UK Horse Racing Tips: Gowran Park

DUTCH GOLD showed promise in three outings last year and appears to have progressed over the winter judged by his reappearance at Cork. The Noel Meade-trained colt didn't enjoy a clear run in the final quarter mile but was still only beaten about two lengths and hopefully can build on that effort. Livio Milo has a similar profile to the selection having also shaped well as a juvenile and kept on into fourth when reappearing in a maiden at the Curragh that has been working out well since. Fort Vega finished strongly when a close third at Limerick recently but Navalny hasn't progressed after a couple of decent runs over this trip last year.
Prediction : 1st Dutch Gold 2nd Livio Milo 3rd Fort Vega

Dermot Weld has made a slow start to the season but WALSINGHAM looks to have bright prospects here. The son of Lope De Vega ran a cracker when beaten less than a length in a Leopardstown maiden last backend and the brother of Duke De Sessa appeared to find ten furlongs too far when reappearing at the same venue. He didn't enjoy much luck in running before finishing strongly last time over a mile at Cork. Play It Again Zaam outran odds of 200/1 when putting in a much improved effort to take fourth behind the Joseph O'Brien-trained Shadowed at the Curragh and has since joined the Carriganog team. Save Your Love stepped forward nicely from his debut last autumn when going close in the Navan maiden won by Drumroll, while Pearl Of Australia and Hutton Glen are others to consider.
Prediction : 1st Walsingham 2nd Save Your Love 3rd Play It Again Zaam

FINAL GESTURE was purchased by his current owner for E925,000 last December and is out of an Oaks runner-up-and-sister to Japan and Mogul. She won a Longchamp handicap last September, has already been Listed-placed and while she has her first run since November and has yet to race beyond 1m4f, likes soft and might stay this distance. White Caviar, a sister to St Leger winner Galileo Chrome, won a course handicap rated just 81 last November but remains unexposed. She makes her seasonal debut but likes soft ground and is likely to continue improving. Irish Lullaby likes soft and has a race-fitness edge. She holds Star Image (finished fourth, but has Group 3-placed form over two-miles), Blazing Skies (seventh), Joupe (eighth) and Icykel (ninth) on recent Cork form and being proven at this distance, should uphold that form. Moon Daisy hasn't run since August but stays well and would have strong claims if the ground dried out significantly.
Prediction : 1st Final Gesture 2nd Star Image 3rd White Caviar

Race-fit REDRESSED finished second in the Group 3 Park Express Stakes last month. Beaten by Believeinmiracles when green on debut, she has since improved and while she steps back up in distance, is suited by easy ground and can progress further. Battle-hardened Lyrical Poetry is rated just 1lb lower but is ground-versatile and has raced at all stakes levels. Well beaten by a subsequent Grade 1-placed winner in a Meydan Group 2 in February, there mightn't be much between her and the lesser-exposed selection. French Listed winner Indian Wish should benefit from her recent Irish debut and is suited by soft ground. Rolling The Dice, bought for 98,000gns last August, debuts for Paddy Twomey but her best form is on a sound surface and had wind surgery in March 2022. She needs to recapture her juvenile form but could improve for new connections. Beginnings was a wide-margin all-weather winner last November and while well held in a soft-ground Deauville Group 3 on April 6, might do better if today's ground dried significantly. Madly Truly and Dower House are closely matched on Leopardstown form but need to improve.
Prediction : 1st Redressed 2nd Lyrical Poetry 3rd Indian Wish

PERFECT PORTRAIT was smart in two runs last year, is suited by easy ground and steps up slightly in distance. Classic-entered and out of a Listed winner, the form of both her runs has worked out well and should prove hard to beat on reappearance. Angelic Appeal was an 80,000gns yearling and is out of a winning half-sister to a Group 2 winner and could be capable while E200,000-yearling Empress Of Beauty is a half-sister to a Group 2 winner and could also be smart. Time To Soar narrowly beat Galileo-sired Red Carpet at Cork recently but both need to improve while Gulf Pearl was well held on a recent reappearance. Susiesparkle was well beaten on course-and-distance debut recently but shaped well and should improve.
Prediction : 1st Perfect Portrait 2nd Angelic Appeal 3rd Empress Of Beauty

BANG PO showed improved form on his third start in handicaps when fourth over 7f here a fortnight ago. Outpaced early in the straight, he stuck to his task well and had five of these rivals behind. The Cotai Glory colt looks sure to appreciate this extra furlong. Timeless Piece was slowly away and didn't have the clearest of runs in the straight when unplaced at Tipperary over 1m1f. Quite well fancied on that handicap debut, she made late headway and may be able to turn around form with Not Even Maybe who finished fourth. Secret Sauce also contested that race at Tipperary but was a bit keen in first-time blinkers. He had fared better when runner-up at Bellewstown on his previous outing and the cheekpieces worn on that occasion are refitted.
Prediction : 1st Bang Po 2nd Timeless Piece 3rd Secret Sauce

ROCK ETOILE overcame a wide draw when getting home by half a length from the re-opposing London Palladium over C&D last month and may have another in him off a 5lb higher mark. That was a first win on turf for Andy Slattery's charge and he clearly likes this track as he was twice runner-up here previously, including when chasing home recent Curragh Group 2 winner Visualisation. London Palladium was having his first outing for seven months, whereas the selection was race-fit, so it could be close between the pair again. Nevada Brave, an all-weather winner over 1m2f in January, was placed on heavy ground at Leopardstown and could go well although 1m might be a bit sharp for him. Pallasmore Lass, runner-up twice at Cork this time last year, disappointed on stable debut at that track but is capable of better and Colin Keane takes the mount again.
Prediction : 1st Rock Etoile 2nd London Palladium 3rd Pallasmore Lass

Paul Flynn continues to send out plenty of winners under both codes and LISAMARIA looks like a filly who should be capable of success in this grade. Fifth on her reappearance over 7f at Leopardstown, she bumped into a well-treated rival when runner-up over 1m1f at Tipperary and can go one place better from a good draw. You Owe Me Money, a maiden after 18 starts, has been a luckless type in her career to date and would have gone close on seasonal debut at Cork but for being hampered at a crucial stage. She ran well a couple of times at this venue last year. Bringsty, hampered in the straight when behind the selection at Tipperary, had previously beaten Neverfindanother U over 1m1f at Leopardstown and is now 7lb worse off with that rival who won on the all-weather over 1m2f in March.
Prediction : 1st Lisamaria 2nd You Owe Me Money 3rd Neverfindanother U