14:30 Curragh

Sunday 27 September 2020

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Heffernan Tyres Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 1.43s

(9)

Ardhoomey^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 93| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Cork in August. 7¾ lengths seventh of 11 to A Step Too Far in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 9/1) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Yard having good spell.

Form: 240817

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(7)

Royal Canford^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 91| C

12/1

Quirky sort. Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Below form tenth of 22 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 18/1) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 751810

(17)

Silver Spear¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 88

9/1

7¼ lengths ninth of 14 to Glass Slippers in Flying Five Stakes (200/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Must improve.

Form: 613-439

(11)

Blairmayne¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 86| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 25/1, good second of 22 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Can give a good account.

Form: 333582

(10)

Inflection Point¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: K P Cotter| OR: 86| D

12/1

Unreliable type. 9/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 441652

(1)

Mrs Bouquet⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 87| D

33/1

Fourth of 5 in handicap (13/2) at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 11-8754

(15)

A Step Too Far^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 85| D

11/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (9/2) at Cork (6f, good) 11 days ago by neck from Goodnight Girl, battling well. Cheekpieces on first time in quest for the 6-timer.

Form: 211111

(2)

Not Now Zeb¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 86| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Below form eighth of 22 in handicap (28/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 001168

(14)

Goodnight Girl^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: S Lynam| OR: 84

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable neck second of 12 to A Step Too Far in handicap (15/2) at Cork (6f, good) 11 days ago, sticking to task. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 270-542

(3)

Elzaamone^p,t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Niall Egan| OR: 83| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. 66/1, 7 lengths seventh of 9 to Make A Challenge in listed race at Navan (5f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: 381287

(6)

Breakfast Club¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: D Hogan| OR: 81| D

7/2

Promising individual. First run since leaving Richard Hannon and career best when winning 9-runner handicap (7/1) at Cork (5f, good) 11 days ago, comfortably. Big player.

Form: 1351

(5)

Beckwith Place³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 77

18/1

Good second of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy, 20/1) 30 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 800-052

(4)

Ecclesiastical¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77| D

22/1

5/1, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Navan (5f, good to soft) 17 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 422201

(8)

Boughtinthedark¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 74

22/1

Latest win at Navan in June. 13/2, 2¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Breakfast Club in handicap at Cork (5f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 152276

(18)

Chocquinto¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 73| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. 22/1, respectable 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Breakfast Club in handicap at Cork (5f, good) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 601055

Non-Runners

(16)

Nordic Passage¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

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

(13)

Big Gossey¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: C O'Brien J: M C Hussey

(12)

My Laureate²²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: G M Lyons J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Breakfast Club (7/2), A Step Too Far (11/2), Blairmayne (13/2), Silver Spear (9/1), Goodnight Girl (10/1), My Laureate (10/1), Ardhoomey (12/1), Inflection Point (12/1), Royal Canford (12/1), Big Gossey (14/1), Not Now Zeb (16/1), Nordic Passage (16/1), Beckwith Place (18/1), Elzaamone (20/1), Boughtinthedark (22/1), Ecclesiastical (22/1), Chocquinto (33/1), Mrs Bouquet (33/1)

A competitive race but the case for BREAKFAST CLUB is a compelling one on the back of a sparkling debut win for Denis Hogan at Cork 11 days ago, with the manner of that success suggesting a subsequent 11 lb rise may not be enough. A Step Too Far has been a revelation this season and is second choice, with Blairmayne completing the shortlist.