IE - Gowran - Race 7

Thoroughbred

15 Runners

19.8f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Good to Yielding

11.0K

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Verdict

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and it could pay to side with KATE KNOWS BEST who should strip sharper for her recent Sligo fifth after an absence and can now capitalise on a handy-looking mark. A Snow White Park completed a hat-trick over fences at Clonmel two days ago and rates a major threat if translating that form back to hurdles. In-form maiden Demanding Gerry and the lightly-raced Lady Fromentro appeal as the pick of the rest.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
4	Won maiden hurdle at Sligo (17f) last season. Twice a faller tried chasing after and shaped as if better for the run after 5 months off when fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle back at Sligo (2¼m, soft) 15 days ago. Can build on it now, and she's weighted to go well. 1st Pick 4 Kate Knows Best (Ire) Jockey: R. Sugrue Trainer: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland J: R. Sugrue T: John Patrick Ryan, Ireland	100	-	-	-	13%	7/1
Analysis Won maiden hurdle at Sligo (17f) last season. Twice a faller tried chasing after and shaped as if better for the run after 5 months off when fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle back at Sligo (2¼m, soft) 15 days ago. Can build on it now, and she's weighted to go well.
1	Progressing well over fences and she completed a hat-trick in 4-runner listed chase at Clonmel 2 days ago. Potentially well treated back hurdling. 2nd Pick 1 A Snow White Park (Ire) Jockey: D. E. Mullins Trainer: Ms Margaret Mullins, Ireland J: D. E. Mullins T: Ms Margaret Mullins, Ireland	97	-	-	-	31%	9/4
Analysis Progressing well over fences and she completed a hat-trick in 4-runner listed chase at Clonmel 2 days ago. Potentially well treated back hurdling.
7	Still a maiden but she has finished runner-up 5 times in handicaps, including when second of 11 at Clonmel (2½m, good) last time. Should be in the mix again. 3rd Pick 7 Demanding Gerry (Ire) Jockey: C. D. Smithers Trainer: James Andrew Fahey, Ireland J: C. D. Smithers T: James Andrew Fahey, Ireland	96	-	-	-	15%	6/1
Analysis Still a maiden but she has finished runner-up 5 times in handicaps, including when second of 11 at Clonmel (2½m, good) last time. Should be in the mix again.

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