Racecards
17:10 Gowran Park (IRE)
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- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 100y
- Going: Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €12,500 added
- Winner: €7,700
- 2nd: €2,388
- 3rd: €1,137
- 4th: €512
- Form 08-8350
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Donovan
- Jockey P J Smullen
chased leader, disputed 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 196851
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
- Form 36-0568
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J F Levins
- Jockey D W O'Connor
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, some late progress into 9th 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 0406-75
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to lead 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed 1 1/2f out, disputed again 1f out, narrow lead inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
- Form 68-0705
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
held up, ridden and progress 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, 3rd and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 05-2295
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer P D Deegan
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened
- Form 190-050
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J J Murphy
- Jockey J A Heffernan
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 216509
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P J Prendergast
- Jockey R P Whelan
led, joined and disputed 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra
- Form 070512
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
held up early, mid-division halfway, progress in 3rd 2f out, ridden to narrow lead 1 1/2f out, disputed 1f out, close 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, just held
- Form 060127-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J J Murphy
- Jockey N G McCullagh
chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 900
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer E M O'Sullivan
- Jockey K J Leonard
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace
Zircon (IRE)
23- Form 9-09
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S Lavery
- Jockey W M Lordan
soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out
- Form 120306
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 50
dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
Verdict
Jim Bolger is very adept at bringing out winners quickly and MAINICIN fits the bill here after scoring at Navan last week from just 3lb lower. She's still better handicapped than on the All-weather and a quick double looks on the cards. Storm Ranger was carrying a 6lb penalty for his Tipperary victory when just failing to cope with Set To Fire over this track and trip. He's up another 3lb but is running well enough to get competitive again. Live Twice ran well in a couple of maidens last month but poorly in two recent starts and she's had plenty of racing in a short space of time. Best Not Argue is the only course winner in the line-up and though not running well is back on her favoured ground.
Formwatch
Cash In Mind (FR) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened, 11th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Thunder Crash (8-9) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Mainicin (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Broke well to lead, headed after 4f, ridden 2f out, soon led, strongly pressed 1f out, stayed on well, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gf in Jul beating Room To Roam (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Sbraase 12-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and progress on inner 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 6 1/4l behind All Body And Soul (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Jul.
Collision Course (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Pushed along early, soon prominent in 3rd, moderate 4th 1f out and no impression, one pace, 5th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Geological (9-9) at Limerick 1m hcp gf in Jun.
Il Piccolo Grande (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in rear, ridden under 2f out, moderate 8th 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Elusive Time (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m hcp gf in Jul.
Live Twice 6-1 (9-8) Led, ridden entering straight, headed 2f out, dropped to moderate 4th 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Fior Cliste (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gf in Jul.
Best Not Argue (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 9th halfway, no extra under 2f out, 14th of 17, 29 1/2l behind New Direction (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jun.
Golden Dandy (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Mid-division, disputed 7th before straight, some progess but one pace from under 2f out, 9th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Aspen Belle (8-8) at Roscommon 7f hcp fll Good - Yielding in Jul.
Storm Ranger (IRE) 7-2fav (9-13) Mid-division, 10th 4f out, good headway to 3rd 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, under pressure and headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Set To Fire (8-9) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Paved With Gold (IRE) 2-1fav (9-12) Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Keukenhof (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Atlantic Jet (IRE) 66-1 (10-3) Dwelt, always behind, no impression from 3f out, 12th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Cannonball (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gd in Jun.
Zircon (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden in 6th halfway, no impression 3f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 9th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Ruby Shoes (9-0) at Tipperary 7f mdn gd in Jun.
Indian Tomahawk 10-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, no impression 2f out, soon no extra, 6th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Fiesole (9-11) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gf in Jun.