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Saturday 22 April 2023

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Donaghmore Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 18.96s

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(3)

Butterfly Garden¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76

14/1

Good eighth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 17 days ago, having to pick way through. Back up in trip.

Form: 21216-8

(16)

Group One Power^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 74

40/1

First run since leaving Andrew Balding when eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 40/1) 17 days ago, not clear run. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 23000-0

(14)

Rich Belief^b,t¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 74

8/1

28/1, below form fourteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (16.6f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Karl Thornton. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 824130

(17)

Puntastic⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 73

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Sixth of 9 in juvenile hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 82 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, though lesser effort when last seen in this sphere.

Form: 448/34-

(7)

Wrecking Ball Paul^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 73| BF

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Fair on the Flat. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 337

(5)

True Destiny⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Halpin| T: J J Lambe| OR: 72

80/1

50/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Down in trip. Fair on the Flat and well treated if he can revive.

Form: 70/7090-

(23)

Gonetomillgrove^t1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 71

50/1

Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (15/2) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time on first Flat run for this yard.

Form: 48/7100-

(15)

Rovetta²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71

33/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Limerick (16.2f, soft) 27 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery and lots to prove back on the level.

Form: 110078/

(9)

Scott Lang^p³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 69| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 40/1, sixteenth of 18 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good). Off 10 months.

Form: 614080-

(13)

Boola Boola^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

15/2

12/1, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly despite 7 lb rise.

Form: 2444/71

(2)

Wajaaha^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 68

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. 40/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 3710-00

(11)

Belgoprince^t⁴⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 67| C

12/1

Course winner. Very good second of 26 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Off 16 months so well-being an unknown.

Form: 265415/

(18)

Ghumama^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 67

66/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 9/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 219588

(22)

Magnetic North^v²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 2040-70

(1)

Paradise Lost²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: C O'Brien| OR: 67

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 6/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 24 days ago. Booking of Lordan a plus. DMore needed to defy current mark.

Form: 804-7

(19)

Star Official⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M P Sheehy| T: R Donohoe| OR: 67

33/1

Winner at Killarney in October. Respectable seventh of 25 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 84 days ago.

Form: 931978-

(8)

The Gossiper¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: E Mullins| OR: 67

11/4

Promising sort. Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 11/4, third of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut from what could be a lenient mark.

Form: 57-3

(10)

Fenomeno²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: Charles Weld| OR: 66

9/2

16/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 22 days ago, slowly away. May have more to offer.

Form: 79036-2

(20)

Zileo¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 14/1). Off 127 days. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 000707-

Non-Runners

(4)

Vincenzo Gamba²⁶⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: D N Curran

(21)

Queen Of Seduction¹⁹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

(12)

Indulging¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: T M Walsh J: Reserve 2

(6)

Abraham¹¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 11

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Gossiper (11/4), Fenomeno (9/2), Boola Boola (15/2), Rich Belief (8/1), Paradise Lost (8/1), Queen Of Seduction (10/1), Belgoprince (12/1), Indulging (12/1), Scott Lang (14/1), Butterfly Garden (14/1), Zileo (16/1), Puntastic (20/1), Wajaaha (22/1), Abraham (25/1), Magnetic North (28/1), Star Official (33/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (33/1), Rovetta (33/1), Group One Power (40/1), Gonetomillgrove (50/1), Vincenzo Gamba (50/1), Ghumama (66/1), True Destiny (80/1)

A big field but it's hard to ignore the claims of THE GOSSIPER given he's been allotted a very low mark when you consider his bumper ability. Fenomeno is another to consider at the foot of the weights, with Boola Boola completing the shortlist.

Previous Winners

2022

Magnetic North

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 7

J: Adam Caffrey | T: A McGuinness

25/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00

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