17:45 Curragh

Friday 28 August 2020

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TRM Nutrition - Supporting Stable Staff Apprentice Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 30.38s

(8)

Able Jack^b1⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 75| D

33/1

22/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 58 days ago. Blinkers the headgear of choice now.

Form: 1-53776

(18)

Tony The Gent^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 75| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in March. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (8f, heavy, 22/1) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 021307

(17)

Trueba⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 11/2, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 6 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 172716

(20)

Great Midge⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72

40/1

33/1, first run since leaving Henry Candy when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 6 days ago. That was his first start for 14 months and this should reveal more.

Form: 24/259-0

(19)

Arletta Star²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 70| D

25/1

9/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) 21 days ago. Not built on the promise of his return/yard debut at Naas and bounce back called for.

Form: 314-590

(15)

Myrcella^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 75

11/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft, 5/2) 9 days ago, well positioned. No surprise to see her give another good account.

Form: 362321

(11)

Ramiro¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽²⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 69| BF

17/2

Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, heavy, 4/1) 10 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 8700-23

(9)

Drumquina¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁴⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 67

13/2

11/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Cork (6.4f, heavy) 12 days ago. Run with promise all 3 starts so far this campaign and no reason why she won;t be thereabouts again.

Form: 540-353

(3)

Scherzando^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago, keeping on with minimum assistance from the saddle. Interesting.

Form: 60507

(6)

Puddle Of Luck²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 70

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, soft, 9/1) 21 days ago, staying on final 1f having not got a clear run 2f out.

Form: 583

(2)

Dragon Of Malta^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D E Sheehy| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 68

15/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Killarney (8.2f, heavy, 10/3) 7 days ago, always holding on. Clearly handles testing ground well and considered in this sort of form.

Form: 2-09641

(14)

Grey Hill³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 61

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 13 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 32 days ago, racing off the pace and not posing a threat.

Form: 9060

(12)

South Forest¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 66

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 18 in maiden at this course (8f, good to soft, 50/1) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 05-9

(10)

Treble Cone¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 61

25/1

14/1, respectable eleventh of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs to step up on that to figure.

Form: 700-700

(21)

Bella Regina⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 60

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in maiden (66/1) at this course (6f, soft) 6 days ago, never nearer. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 0/090

(13)

Legal Thriller¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63| BF

17/2

9/2, respectable tenth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Remains low-mileage so not one to write off.

Form: 7607-40

(16)

Summer's Dream⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Emma Louise Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 60| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 7/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, heavy) 7 days ago. Possibilities with a run. Reserve 2.

Form: 210-203

(1)

Lizbuncon^b1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁴⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 56

28/1

20/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Naas (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Application of blinkers needs to have a positive effect now. Reserve 3.

Form: 000-200

Non-Runners

(5)

Caesar's Comet²²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Katelyn Young

(4)

Intervention¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: C O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(7)

Fall For A Kiss³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Myrcella (11/2), Drumquina (13/2), Scherzando (13/2), Trueba (7/1), Dragon Of Malta (15/2), Caesar's Comet (15/2), Intervention (8/1), Ramiro (17/2), Legal Thriller (17/2), Puddle Of Luck (11/1), Tony The Gent (12/1), Summer's Dream (14/1), Treble Cone (25/1), Arletta Star (25/1), Lizbuncon (28/1), South Forest (33/1), Able Jack (33/1), Bella Regina (33/1), Great Midge (40/1), Grey Hill (66/1)

A typically wide-open handicap and it may pay to take a chance on SCHERZANDO. A low-mileage sort, he caught the eye under considerate assistance from the saddle over 1m here 2 weeks ago, the run not getting to the bottom of him. He may well represent a spot of value and earns the vote, ahead of Intervention, Dragon of Malta and Puddle of Luck.