17:20 Curragh

Sunday 27 September 2020

All13:2514:0014:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

extra.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 1m 43.78s

(4)

Sure Cert⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: T Foley| OR: 74

7/2

28/1, much improved to make winning handicap debut in 16-runner event at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago, finding extra. May well have more to offer.

Form: 7561

(11)

Characteristic¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S M Mooney⁽²⁾| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 70

50/1

80/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Tom Clover when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 3/2862-0

(5)

Pulse Of Shanghai⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 68

15/2

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Dundalk (7f) 9 days ago, never nearer. Capable off this mark.

Form: 2-65306

(1)

Fugacious^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 66| BF

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 start but he does arrive on the back of good placed efforts at Killarney and Cork (blinkered first time at latter). Likely to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 035723

(10)

Clear Quartz⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁴⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 68

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 50/1) 8 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 55800

(3)

Acari^h¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 63| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Galway (8.6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Hood back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 100-066

(2)

Everyhouronthehour^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing⁽²⁾| T: W Ross| OR: 62| D

6/1

Dundalk winner in January and back to winning ways in 14-runner event at Gowran (1m, good) 8 days ago, keeping on well. Likely to remain competitive after a 5 lb rise.

Form: 199751

(9)

Cobb And Co⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 62

22/1

Well held over hurdles on last 2 starts but he had been in decent form on the Flat prior to that, finishing runner-up at Naas and Fairyhouse. Player on those efforts.

Form: 477-225

(8)

Amarantha³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 61

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Disappointed at Bellewstown last month but had shown she can be competitive from this sort of mark when third over C&D prior to that. On the shortlist.

Form: 00630

(6)

Lady Boomerang^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Jessica Maye⁽⁴⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 57| D

14/1

Latest win at Cork in August. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 11/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 745140

(13)

Gregory's Gift¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: W T Byrne⁽²⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 59

14/1

Modest form. 9/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 670480

(7)

Lady Savanah^v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: T G McCourt| OR: 50| BF| D

4/1

Off the mark on 1m Leopardstown return in June and back to form when placed over 7f on her last 3 outings. Not taken lightly.

Form: 609233

(12)

Overtake^t⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽²⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 45

28/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Ballinrobe (9.5f, good) 69 days ago, fading so drop back to 1m may help. Yard in good form.

Form: 009-997

Forecasts

Sure Cert (7/2), Lady Savanah (4/1), Everyhouronthehour (6/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (15/2), Fugacious (15/2), Amarantha (17/2), Gregory's Gift (14/1), Lady Boomerang (14/1), Acari (14/1), Cobb And Co (22/1), Overtake (28/1), Characteristic (50/1), Clear Quartz (125/1)

SURE CERT showed a good attitude to get off the mark at Fairyhouse on Monday and may be capable of going in again with further improvement on the cards. Fugacious is a long-standing maiden but he arrives in form and can figure again. Lady Savannah is another who has been knocking on the door of late, while Amarantha could also get involved if recapturing the level of her penultimate C&D third.