Racecards
13:25 Gowran Park (IRE)
Nugent Spirit 25 Horsebox Hurdle
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €21,000 added
- Winner: €13,651
- 2nd: €3,990
- 3rd: €1,891
- 4th: €630
- Form 01
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss S J Harty
- Jockey A E Lynch
led, pushed along when not fluent 2 out and soon headed, kept on under pressure and rallied well run-in, just failed
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 1st, pushed along to challenge 2 out and soon led, edged left last and drifted right under pressure run-in, held on
- Form 41
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey D N Russell
settled in rear, 4th halfway, ridden approaching straight and soon no chance with first 2, kept on one pace into distant 3rd run-in
- Form 24
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer C O'Dwyer
- Jockey B R Dalton
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 3 out and soon no chance with first 2, kept on one pace and lost 3rd run-in
- Form 87
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer E M O'Sullivan
- Jockey Mr H D Dunne
chased leaders in 4th, dropped to rear 4th and slow next, driven along and lost touch approaching 3 out, completely tailed off
Verdict
Volt Sun and Tawariyka would need massive improvement to get competitive against the three winners and Hartside was a very fortunate winner when Fatcatinthehat fell at the last with the race at his mercy at Punchestown. Dalasiri showed a little bit of promise when a 33/1 chance on his debut and had obviously benefited greatly from the run as he was very well supported and scored comfortably at Cork. He's a superbly-bred son of Dylan Thomas and has great potential but those who witnessed the debut performance of DOGORA at Limerick won't want to miss him and he's the one to be on.
Formwatch
Dalasiri (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, on terms 5 out, led from next, asserted 2 out, stayed on well, won at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl beating Faanan Aldaar (10-0) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Dogora (FR) 1-2fav (11-0) Soon disputed lead, in front after 3 out, went on from before next, stayed on well run-in, comfortably, won at Limerick 2m 3yo mdn hdl hvy in Dec beating Spot The Pro (10-9) by 5l, 9 ran.
Hartside (GER) 5-2 (11-0) Tracked leader in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along 2 out and soon no impression on leader, 7 lengths adrift when left clear last, driven out run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 3yo mdn hdl hvy in Dec beating Hazariban (11-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Volt Sun (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th early straight and soon no extra, 4th of 9, 19l behind Crouching Harry (10-9) at Clonmel 2m 3yo mdn hdl in Dec.
Tawariyka (USA) 50-1 (10-0) Waited with towards rear, pecked 3rd, kept on without threatening from before 3 out, 7th of 12, 26l behind Dalasiri (11-0) at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl.