16:25 Gowran Park

Wednesday 31 August 2022

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Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 40.5s

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(12)

Eastern Racer^b⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: M P Sheehy| T: J McAuley| OR: 68| D

9/1

18/1, won 15-runner handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 629581

(16)

Emeric¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ciara Flynn⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 80/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 13 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 07700

(4)

Nebulla¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: J Leavy| OR: 60| D

28/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Naas (10f, good, 66/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 05408/0

(13)

Srowland Jack¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D King⁽⁴⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 60

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 150/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00405

(7)

Harbanaker^v1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 58| D

9/2

Respectable 5½ lengths sixth of 15 to Eastern Racer in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 17/2) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 679036

(3)

Salt Whistle Bay^p1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J F Levins| OR: 57| D

11/2

Latest win at Limerick in June. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap (11/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 104060

(11)

Zaur^v1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh| T: M Butler| OR: 56| C

9/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. 8/1, last of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6B0810

(1)

Phoenix Open^p,t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D E Sheehy| T: S M Duffy| OR: 53| D

2/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2020. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.5f, good, 12/1) 39 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0-30346

(6)

Zonik^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

16/1

20/1, last of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 8-70070

(10)

Lifeinthefastlane^t¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: G O'Leary| OR: 57

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good eighth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Roscommon (7.3f, soft). Off 114 days. Uphill task.

Form: 0008

(9)

Finke River⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jake Coen| T: J McAuley| OR: 55

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to soft) 40 days ago, missing break. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 700

(5)

Angel On Fire^h,t1⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 48

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, below form tenth of 16 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (good) 80 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 70-00

(15)

Double Martini^t¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good), slowly away. Off 151 days. Merits consideration.

Form: 85-7007

(2)

Fit For Function¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 47| C

17/2

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 25/1 and visored for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 307000

(14)

Dodie Baby⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Commins| OR: 47

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (14/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 62 days ago. 8/12 on last Flat outing.

Form: 00-08

Non-Runners

(8)

The Bog Bank⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: T G McCourt J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Phoenix Open (2/1), The Bog Bank (3/1), Harbanaker (9/2), Salt Whistle Bay (11/2), Fit For Function (17/2), Zaur (9/1), Eastern Racer (9/1), Lifeinthefastlane (14/1), Double Martini (16/1), Zonik (16/1), Finke River (25/1), Angel On Fire (28/1), Nebulla (28/1), Emeric (28/1), Srowland Jack (40/1), Dodie Baby (50/1)

PHOENIX OPEN wasn't beaten far back on turf over 9.5f here last time and while his strike rate is hardly compelling, he is appealing returned to this trip. The 6-y-o was beaten less than three lengths when fourth to The Bog Bank over a mile at Dundalk on his penultimate start and now meets that rival on significantly better terms. Easter Racer had The Bog Bank and Harbanaker (second choice) behind when scoring at Bellewstown last week, but he is by no means certain to uphold that form here.