Dianthus going for Gowran gold Richard O’Brien’s Dianthus holds solid credentials for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap over seven furlongs at Gowran Park on Tuesday. She proved her ability to handle rain-softened turf when landing the valuable Madrid Handicap at Naas last season and signed off with a couple of placed efforts in highly-competitive fillies’ handicaps. O’Brien has previously talked of her as a potential stakes filly, so she could have a big say off a mark of 84 on her seasonal debut. Joseph O’Brien fires no less than five darts at the feature and his Tuamhain merits plenty of respect. She won over a mile at this track in October and quickly followed up on very testing conditions at Galway. Although she wasn’t at her best when last seen on the Polytrack at Dundalk, she could easily bounce back to form here. Gavin Cromwell’s Innamorare is on a hat-trick but would prefer better ground. Basic Law is the one to beat in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden after a highly promising second place at Naas. The third home has since delivered at Dundalk to bolster the form. Maria Christina was very eye-catching at the back end of last season when finishing strongly for fourth on debut at Leopardstown and has every chance of continuing Dermot Weld’s blistering form in the Follow @BetVictorRacing On Twitter Fillies Maiden. Weld’s Jassaar is likely to be popular for the Tickets Online At www.gowranpark.ie Maiden as he was a decent second to the ill-fated Sir Erec at the Curragh in August. With a rating of 110, Twilight Payment sets the standard in the BetVictor Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Race, however, the unexposed Hasanabad could serve it up to him. Waitaki has each-way prospects in the first division of the BetVictor Bet €5 Get €30 Offer Handicap while Annie Fior makes plenty of appeal in the second split. Faerie Laws, from a good draw in stall two, is a speculative pick in the Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap in which there are ground concerns for many of the runners.
