April 08 / 17.25 Gowran Park

17.25

Soft To Heavy

Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap

  • Prize money: £7682.61
  • 1m 5f 180y
  • 10 runners
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Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 77134- BF

Last run: 225 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Two bumper wins and added a 1m5f Down Royal Flat maiden to her haul last year; below form at Bellewstown when last seen but is a big player if ready on return; the market could guide.
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4th

2

(1)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 200y

18:15 Fairyhouse

Light Up The Dark

10st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Two bumper wins and was gaining a second win on the Flat when readily taking 1m6f Gowran handicap in April (soft); 8lb higher and quicker ground to contend with (has won on good).

4/1

1st

3

(4)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Light Up The Dark

10st 1lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Two bumper wins and added a 1m5f Down Royal Flat maiden to her haul last year; below form at Bellewstown when last seen but is a big player if ready on return; the market could guide.

7/2

2

(9)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 110y

19:55 Bellewstown

Light Up The Dark

12st 1lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual bumper winner got off the mark on the Flat in a 1m5f Down Royal maiden before a cracking handicap run over a similar trip to this at Galway; up another 4lb but has to be taken seriously.

11/4

5/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: /1/41-

Last run: 225 days

W: 10st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Fine dual-purpose sort has 10 wins under all codes including a Bellewstown Flat handicap last August beating a below par Light Up The Dark; won the American Grand National when last seen; handles all ground; a big player.
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2nd

4

(3)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Zanahiyr

10st 1lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Gordon Elliott

Fine dual-purpose sort has 10 wins under all codes including a Bellewstown Flat handicap last August beating a below par Light Up The Dark; won the American Grand National when last seen; handles all ground; a big player.

5/2

7

(7)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 110y

19:55 Bellewstown

Zanahiyr

11st 9lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful dual-purpose sort ran a solid fourth on the Flat at Killarney in May; won over fences at Galway last time after being unplaced in the Plate earlier in the week; should run well.

2/1

3

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Zanahiyr

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

High-class hurdler; has won only one of his nine starts over fences, a Thurles beginners' event the season before last; fell at the fourth in the Ultima at Cheltenham on his final start last season; had a Flat run in May; third to Pinkerton in last year's Galway Plate; beaten almost 20l in seventh behind stablemate Western Fold in Wednesday's 2025 edition.

11/8

9/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 00/40-

Last run: 235 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Second runner for yard; won twice on the Flat in 2022 and some decent runs in defeat on the level and over hurdles last year; had a recent hurdle run to tee up for this; squeak.
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5th

8

(7)

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 185y

19:40 Killarney

Harrys Legacy

8st 12lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual winner on the Flat; ran way too bad to bad to be true at Fairyhouse last time but a repeat of his previous effort over this C&D would give him a definite chance here.

9/2

15th

13

(7)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 40y

19:20 Fairyhouse

Harrys Legacy

9st 6lb

J: W J Lee

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual Flat winner in 2022; good effort at Gowran (1m6f, soft) when third and backed that up at Killarney when second of nine over 2m1f on good ground; player given those recent efforts.

4/1

2nd

6

(4)

12th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 182y

19:40 Killarney

Harrys Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Mr L P Shanahan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual purpose performer who was nicely ahead of Slurricane when a close third at Gowran a month ago (1m6f, soft); player.

5/1

Form: 0221-8

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Won a Roscommon handicap by 15l last October but was poor on return off a 14lb higher mark at the Curragh; down 1lb but questions now.
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6th

12

26th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Curragh

Nancee Spain

11st 12lb

T: Daniel McLoughlin

Easy Roscommon winner last year and a solid fifth at Gowran last time; best form on soft.

11/1

5th

9

(5)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Nancee Spain

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Daniel McLoughlin

Won a Roscommon handicap by 15l last October but was poor on return off a 14lb higher mark at the Curragh; down 1lb but questions now.

11/1

8th

11

(1)

28th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 4f 0y

14:30 Curragh

Nancee Spain

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Daniel McLoughlin

Built on promise of first two handicap runs when making all and winning by 15l at Roscommon (1m4f, soft) in October; hiked up 14lb so will need to improve again to follow up but that's not impossible; can't be discounted if ready after break.

5/1

Form: 80728-

Last run: 198 days

W: 9st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Seven wins between both codes but last one came on the Flat at Chester in 2024; would have a chance if back to the form of his Clonmel second last September.
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6th

4

(11)

12th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

16:20 Dundalk (AW)

Rich Belief

9st 11lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Karl Thornton

AW winner at two in Britain, but has never raced here; won a claiming hurdle two runs back, but trip looks too sharp as well as the query about him on Polytrack.

14/1

3rd

1

9th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 0y

17:20 Sligo

Rich Belief

11st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Karl Thornton

Fair hurdles form in 2022; has done most of his racing on the Flat in recent years; second at Clonmel last September has been the only bright spot in that sphere since a 2024 Chester win; found his level when winning in this category at Wexford 13 days ago; should be the mix again.

3/1

1st

3

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:42 Wexford

Rich Belief

11st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Karl Thornton

Best hurdles form was in 2022, and he has done most of his racing on the Flat in recent years; second at Clonmel last September has been the only bright spot since a 2024 Chester win; no merit in his recent Navan run; may struggle to run up to an official rating of 117.

8/1

Form: 24274-

Last run: 174 days

W: 8st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified for a positive sample; could run well.
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14th

18

(10)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Plunkett Street

9st 7lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified after a positive sample; failed to run to market expectations at Gowran on seasonal debut, capable of better.

10/1

7th

10

(1)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Plunkett Street

8st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified for a positive sample; could run well.

8/1

22/1

Form: /7/60-

Last run: 200 days

W: 8st 11lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Three time hurdle winner was disappointing on the Flat and hurdles when last seen and others make more appeal.
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6th

2

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

14:40 Stratford

Katherine

11st 10lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Ran surprisingly well behind the classy Murcia in a mares' hurdle at Listowel (2m, good) last month but she struggled back in handicap chase last time; now returns to hurdling but she's hard to predict and her last win was in October 2024; others are more convincing.

14/1

9th

10

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

19:18 Roscommon

Katherine

10st 6lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Ran surprisingly well behind the classy Murcia in a mares' hurdle last week, but on balance of form it's hard to take that effort literally; this is a belated return to fences (0-5).

16/1

4th

7

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:06 Listowel

Katherine

10st 9lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

3-28 over hurdles but rated just 98 and has been out of form for some time; would be a surprise winner in this company.

28/1

Form: 47-970

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles last year and later took a Limerick Flat handicap over 1m4f; however, has been poor on his last three Flat starts and has to bounce back.
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6th

5

(7)

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 103y

20:00 Killarney

God Of Thunder

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Has done plenty of racing since a Limerick win last summer; generally modest form this season, with the exception of a Navan third; others look more likely.

12/1

10th

2

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 4f 65y

20:00 Limerick

God Of Thunder

10st 1lb

J: Jared Huggan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Has done plenty of racing since a C&D win last summer; generally modest form this season, with the exception of a Navan third on his penultimate start.

14/1

13th

2

(20)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Fairyhouse

God Of Thunder

10st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Added third Flat win at Limerick off 73 last summer (1m5f, good); poor form following that until an encouraging 3.5l third of 14 at Navan five days ago when dropping into this grade for the first time (1m5f, good); not ruled out.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 93279-

Last run: 171 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Won his fifth race on the Flat when scoring over 1m4f at Leopardstown last year; some fine runs in defeat after up to 2m; below form last two runs but a chance if at best on return.
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3rd

7

(2)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 200y

18:15 Fairyhouse

Not Just Any Eagle

9st 2lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

Four Flat wins at up to 1m4f, including Leopardstown handicap last season off 78; yet to hit form this campaign though, twice not appearing to stay today's trip; bit to prove now.

12/1

14th

2

(11)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 40y

19:20 Fairyhouse

Not Just Any Eagle

10st 0lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

4-30 on turf, along with one AW victory; last success came off 2lb lower at Leopardstown last year (1m4f, good); struggled on soft ground at Gowran on seasonal return, but improved on that when seventh of 16 back there last time (1m4f, yielding), a nose behind Just Keep Flying; heading in the right direction.

20/1

7th

1

(15)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Not Just Any Eagle

10st 2lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

Five-time winner; last scored at Leopardstown in May 2025 off 4lb lower; struggled on soft ground on seasonal return over 1m6f here in April; might need another run or two to hit top form.

28/1

Form: 43/71-

Last run: 163 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 80

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Payout
Exacta €13.60
Straight Forecast €25.11
Tricast €229.20
Trifecta €174.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Zanahiyr

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Nancee Spain

The Irish Sun:

Light Up The Dark

POSTDATA:

God Of Thunder

TOPSPEED:

Zanahiyr