18:35 Curragh

Friday 29 June 2018

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Joe.ie Handicap (60-95)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

(5)

Casimiro³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89

11/4

Got his head back in front for the first time since his debut at Leopardstown last time out and there could be more to come down in trip for this yard. 7lb rise looks fair and should go well again.

Form: 464-661

(7)

St Brelades Bay^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| CD

4/1

C&D winner who gained his fifth career success at Gowran Park last time out. Has won off this mark and drop back in trip holds no fears so he ought to run well again.

Form: 71-4341

(9)

Buccaneers Vault¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| D

14/1

Gained his first win of the season at Thirsk last time out but he finds himself in a deeper race here and has historically struggled off this sort of handicap mark; others preferred.

Form: 2-46771

(6)

Fit For Function¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 78| BF| D

7/1

Ended a poor run of form at Listowel at the start of this month but failed to back that up at Fairyhouse last time, possibly doing too much too soon. Still feasibly handicapped on old form and not ruled out if ridden more conservatively.

Form: 000-716

(8)

Flawlessly¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S Lavery| OR: 72

12/1

One win from 12 starts on turf but returned with a fine effort in a competitive contest here earlier this month and may have found her subsequent run at Fairyhouse coming too soon. Drop back to this trip will hold no fears and she ought to go well.

Form: 529428

(4)

Thiswaycadeaux^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 71| D

13/2

A winner of two of her eight races and while she disappointed last time out, she's generally a consistent sort. Only 3lb higher than her penultimate winning run at Sligo and she has claims if returning in that form.

Form: 1-73315

(3)

Gottardo^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 77

8/1

Yet to win on turf but he's won some creditable races in defeat, including at Leopardstown last time out when staying on well. Just 1lb above his winning AW mark and not ruled out if he can back that effort up here.

Form: 315752

(1)

Shore Step²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Shane Foley| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 67| CD

5/1

Finished last year with some promising efforts in big field handicaps and took a big step forward from his reappearance when winning a 27 runner contest here last time. Will find this tougher but he's too well-handicapped to ignore on old form.

Form: 7634-01

Non-Runners

(2)

Kindly¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J F Levins J: D W O'Connor

Forecasts

Casimiro (11/4), St Brelades Bay (4/1), Shore Step (5/1), Thiswaycadeaux (13/2), Kindly (13/2), Fit For Function (7/1), Gottardo (8/1), Flawlessly (12/1), Buccaneers Vault (14/1)

SHORE STEP is still very well-handicapped on his old form and he's found some consistency in his more recent efforts. After a smart effort in a competitive race here last time, he may be able to take this step up in trip in his stride. Fit For Function is another on a workable mark and the gelding ought to run well if returning in the same form as his recent efforts. St Brelades Bay has course and distance form to his name and he's sure to appreciate the drop in trip here.