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16:20 Gowran Park (IRE)

Goresbridge Handicap (45-70) (Div 2)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 100y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • €10,500 added
  • Winner: €6,300
  • 2nd: €2,100
  • 3rd: €1,051
  • 4th: €525
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.31s
  • Off Time: 16:20:36
  • 17 Ran
1(4)
Silk - MAROON & WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, maroon cap

Blyton

20
20/1
  • Form 40502-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

prominent early, soon chased leaders, pushed along in 4th 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, weakened

2(14)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green star & sleeves, quartered cap
28/1
  • Form 8549-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

held up rear of mid-division, 11th 4f out, pushed along on outer entering straight, soon good headway to challenge, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, not match winner

3(13)
Silk - MAUVE, emerald green spots
  • Form 7-22717
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

held up towards rear, 15th 4f out, nudged along and progress on outer entering straight, travelling well in 3rd 2f out, challenged and on terms over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden and kept on well to assert final 100 yards

4(11)
Silk - Light blue, yellow cross of lorraine, light green sleeves, light blue cap
  • Form 47-5604
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 68

mid-division, 5th 4f out, progress to 3rd entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, soon no extra

5(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, black disc, yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 0765-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 67

chased leaders, 8th 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra

6(18)
Silk - Pink & yellow quartered, yellow diamonds on sleeves, yellow cap, pink stars
  • Form 7248-08
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 67

always behind, pushed along halfway, ridden and no extra over 3f out, tailed off

7(3)
Silk - WHITE, green 'V', gold cap
50/1
  • Form 943/7-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 65

pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, pushed along in 9th 4f out, ridden and weakened entering straight

8(20)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & BLACK CHEVRONS, emerald green sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 323520-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 65

held up towards rear, 14th 4f out, pushed along and headway over 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace

9(5)
Silk - Royal blue, red triple diamond, red diamonds on cap
  • Form 039000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 64

mid-division, 12th 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

10(12)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue epaulettes, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 698-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 63

held up towards rear, 16th 4f out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and some progress to mid-division over 1f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace to go 4th final 100 yards, nearest finish

11(9)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, yellow epaulettes, yellow cap, emerald green star
20/1
  • Form 612320-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, pushed along in 3rd 4f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off

12(19)
Silk - Red & white hoops, white cap, red star
40/1
  • Form 52857-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division towards outer, 7th 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace

14(8)
Silk - grey,purple panel, check cap
  • Form 1766-53
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 59

prominent, soon raced in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace

15(16)
Silk - Red, emerald green & yellow quartered cap

Acari (IRE)

14 h CD
4/1
  • Form 06608-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 57

held up mid-division, raced keenly, 10th 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression when slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra

16(10)
Silk - MAROON, maroon & light blue striped cap
16/1
  • Form 049764-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 56

mid-division, 6th 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go moderate 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, no impression on principals

17(7)
Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap
  • Form 78-08
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 68

soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra when edged left over 1f out, weakened

18(1)
Silk - Pink, black cross sashes, black diamonds on sleeves, black cap, pink diamonds
  • Form 32176-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 55

pushed along early, soon chased leaders, pushed along in 13th 4f out, ridden and no extra from over 2f out

13(17)
NR
  • Form 610460
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

19(2)
NR
  • Form 5923-14
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 52

20(15)
NR
150/1
  • Form 029096-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 51

In depth

Verdict

Pineapple Express returned to Turf with an emphatic victory over the course and distance and was heavily supported back at Dundalk but ran poorly. Legal Thriller, a winner at Dundalk, is 0-14 on Turf while Acari has only won twice in 24 starts, though reappeared with a good run at Tipperary. Slieve Bearnagh made a successful reappearance at Roscommon last summer but is 9lb higher so a chance is taken with BLYTON, who won three sprints for Tom Dascombe back in 2018. He's never won for Luke Comer but started out on a mark of 92 and is now on 70. His second place at the Curragh shows there are still races in him and Nathan Crosse is excellent value for his claim.

Formwatch

Blyton 33-1 (9-6) Waited with towards rear, kept on same pace straight, 16th of 19, 12 1/4l behind Dancing Approach (9-13) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.

Indian Sioux (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 4th early, pushed along 3f out, soon challenged, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 15, 11l behind Secret Pulse (9-2) at Curragh 1m mdn fll Good - Yielding in Sep.

Pineapple Express (IRE) 10-11fav (10-3) In rear, niggled along early, ridden entering straight, 9th 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Ragtime Red (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Apr.

Hidden Land (USA) 66-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Ivy Avenue (10-1) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.

Maysonlight 50-1 (9-4) Soon chased leaders, disputed 7th after halfway, lost position and not much room straight, soon no extra, 18th of 19, 15 1/2l behind Dancing Approach (9-13) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.

World Title (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) In rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, never a factor, last of 8, 6 1/4l behind Major Power (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.

Michael Hennery 40-1 (10-1) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, hampered over 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Call Me Rocky (9-7) at Limerick 1m mdn gd in Jul.

Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway on outer into 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra in straight, weakened, 9th of 14, dist behind Clever Currency (11-4) at Limerick 2m mdn Yielding in Apr.

Phoenix Open (USA) 66-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened, last of 12, 5 3/4l behind War Hero (10-2) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.

Waterville Lady (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead after 2f out, pushed along entering straight and soon headed, no extra under 2f out and soon weakened, eased inside final furlong, last of 15, 25 1/2l behind Ottawa Fire (10-2) at Gowran Park 1m hcp sft in Apr.

Dangeroffizz (IRE) 18-1 (8-2) Always in rear, last of 11, dist behind Ben Lilly (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.

Pulsating (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Waited with, soon towards rear, headway behind horses straight, soon one pace, 13th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Morph Speed (10-2) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Apr.

Legal Thriller (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Disputed lead briefly early, prominent, soon 4th, effort straight, kept on without matching front pair final furlong, 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Rodney Bay (9-5) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gd in Apr.

Acari (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) A little slow into stride, towards rear, raced on outer straight and headway, kept on well without threatening final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Pinpointed (9-6) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Apr.

Extensio (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, niggled along in 6th over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, lost place 1f out, ran on well to 4th close home, never nearer, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Poster Child (9-8) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.

New Appointment (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Disputed lead, headed after 3f, dropped to 3rd 4f out, ridden entering straight, weakened, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Lunar Power (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr.

Loudest Whisper (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Disputed 5th early, soon chased leaders, pushed along and lost position under 6f out, soon under pressure, weakened straight, last of 16, dist behind Duchess Ravenwaves (9-2) at Navan 1m 5f hcp hvy in Mar.

Storm Elza (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Dwelt, towards rear for most, ridden and no extra over 2f out, last of 15, 9 1/4l behind Ivy Avenue (10-1) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.

Irish Ambassador (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, pushed along and closer 2f out, 7th and ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Maccliff (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Apr.

Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and carried left 2f out, stayed on to dispute over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 6th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Comin' Through (10-4) at Dundalk 1m pol in Nov.