Racecards
18:00 Gowran Park (IRE)
Kilkenny Handicap (50-70) Div 2
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 100y
- Going: Good, Good to Yielding in places
- Surface: Turf
- €5,949 added
- Form 21150-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A McGuinness
- Jockey K J Manning
in touch, 5th halfway, lost place entering straight, soon weakened
- Form 73230-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
5th early, driven along and dropped to mid-division before halfway, no extra early straight
- Form 800037-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A Mullins
- Jockey Martin Harley
held up towards rear, no impression straight
- Form 455200-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W McCreery
- Jockey Rory Cleary
slowly into stride and held up towards rear, no extra straight
Vigano (IRE)
30- Form 432/09-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S J Treacy
- Jockey C P Geoghegan
led, ridden entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 6/8500-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey J A Heffernan
mid-division, 7th and progress halfway, 4th into straight, led 1 1/2f out, quickened clear, eased close home, very easily
Dinah Doll (IRE)
181- Form 092630-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer P A Fahy
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
tracked leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd early straight, 3rd and ridden under 2f out, 4th and no extra final furlong
- Form 75099-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer D M Leigh
- Jockey E J McNamara
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders in 6th, ridden approaching straight, no impression from 2f out
- Form 7040-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer K J Condon
- Jockey S M Gorey
always behind
Quilca (USA)
22- Form 5970-80
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer K Prendergast
- Jockey Amelia Hegarty
mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression straight
- Form 5598/00-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P J Flynn
- Jockey Maria Quinlan
always towards rear
- Form 89-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer E P Harty
- Jockey N G McCullagh
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden and lost place entering straight, no impression from 2f out
- Form 0900-01
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J W Nicholson
- Jockey B A Curtis
prominent, 3rd halfway, 5th under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace
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12- Form 00000-8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R McGlinchey
- Jockey M C Hussey
held up, 10th halfway, 5th and headway 2f out, moderate 3rd 1f out, stayed on
- Form 0/076-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
towards rear, stayed on without threatening straight
- Form U054-63
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
In depth
Verdict
CHAPARRO, who ran his best race to date when a head behind Force Of Habit at Dundalk earlier this month, looks the answer to this finale. Mick Halford's charge doesn't win often but this isn't the strongest of handicaps and he has won from a higher mark in the past. Fleeting Moment has dropped to a lenient mark but he's a long-time maiden with 26 losing runs behind him. Silly Dancer was in good form last summer and will be better for a recent run at the Curragh but a bigger threat may emerge in the shape of Mrs Batt, who was suited by new tactics when making all at Naas last week, her first sign of ability.
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