16:25 Curragh

Thursday 15 October 2020

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Try Equilux Risk Free Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 2m 50.45s

(1)

Grace To Grace³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70| BF| D

7/2

Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Galway (12.2f, heavy, 3/1) 37 days ago, left poorly placed. Not ruled out.

Form: 1-77427

(3)

Loingseoir²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68

17/2

Winner at Cork in August. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10f, soft, 5/1) 2 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs to bounce back turned out quickly.

Form: 861068

(14)

Maunganui^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Cullen| OR: 68

33/1

22/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 20 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Cheekpieces back on and return to turf a likely plus.

Form: 37-0608

(13)

Twist^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: E J McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 66

80/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 41/54-08

(6)

Van Wert¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C P Hoban| T: S Nolan| OR: 66

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago, shaping as if still in need of the experience. This will reveal more.

Form: 9890

(19)

Lighthouse Lady^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 64

16/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 15/2, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 7-03938

(15)

Ally Cay⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63| BF

5/1

Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 9/2) 8 days ago, nearest finish. Interesting from this sort of mark.

Form: 464823

(11)

Emerald Green^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 68

6/1

7/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft) 14 days ago. Yard in good form. Can give a good account again.

Form: 7-00052

(9)

Lucky Phil^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 62

16/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 6/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Sligo (17.8f, good) 31 days ago. Not ruled out back on the level.

Form: 347-75

(16)

X' Girl^p1⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 62

100/1

150/1, first run since leaving John M. Oxx when last of 11 in handicap at Bellewstown (11.9f, soft) 50 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 43370-0

(8)

Awaasef^p⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 67

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10f, heavy, 6/1) 51 days ago, bumping in to rival and unable to recover. Remains type to do better.

Form: 8-8584

(4)

Bells Of Thyme^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 66

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden (125/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 700

(5)

Bolero³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 60

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, heavy, 100/1) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 037

(2)

Glint Of An Eye^t1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 66

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 57 days ago. Should hold more chance now handicapping. Tongue strap fitted.

Form: 676

(20)

Zoffalee^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James J Doyle| T: A McNamara| OR: 60

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. 25/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 37 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 96/55-00

(18)

Winston Wolfe⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 59

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 33/1) 8 days ago. Needs to show the benefit of that run to feature here.

Form: 7/4-0060

(12)

Wexford Dawn^p,t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 57

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in maiden at Limerick (11.3f, heavy, 22/1) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap debut. Should hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 0-70

(17)

Thefaithfulindian^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: A A Howard| OR: 56| D

9/2

Winner at Roscommon in August. Not disgraced when fourth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (12f) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 9-45144

Non-Runners

(21)

Arctic Blaze⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(7)

Stay With Me⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 2

(10)

Balaclava¹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 7

T: Ms M Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Grace To Grace (7/2), Arctic Blaze (4/1), Thefaithfulindian (9/2), Ally Cay (5/1), Emerald Green (6/1), Loingseoir (17/2), Awaasef (10/1), Lucky Phil (16/1), Lighthouse Lady (16/1), Glint Of An Eye (20/1), Wexford Dawn (25/1), Bolero (28/1), Zoffalee (28/1), Maunganui (33/1), Bells Of Thyme (33/1), Stay With Me (33/1), Winston Wolfe (40/1), Van Wert (40/1), Twist (80/1), X' Girl (100/1), Balaclava (150/1)

AWAASEF is yet to live up to her pedigree but she was better than the bare result when fourth over 1¼m at Cork in August, wound up for a run when bumping into a rival 2f out and unable to regain momentum. She's bred to be suited by at least this far and is worth another chance. Ally Cay, Grace To Grace and Bells of Thyme head up the dangers.