17:20 Curragh

Saturday 25 May 2019

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New Curragh Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 38.12s

(3)

Sherkali^v1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: L Dettori| T: D K Weld| OR: 89| BF| D

5/2

Improved from debut to win a Navan maiden and only just touched off in a bid for back-to-back wins at Gowran last time. First-time visor could eke out improvement here and one to respect on handicap debut for yard in form.

Form: 3-12

(4)

Ferretti⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 88

4/1

Got his head back in front with a 7f handicap win at Naas last time out. May do even better back over this longer trip and the handicapper hasn't gone overboard with his revised handicap mark.

Form: 5-61441

(7)

Copia Verborum²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 86| C

33/1

Course winner on debut but hasn't won in nine subsequent outings. Very disappointing on his two starts since his reappearance and has it all to prove at present.

Form: 378-660

(1)

Excelcius²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83

12/1

Off the mark at the fourth attempt when switched to AW at Dundalk last time out. Likely pace angle here and may have more to give on handicap debut.

Form: 6231-

(5)

Karasi²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 83| D

4/1

Improved from his first two starts to win a Dundalk maiden and outran his odds of 20/1 when third of 15 at Naas last month. May come on for that and left on the same mark by the handicapper.

Form: 331-3

(2)

Jupiter Road^p1,t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82

10/1

Won a Dundalk maiden on his second start and has been running well off this mark in defeat of late. First-time cheekpieces may help eke out a bit more improvement and respected back down in trip here.

Form: 8-13R23

(8)

Isotope³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80| D

9/2

Didn't win in five AW starts but improved for the switch to turf when winning a competitive Cork handicap last time. 8lb rise demands more but first string on jockey bookings and not one to rule out.

Form: 00-4821

(6)

Vivax²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

10/1

Improved from debut to win a Dundalk maiden on just his second start (dead-heat). Didn't look in need of a drop in trip that day but still unexposed and may do better.

Form: 51

Forecasts

Sherkali (5/2), Karasi (4/1), Ferretti (4/1), Isotope (9/2), Jupiter Road (10/1), Vivax (10/1), Excelcius (12/1), Copia Verborum (33/1)

A first-time visor may see SHERKALI improve and he's the suggestion with the yard in flying form and Frankie Dettori booked to ride. Ferretti may do better over this longer trip while Isotope is interesting after his win in a competitive handicap Cork handicap last time out.