November 11 / 12.53 Gowran Park

12.53

Heavy

Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £10964.6
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 201134 D

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
8yo whose career didn't kick off until this March; 3-6 over hurdles and 1-3 over fences; has performed okay in Grade 3s the last twice when Liam Quinlan couldn't claim and should have an edge in fitness over some of these; trip/ground fine.
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8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

6th

4

7th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Competitively campaigned in the past year, often in small-field conditions race; third in the Kerry National and filled the same position in a Grade 2 at Down Royal; out of his depth in a 2m Grade 3 event at Naas before an excellent display in finishing second in the Troytown Chase.

8/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: FF9-28

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Runner-up over hurdles here before finishing midfield at Galway; returns to fences for the first time since suffering back-to-back falls earlier in the year (now 1-11 in this discipline); he's another who would ideally prefer a longer trip.
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7th

9

25th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:05 Ballinrobe

Krabat

11st 3lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

Pair of Limerick wins last season and fair fourth to Supreme Jet at Wexford on latest chase start; well beaten in last year's renewal and best on testing ground.

12/1

14th

19

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Krabat

10st 6lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

Three-time chase winner is 0-23 over hurdles; rated 12lb lower in this sphere but failed to exploit his lesser mark on last start over timber at Gowran; cheekpieces need to eke out more.

33/1

4th

11

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:38 Wexford

Krabat

10st 4lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Michael J McDonagh

In good form this season, gaining second Limerick win last month, coming late under patient ride to win going away (2m4f) on preferred heavy ground; nudged up to near career-high mark now and quicker ground a slight concern.

7/1

Form: 1P22-3 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler who has finished on the scene in all three runs over fences, none of them handicaps; should be sharper for his close third at Galway (2m2f, soft) and could yet rate higher than his current mark.
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0

7

28th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 100y

14:40 Limerick

Clifton Warrior

11st 1lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Henry De Bromhead

midfield, towards rear when fell 4 out

7/1

3rd

5

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:53 Gowran Park

Clifton Warrior

10st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

midfield, not fluent 1st, headway and in touch with leaders 3rd, went third 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, jumped right last, kept on, no match for first two

2/1

3rd

3

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Clifton Warrior

11st 5lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

prominent, pressed leader halfway

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 1127U- D

Last run: 197 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
Unlike him to be let down by his jumping as at Punchestown in April; big shout on his second to last weekend's winner Boothill in a 2m1f Ascot handicap a year ago and then ran well in a handicap at Cheltenham; can cope with this mark but heavy ground is a cause for concern (handles soft but perhaps best on good).
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2

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 150y

16:58 Listowel

So Scottish

11st 6lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Emmet Mullins

Dual-purpose sort is on a long losing run; in action on Flat and over hurdles since a good run over fences in the spring; blinkers added now; potentially interesting, though he needs to reverse Grand Annual form with Jasko Des Dames.

6/1

10

(5)

16th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

19:37 Tramore

So Scottish

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Emmet Mullins

Dual-purpose sort is on a long losing run, well held in valuable 2m6f Galway handicap hurdle on latest; previous two Flat maiden runs were poor so seemingly fair bit to do off this opening mark but is unexposed in this sphere.

13/2

12th

9

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 108y

15:12 Galway

So Scottish

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Emmet Mullins

One of three for yard; generally out of form in 2025 in chases and on the Flat; narrowly denied in this race last year off this mark and this may have been a long-term target so would be no surprise to see a revival; interesting.

14/1

Form: /9/40/ C

Last run: 653 days

W: 11st 5lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner on a potentially good mark but long absences have been a feature in this 10yo's profile and he now returns from another; hard to know what ability he retains.
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4th

5

17th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Gowran Park

Ex Patriot

11st 1lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

2m2f handicap chase win here nearly five years ago was his last success; after lengthy absence yet to hit form this season, last of five behind R'evelyn Pleasure at Limerick on latest; rapidly declining mark but remains opposable.

20/1

5th

1

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 6f 120y

12:20 Limerick

Ex Patriot

11st 12lb

J: Hugh Morgan

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

in rear but in touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, prominent 9th, briefly went second after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

13/2

6th

1

16th Dec 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 68y

12:30 Fairyhouse

Ex Patriot

11st 12lb

J: Hugh Morgan

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

held up in rear, mistake 4 out, some headway on outer before 2 out, soon no impression

20/1

Form: /4/56- D

Last run: 343 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 8yo who has always looked promising, posting an RPR of 125 when winning his maiden hurdle in March 2021; could have jumped better in three chases but they were beginners' events won by top notchers; entitled to need this and he probably wants further than 2m.
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1st

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

19:40 Cartmel

Coqolino

11st 2lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Kept on well to score here (2m1f, good) on Saturday, getting off the mark over fences at the 20th attempt; has 7lb penalty to shoulder today but the longer trip and likely slower ground will both be in his favour.

9/4

1st

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

19:40 Cartmel

Coqolino

11st 2lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Kept on well to score here (2m1f, good) on Saturday, getting off the mark over fences at the 20th attempt; has 7lb penalty to shoulder today but the longer trip and likely slower ground will both be in his favour.

9/4

4

24th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 3

18:08 Cartmel

Coqolino

10st 11lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

0-19 over fences; went close here (2m5f, heavy) last summer and is now 5lb below that mark but his recent efforts have been disappointing and he might find 2m1f on good ground an inadequate stamina test.

5/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €6.10
Straight Forecast €7.30
Trifecta €20.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Clifton Warrior

TOPSPEED:

So Scottish

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Clifton Warrior

POSTDATA:

Clifton Warrior

The Irish Sun:

Clifton Warrior