16:50 Curragh

Saturday 26 September 2020

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Manguard Plus Handicap

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 1m 42.68s

(2)

Breaking Story¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 95| C

12/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 15/2, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Could get involved.

Form: 3-56839

(13)

Carrytheone^h⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 97| BF| CD

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Winner here in July. Ran out in handicap (9/4) at this C&D (good to soft) 48 days ago. Hood back on. Open to progress.

Form: 421R

(1)

Dance Jupiter¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92

15/8

Promising individual. First run since leaving John E. Kiely when second of 10 in minor event at Galway (8.6f, heavy, 4/1) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 51-2

(17)

Jassaar^v1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 92| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 10/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 29 days ago. Needs to bounce back in a first-time visor.

Form: 10-7390

(14)

Yulong Warrior^v1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| D

80/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 22/1) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 394680

(10)

Protagonist¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 90

10/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Creditable sixth of 22 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft, 28/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 4-11876

(4)

Maker Of Kings^t1⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89

22/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Fifth of 7 in minor event at this course (10f, good to soft, 4/1) 90 days ago. Trainer going well. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 3233-15

(6)

Mythologic²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 87| D

11/1

25/1, good sixth of 20 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Should remain competitive.

Form: 237486

(18)

In From The Cold⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 85

7/1

40/1, good 3½ lengths fifth of 11 to Lady Wannabe in listed race at Listowel (9f, good) 4 days ago, never nearer. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 455225

(15)

Khafaaq^v¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 81| D

22/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 12 days ago by ½ length from Mudlahhim. Thriving at the moment but bound to find this tougher.

Form: 686611

(12)

Luke Short⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: N Meade| OR: 85| D

14/1

Career best when winning 15-runner minor event at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 57 days ago, well on top finish. Handicapper has taken a dim view of that form, so more improvement needed.

Form: 0718-51

(8)

Mudlahhim^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K Prendergast| OR: 79

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good ½-length second of 13 to Khafaaq in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 2/52-S2

(3)

These Days^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 79| D

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form 4¼ lengths seventh of 14 to Bucky Larson in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (7f, good). Off 107 days.

Form: 3/2571-7

(7)

Mccabe^p,t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 82| BF| D

18/1

Winner at Cork in September. 7/4, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 995817

Non-Runners

(5)

Quizical²⁹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: S Lavery J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(9)

Bucky Larson¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(16)

Fearless Girl³⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: K J Leonard

(11)

True Companion⁷⁶⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 7

T: H Beggs J: James J Doyle

Forecasts

Dance Jupiter (15/8), Quizical (5/1), Carrytheone (11/2), In From The Cold (7/1), Protagonist (10/1), Mythologic (11/1), Breaking Story (12/1), Fearless Girl (12/1), Jassaar (14/1), Luke Short (14/1), Bucky Larson (14/1), Mccabe (18/1), Mudlahhim (18/1), Maker Of Kings (22/1), Khafaaq (22/1), These Days (40/1), True Companion (50/1), Yulong Warrior (80/1)

DANCE JUPITER got the better of a smart type on his second outing last season and would have made a comfortable winning return (also debut for Joseph O'Brien) had his effort started sooner at Galway recently, so he's taken to prove better than a mark of 92 on his first go in handicaps. Carrytheone, who ran out last time, is a big danger based on his previous win and In from The Cold is respected.