Racing Again May 23rd Handicap – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

17:25

Racing Again May 23rd Handicap

Date 2023-05-10

Distance 1m6f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
14 (13)	Bolero Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(5) T:H Rogers	J:Siobhan Rutledge(5) T:H Rogers	123	tp	2924-4	51	76	65	34d	—	—	-5	2.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Encouraging Bellewstown comeback run puts her in the mix here
12 (12)	Foreign Policy Grey J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	125	—	7-0349	53	76	53	40d	—	—	-3	2.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Some Dundalk promise; first encounter with soft ground here
2 (2)	Star Official Bay J:Mikey Sheehy T:R Donohoe	J:Mikey Sheehy T:R Donohoe	140	—	1978-3	68	77	57	18d	—	—	+1	9.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Very encouraging comeback effort at Navan last month in testing conditions augurs well
7 (11)	Barometer Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:John Joseph Murphy	134	—	2127-0	62	78	51	18d	—	—	-4	5.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Expected to improve for Limerick comeback run; acts on soft and could go close
8 (16)	Sequoiaspirit Bay J:J M Sheridan(3) T:Ray Hackett	J:J M Sheridan(3) T:Ray Hackett	132	—	44360-	60	76	63	196d	—	—	+1	5.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Has run well fresh but others preferred on balance
9 (4)	Mojazaffah Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Shane Crawley	131	t	2/06-7	59	73	29	34d	—	—	+2	6	5.25/1	22 5%
Uninspiring Irish debut at Bellewstown; tongue tie now fitted
13 (17)	Ellaat Bay J:Gearoid Brouder(5) T:C Byrnes	J:Gearoid Brouder(5) T:C Byrnes	124	t	4565-5	52	76	64	21d	—	—	-25	12.3	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Attracted stewards attention over C&D last month; more expected of now
5 (7)	Queen Of Seduction Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	138	p	07234-	66	75	63	209d	—	—	+3	10.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Series of solid runs on softish ground last autumn; yard going well so one to consider
NR (14)	Tory Reel Bay J:TBC T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	J: T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	119	—	/0860-	47	75	39	212d	—	—	-9	3.6	8.00/1	33 3%
0-6 on the Flat for the McNamaras; first start for new yard and 5lb wrong
1 (1)	Douglas Dc Bay J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kearney(7) T:Gordon Elliott	142	p	473-2	70	72	58	34d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.00/1	5 20%
Bellewstown comeback second reads well; one to consider on handicap debut
11 (3)	Bigz Belief Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Matthew J Smith	J:Declan McDonogh T:Matthew J Smith	129	tb	0/1/26	57	77	65	20d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.25/1	6 17%
Ran a cracker here last month, Tipperary run 2 days later probably too soon
4 (6)	Belgoprince Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	138	t	5415/0	66	75	-	18d	—	—	+2	4.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Entitled to come on for recent comeback run after long absence; worth a market check
10 (15)	Oranmore Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	130	—	-24575	58	73	40	47d	—	—	+1	3.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Fair AW form but turf form on soft moderate so hard to be confident in
NR (5)	Allhart Bay J:TBC T:V C Ward	J: T:V C Ward	119	—	0000/0	47	71	-	21d	—	—	-4	1.5	24.75/1	100 1%
Tailed off (burst blood vessel) here last month; 8lb wrong
6 (10)	Mountain Fox Bay J:N G McCullagh T:F Oakes	J:N G McCullagh T:F Oakes	137	t	20/09-	65	74	43	216d	—	—	+2	4.3	16.25/1	66 2%
Veteran best watched on seasonal return on ground softer than he likes
3 (9)	Sean Says Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Rodger Sweeney	J:Leigh Roche T:Rodger Sweeney	139	p	/5300-	67	69	46	—	—	—	+5	6.1	62.25/1	250 0%
Mostly hurdling of late; 0-5 on the Flat and of limited appeal off current mark
15 (8)	Griseo Grey J:Robbie Colgan T:V C Ward	J:Robbie Colgan T:V C Ward	123	—	0079-0	51	75	42	22d	—	—	-1	0.7	37.25/1	150 1%
Needs to improve markedly on underwhelming yard debut here last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bolero	12	11	10	12	11
Foreign Policy	14	16	14	14	16
Star Official	12	17/2	9	9	9
Barometer	10	13/2	7	7	7
Sequoiaspirit	16	22	22	22	22
Mojazaffah	20	22	18	20	22
Ellaat	13/8	13/8	6/5	6/4	13/8
Queen Of Seduction	10	11	11	11	11
Tory Reel	33	25	25	25	25
Douglas Dc	5	5	5	5	5
Bigz Belief	6	5	9/2	9/2	9/2
Belgoprince	33	50	33	40	40
Oranmore	40	40	33	40	40
Allhart	100	100	100	100	100
Mountain Fox	66	50	33	50	50
Sean Says	150	250	125	200	200
Griseo	150	100	80	100	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Douglas Dc

14.4

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

2nd

Bigz Belief

12.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4

3rd

Ellaat

12.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

13/8

Queen Of Seduction

10.7

OR: 4 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

Star Official

9.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Sean Says

6.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.4

250

Mojazaffah

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

Barometer

5.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Sequoiaspirit

5.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

Belgoprince

4.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Mountain Fox

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Oranmore

3.8

OR: 2 Form: 1 Odds: 0.8

Tory Reel

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Bolero

2.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Foreign Policy

2.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Allhart

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

100

Griseo

0.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Douglas Dc	70	72	58
Star Official	68	77	57
Sean Says	67	69	46
Queen Of Seduction	66	75	63
Belgoprince	66	75	—
Mountain Fox	65	74	43
Barometer	62	78	51
Sequoiaspirit	60	76	63
Mojazaffah	59	73	29
Oranmore	58	73	40
Bigz Belief	57	77	65
Foreign Policy	53	76	53
Ellaat	52	76	64
Bolero	51	76	65
Griseo	51	75	42
Tory Reel	47	75	39
Allhart	47	71	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Star Official	18d ago	Fit
Barometer	18d ago	Fit
Belgoprince	18d ago	Fit
Bigz Belief	20d ago	Fit
Ellaat	21d ago	Fit
Allhart	21d ago	Fit
Griseo	22d ago	Fit
Bolero	34d ago	Fit
Mojazaffah	34d ago	Fit
Douglas Dc	34d ago	Fit
Foreign Policy	40d ago	Fit
Oranmore	47d ago	Fresh
Sequoiaspirit	196d ago	Long break
Queen Of Seduction	209d ago	Long break
Tory Reel	212d ago	Long break
Mountain Fox	216d ago	Long break
Sean Says	—	—