13:40 Curragh

Sunday 11 October 2020

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Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 1m 15.40s

(10)

Spanish Tenor⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: T Doyle| OR: 96

16/1

Creditable 4½ lengths fifth of 9 to Make A Challenge in listed race (28/1) at this C&D (soft) 50 days ago. Must improve back in a handicap.

Form: 80-9055

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(1)

Wonder Elzaam⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Niall Egan| OR: 92

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, 20½ lengths last of 11 to Current Option in Concorde Stakes at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 04640

(9)

Lil Grey¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 91| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 16/1, 5½ lengths seventh of 11 to Ventura Rebel in Renaissance Stakes at this C&D (soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 97-6637

(15)

Royal Canford^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 90| CD

28/1

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Latest win at Roscommon in August. 12/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 518100

(11)

Blairmayne¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 87| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Good third of 15 in handicap (13/2) at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 335823

(7)

Rough Diamond⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam| OR: 88| CD

11/2

Won 18-runner maiden at this C&D (soft, 28/1) on debut 50 days ago, readily. Makes handicap debut from stiff-enough mark on bare form but he's clearly open to progress.

Form: 1

(3)

Not Now Zeb¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 85| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. 16/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 011686

(6)

Silver Spear⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 85| D

18/1

12½ lengths ninth of 11 to Current Option in Concorde Stakes at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 8 days ago. Drop back in trip a good move.

Form: 3-43959

(2)

Lustown Baba⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 84| D

9/2

7/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Naas (6f, soft) 49 days ago. Trainer going well. Shortlisted.

Form: 13-5022

(4)

Arcanears²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 80| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventeenth of 22 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Stable in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 038950

(13)

Beckwith Place¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 79

6/1

18/1, good second of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Has to be taken very seriously from 2 lb higher.

Form: 00-0522

(8)

Castletownshend²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: T M Walsh| OR: 78

14/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Winner at Bellewstown in August. 10/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 643139

(16)

Silver Service^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 78| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 6-50902

(14)

Miacomet^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 77| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 3/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 042425

(5)

Time Stands Still¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 73| D

22/1

Latest win at Cork in August. 15/2, good second of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 991062

Non-Runners

(12)

Prince Of Naples¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Lustown Baba (9/2), Silver Service (5/1), Rough Diamond (11/2), Beckwith Place (6/1), Blairmayne (15/2), Miacomet (8/1), Castletownshend (14/1), Not Now Zeb (16/1), Spanish Tenor (16/1), Lil Grey (16/1), Silver Spear (18/1), Prince Of Naples (20/1), Time Stands Still (22/1), Royal Canford (28/1), Arcanears (33/1), Wonder Elzaam (80/1)

BECKWITH PLACE has been threatening to come good in no uncertain terms in recent weeks and is taken to gain a deserved third career success. There is depth to this handicap though, with Lustown Baba and big-field maiden winner Rough Diamond a couple of potential threats.