16:55 Gowran Park

Wednesday 5 May 2021

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Paulstown Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 44.9s

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(14)

Civil Dawn^t1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: M C Connell

300/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Twenty second of 25 in maiden (300/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 00-0

(7)

Hesamanofhisword^t1³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: K J Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

80/1

Fairly useful maiden over jumps, making GB/IRE Flat debut. Fifth of 12 in novice chase (7/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Respected in this sphere.

Form:

(1)

Meishar¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 78

16/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Bit below form seventh of 13 in maiden (5/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 11 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 2277

(6)

Rockfield Westie

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Martin

200/1

Alhebayeb gelding. Half-brother to 6.5f winner Incantu. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Blue Maiden. Other newcomers appeal more.

Form:

(19)

Run The Jewels

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: T P Madden| T: T James

100/1

€6,000 yearling, Lawman gelding. Closely related to useful winner up to 6f Magical Spirit and half-brother to 1¼m winner Prime Chief. Not discounted on pedigree but market can prove a good indicator.

Form:

(15)

Agrimony¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

5/6

Promising sort. Second of 21 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good to firm, 11/1) 18 days ago. Open to further improvement. The one to beat.

Form: 2-2

(10)

County Wicklow¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

5/1

War Front colt who made promising start when third of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 5/2) on debut 14 days ago. Sure to improve. Well in the mix.

Form: 3

(18)

Emporio^t1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced colt. Evens, below form sixth of 15 in maiden at this C&D (soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 222-6

(9)

Great Realisation²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty

40/1

Fifth of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 100/1) on debut, not knocked about. Off 6 months. Open to progress.

Form: 5-

(13)

Lusaka¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. 40/1, fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f), never nearer. Off 166 days. May well do better still.

Form: 74-

(5)

Old Tom Higgins

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer

100/1

€1,000 yearling, Make Believe colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Bridge Moon Dust. Dam 6f/7f winner. Newcomer looks to face no easy ask.

Form:

(12)

Too Nice³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

5/1

25/1, encouraging second of 16 in maiden at Navan (8f, heavy) on debut 39 days ago. Should improve. Possibilities.

Form: 2

(8)

Zach Attack⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery

300/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 200/1) 61 days ago. Lots to find. RESERVE

Form: 00

(2)

Tall Story²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: J G Murphy

28/1

Twice-raced gelding. Seventh of 15 in maiden at this C&D (soft, 33/1) 27 days ago. Plenty more is needed. RESERVE

Form: 77

Non-Runners

(11)

Latin Fury

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: W McCreery J: W J Lee

(16)

Simply Sideways

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: T Doyle J: O J Orr

(17)

Probe²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Colin Keane

(4)

Rekero

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(3)

Pale Ale³⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: L Comer J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Agrimony (5/6), Rekero (7/2), Emporio (4/1), County Wicklow (5/1), Too Nice (5/1), Probe (6/1), Meishar (16/1), Latin Fury (16/1), Tall Story (28/1), Pale Ale (33/1), Great Realisation (40/1), Simply Sideways (50/1), Lusaka (66/1), Hesamanofhisword (80/1), Old Tom Higgins (100/1), Run The Jewels (100/1), Rockfield Westie (200/1), Zach Attack (300/1), Civil Dawn (300/1)

The market should reveal plenty here but AGRIMONY sets a decent standard on form so gets the vote on the back of his excellent Curragh second. Joseph O'Brien's newcomer Rekero rates a big danger, especially if the market speaks in his favour, with County Wicklow sure to be on the premises too if as expected building on his debut Dundalk third.