16:00 Gowran Park

Monday 20 July 2020

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Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 3m 57.6s

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Mr Jackman¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| D

4/9

Justified favouritism on debut to win a bumper at Tipperary this month, merely shaken up late on in doing so; penalised here but very much the one to beat for top trainer/jockey team in this sphere.

Form: 1

Bee Manner Ley¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

28/1

By Zebedee out of a Kings Best mare; well beaten seventh of 12 as a 40-1 chance in a bumper at Punchestown (2m½f, heavy) on debut in February and needs to improve plenty on that effort.

Form: 7-

Black Spice^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff

40/1

Farhh gelding has the thick end of 20L to find with Mr Jackman on their respective debut efforts at Tipperary recently and turnaround appears unlikely.

Form: 9

Elusive Specimen^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

4/1

Gelding by Elusive Pimpernel. Cost €23,000 as a three-year-old. Fair showing on debut at Limerick on debut last month (beaten 21L) and may improve for that run/fitting of cheekpieces.

Form: 7

James Hoban

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett

16/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2m5f) Dubawi Island. May come on for his first start.

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Penny Jar¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: P Downey

66/1

80-1 chance on debut at Tipperary this month and finished eighth of 12; some 17½L in arrears of winner Mr Jackman. Faces a stiff task to turn that around.

Form: 8

Up The Club

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: D E Fitzgerald

66/1

Cost €1,700 as a three-year-old; Prince Flori gelding is closely-related/half-brother to 2 point-to-point winners. Dam unraced. May be one for the longer term.

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Fairy Orchard

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

25/1

Well Chosen filly. Dam, unreliable point winner (stayed 3m+), half-sister to useful staying chaser Embracing Change. Yard not noted for bumper winners.

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Riqaaby^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle

17/2

By New Approach and related some useful winners on the Flat, cost only 1,500 gns as a three-year-old however. Hooded on debut and could have some place claims in what isn't a deep race.

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Forecasts

Mr Jackman (4/9), Elusive Specimen (4/1), Riqaaby (17/2), James Hoban (16/1), Fairy Orchard (25/1), Bee Manner Ley (28/1), Black Spice (40/1), Penny Jar (66/1), Up The Club (66/1)

This looks a gilt-edged chance for Tipperary winner MR JACKMAN to make it 2-2 for Gordon Elliott and Jamie Codd. She had the likes of Black Spice and Penny Jar well held behind that day and the penalty is unlikely to ground her ambitions. Elusive Specimen offered something to work with on debut at Limerick four weeks ago while the hooded Riqaaby could harbour place claims in this line-up on debut.