Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap – Gowran Park

Gowran Park

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Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 7f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 1m 34.16s (slow by 10.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dance For Chester (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	11/10F	Won
2nd	James The Second (IRE) Terry Casey · Michael Mulvany	20/1	.75
3rd	Weegeebear (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	13/2	4.25
4th	Kilgharrahs Love (IRE) Wayne Lordan · Thomas Cleary	9/2	1.25
5th	Therussiancomposer (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Ciaran Murphy	6/1	1.75
6th	Rushes To Riches (IRE) Rory Mulligan · Paul Mulligan	33/1	4.75
7th	Handmedownmybible (IRE) Chris Hayes · Patrick Magee	17/2	1
8th	Historical Fact (IRE) Leigh Roche · Charles O'Brien	22/1	6
9th	Khutulun (GB) Ben Coen · Ciaran Murphy	33/1	8
10th	The Black Stuff (IRE) Robert Whearty · Patrick Magee	50/1	8

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (5)	Dance For Chester Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Stephen Thorne	138	—	7070-1	60	62	56	31d	—	—	-15	25.8	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Improved on testing ground when winning on return at Naas (5f), best work at the finish
5 (2)	Kilgharrahs Love Chestnut J:Wayne Lordan T:Thomas Cleary	J:Wayne Lordan T:Thomas Cleary	130	—	9034-0	52	62	55	18d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-10	4.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Chance judged on 3l beating over C&D (soft to heavy) on handicap debut off 51 in October
3 (10)	Weegeebear Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	138	v	-76101	60	69	40	7d	—	—	+7	21.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Slowly away again but showed good attitude to win claimer here last week; can go well
4 (3)	Handmedownmybible Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick Magee	J:Chris Hayes T:Patrick Magee	130	tp	0473-4	52	68	39	18d	—	—	-10	4.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Likely pace angle but heavy ground a concern; first-time tongue-tie added to cheekpieces
6 (7)	Therussiancomposer Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	128	—	0679-	50	57	42	201d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Wide draw on handicap debut; risky proposition but Dylan Browne McMonagle is back aboard
7 (9)	James The Second Bay J:Terry Casey(10) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Terry Casey(10) T:Michael Mulvany	126	—	680-08	48	66	-	19d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Well treated judged on Galway 3rd last summer; sent off favourite behind Dance For Chester
9 (8)	Historical Fact Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Charles O'Brien	J:Leigh Roche T:Charles O'Brien	123	tp	90-085	45	63	41	31d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Didn't seem to stay the trip when fifth behind Dance For Chester at Naas last month
2 (4)	Khutulun Grey J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	138	p	912-64	60	64	34	79d	—	—	0	3.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Chelmsford win last September for James Ferguson; first run for Murphy after 7,000gns sale
8 (6)	The Black Stuff Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Patrick Magee	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Patrick Magee	125	—	000-	47	55	26	284d	—	—	-4	1.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Never a factor in 3 maidens; handicaps would have always been the plan so monitor betting
10 (1)	Rushes To Riches Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Paul Mulligan	123	t	9-009	45	67	-	33d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Tall order on AW last time when running from 8lb out of the handicap; this will be easier

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dance For Chester	11/10	11/10	6/5
Kilgharrahs Love	11/2	5/1	11/2
Weegeebear	5/1	5/1	5/1
Handmedownmybible	7/1	13/2	7/1
Therussiancomposer	8/1	8/1	8/1
James The Second	16/1	14/1	14/1
Historical Fact	28/1	28/1	28/1
Khutulun	33/1	33/1	33/1
The Black Stuff	25/1	28/1	28/1
Rushes To Riches	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dance For Chester

25.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Weegeebear

21.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Kilgharrahs Love

4.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Handmedownmybible

4.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

Khutulun

3.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Therussiancomposer

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

James The Second

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

The Black Stuff

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Historical Fact

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Rushes To Riches

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dance For Chester	60	62	56
Weegeebear	60	69	40
Khutulun	60	64	34
Kilgharrahs Love	52	62	55
Handmedownmybible	52	68	39
Therussiancomposer	50	57	42
James The Second	48	66	—
The Black Stuff	47	55	26
Historical Fact	45	63	41
Rushes To Riches	45	67	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Weegeebear	7d ago	Quick return
Kilgharrahs Love	18d ago	Fit
Handmedownmybible	18d ago	Fit
James The Second	19d ago	Fit
Dance For Chester	31d ago	Fit
Historical Fact	31d ago	Fit
Rushes To Riches	33d ago	Fit
Khutulun	79d ago	Fresh
Therussiancomposer	201d ago	Long break
The Black Stuff	284d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Gowran Park over 7f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.