Secret was coming to the end of his tether over this trip at Ballinrobe last week but kept battling on and a 6lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run. Torthai An Ghra, who finished a close fourth, should get much closer under the revised terms and can't go much lower in the weights. Beechmount Whisper was well supported for a similar race here nine days ago after a couple of narrow defeats but he didn't come up to scratch and is only 1lb lower. Lucie Rie should have some improvement in her and did a bit better at Leopardstown but this can go to DANSE ROUGE (NAP). She was a 25/1 chance on her debut over 7f at the last meeting and really caught the eye when staying on strongly at the finish.

Formwatch

Best Kept Secret (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, improved into 2nd under 3f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, edged left briefly 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, all out close home, won at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 47-65 gd beating Buzz Off Barroso (9-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

Lucie Rie (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 7th 2f out, no impression on winner in 5th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Selskar Abbey (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp 47-70 gf.

Beechmount Whisper (IRE) 13-8fav (8-8) Soon raced in 3rd, closed from 4f out, pushed along into straight, one pace from under 2f out, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Social Climber (8-8) at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo hcp gf.

Mighty Fine (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division, checked badly on bend after 3f, soon in rear, no impression from 4f out, never a factor, 10th of 14, 6l behind Best Kept Secret (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 47-65 gd.

Sandy Times (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, no impression straight, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Koybig (9-10) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp 47-70 pol in May.

Sun Focus (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear approaching straight, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Magic Kitten (8-9) at Gowran Park 1m 4f 3yo hcp 47-70 hvy in May.

Double Fast (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, 8th of 9, 30l behind Roca Rojo (9-0) at Killarney 1m 3yo mdn aut fll sft in May.

Macalla (IRE) 25-1 (8-0) Settled 4th, dropped to 8th halfway, pushed along under 4f out, came wide entering straight, driven over 2f out, no threat, eased 1 1/2f out, last of 10, 29l behind Never Again (8-4) at Cork 1m 3yo hcp hvy in Apr.

Danse Rouge (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Dwelt, soon towards rear in 8th, last approaching straight, soon pushed along and switched left, no impression in 7th over 1f out, flicked tail inside final furlong, ran on without threatening, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Wardell (9-11) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo hcp 47-75 gf.

Brokopondo (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, 10th and ridden 1f out, no extra final furlong, 12th of 16, 8l behind Ishebayorgrey (9-5) at Fairyhouse 6f 3yo hcp gf.

Miss Ranger (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, 4th and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5l behind Caution (9-12) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp gf.

Crystallising (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden in 9th over 2f out, no impression, never a factor, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Best Kept Secret (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 47-65 gd.

Torthai An Ghra (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Best Kept Secret (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 47-65 gd.

Windsor Higgins (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders early, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra 2f out, 14th of 18, 16l behind Art Scene (8-10) at Cork 1m 1f hcp 47-65 gf.