15:00 Curragh

Friday 14 August 2020

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Irish Field Celebrating 150 Years Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 2m 10.84s

(5)

Leo De Fury¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 114| CD

9/4

Very smart colt. C&D winner in June. 16/1, 5½ lengths fifth of 6 to Magical in Tattersalls Gold Cup at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. Still a big player remembering his impressive reappearance.

Form: 8254-15

(6)

Numerian⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

8/1

Smart gelding. Latest win at Naas in March. 2¾ lengths last of 3 to Buckhurst in Alleged Stakes at this C&D (good, 5/1) 48 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 322-133

(3)

Sinawann⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 104| C

18/5

6/5, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, good) 44 days ago by length from Confidence High, kept up to work. Needs more to defy a penalty in this stronger race.

Form: 512-61

(2)

Armory¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 112| C

13/8

Smart colt. Course winner. 4¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Magical in Tattersalls Gold Cup (18/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. Yard having good spell. Bold bid expected.

Form: 1232-44

(7)

Degraves²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 5¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Delphi in listed race at Leopardstown (12f, good, 3/1) 29 days ago. Bit to find.

Form: 4311-4

Non-Runners

(4)

Rakan²²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: O J Orr

(1)

Helvic Dream¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Armory (13/8), Leo De Fury (9/4), Sinawann (18/5), Numerian (8/1), Degraves (10/1), Rakan (10/1), Helvic Dream (12/1)

LEO DE FURY was marginally behind Armory in the Tattersalls Gold Cup over C&D last time but is fancied to reverse the form with an emphatic success over C&D on reappearance still quite fresh in the mind. The others all have something to find but a creditable run is more than likely from the consistent Numerian.