17:13 Gowran Park

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap

Off time: 17:14 | Winning time: 3m 24.14s

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(4)

Dalton Highway⁵⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 94

40/1

Twenty-fifth of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, soft, 25/1). Off 18 months but in very good hands.

Form: 000110/

(8)

Grecian Slipper^t²²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

9/4

Lightly-raced winner. Creditable 5¼ lengths sixth of 15 to Yaxeni in listed race at Galway (12.2f, soft, 9/1), running on. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut from a stiff mark on the face of it but he could have more to offer.

Form: 31556-

(2)

Shajak^t²⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 92

16/1

16/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving John Patrick Murtagh but joined another excellent yard.

Form: 172306-

(9)

Kingswear²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 88| D

10/1

80/1, third of 5 in minor event at Navan (14f, heavy) 20 days ago. Hard to know how much of his old ability he retains.

Form: 1/00-673

(3)

Harry's Legacy¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: W M Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 85

5/2

Creditable fifth of 20 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (16.1f, heavy), left with lot to do. Off 163 days but started last season very well.

Form: 114325-

(7)

Mellow Magic²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84

4/1

13/2, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Goodwood (20.4f, good to firm). Off 8 months. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Shortlist material back in trip.

Form: 223328-

(6)

Molly's Gamble^p,t¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Enright| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 84

13/2

Latest win at Killarney in October. 6/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy). Off 169 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 129412-

(1)

Kendancer⁴⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Slattery| T: C Byrnes| OR: 80

25/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Sixth of 9 in claimer (10/1) at Dundalk (12f). Off 16 months. Booking of Slattery a plus. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task on balance.

Form: 241456/

(5)

Whirling Dervish^p,t¹⁰¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 80| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 101 days ago. Off 101 days. Tongue strap back on. Fairly useful on the Flat.

Form: 547504/

Forecasts

Grecian Slipper (9/4), Harry's Legacy (5/2), Mellow Magic (4/1), Molly's Gamble (13/2), Kingswear (10/1), Shajak (16/1), Kendancer (25/1), Whirling Dervish (33/1), Dalton Highway (40/1)

MELLOW MAGIC won first-time-out last term and while she's left Andrew Balding since last seen, she's joined another top stable. Sure to be well prepared for this and from a handy mark back in distance she gets the vote in favour of Harry's Legacy and Grecian Slipper.