3.10 Gowran Park
Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1) (4YO plus)
Winner €26,000
Advice: 1 pt So Young w/o favourite (5/6 Paddy Power)
Zaidpour: Finally got that 1st Grade 1 win when
getting better off So Young (third) in Hatton’s Grace, and ahead of him once
again when second in 3m Grade 2 at Leopardstown; No shame in finding Bog
Warrior too good giving weight and 2m on heavy ground is his signature distance,
so should prove hard to beat.
So Young: Sent off just 2/1 for the 2011 Neptune but third
then and never been upto it in Grade 1, or indeed Graded company, since then;
Behind Zaidpour on two occasions this season and comfortably held even at
revised weights, so others make more appeal here today. 
Rory O’Moore: Front runner who is useful when given the
rope, although had no answer to Un Atout latest and only eight in Grade 1 at
Christmas; More needed here and won’t be likely to get away so easily from
others. 
Arnaud: Bad mistake at the third last when he was only ¾ of
a length behind Blackstairmountain despite giving 2lbs probably cost him, but
in this context, might mean little. 
Missunited: Had a really progressive summer, where she won 5
of her six races over flat and jumps and then was second in Irish Cesrarawitch;
Promising return but long breaks since and might be outclassed.
VERDICT: ZAIDPOUR is much the best of these on all known
form and should have no problems with the ground or the trip, so gets a clear
vote to beat So Young once again, who in turn, should be clear of the rest, of which Missuinted seems best.
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