14:40 Curragh

Monday 2 November 2020

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A Taste Of Kildare At Christmas Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 33.42s

(19)

Just Brilliant²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Enright| T: S Lynam| OR: 65

40/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap (80/1) at Cork (10f, soft) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to warm to.

Form: 279-009

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(10)

Shatharaat^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 64| D

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 50/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 32 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 900000

(17)

Cliffs Of Freedom^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 64

7/1

11/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 18 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not completely ruled out.

Form: 78-0955

(6)

Musalsal⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 63

11/1

Latest win at Gowran in July. 14/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 7 days ago, needing stiffer test. Not discounted.

Form: 417967

(7)

Giorni Felice^e/s¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Karen Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 58| BF

15/2

Latest win at Navan in July. 2/1, bit below form third of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Remains on a fair mark.

Form: 124523

(12)

Gregory's Gift¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 57

6/1

6/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 18 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 807274

(5)

Matilda With Me⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: R Sweeney| OR: 57

9/2

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft, 12/1) 60 days ago. Down in trip. Booking of Keane a plus. Leading contender.

Form: 50P735

(3)

Du Maurier^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 54

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Cork (10f, soft, 28/1) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 08800

(8)

Kudbegood^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

4/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. 4/1, creditable second of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 7 days ago. Bound to remain competitive.

Form: 950622

(1)

Night Law³⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: D Wall| OR: 51

40/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy, 17/2). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Katie Scott. Booking of Ewing a plus.

Form: 011089-

(16)

Max's Dandy^h²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51| D

11/1

Winner at Limerick in October. Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Cork (8f, soft) 20 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling.

Form: 00-9716

(4)

Tyrion's Dream^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Leigh Roche| T: A A Howard| OR: 51| CD

10/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (33/1) at this C&D (heavy) 18 days ago, finding extra. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 0-00001

(18)

Kefallonia^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Mia Kavanagh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 49

40/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft, 20/1) 20 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-00307

(9)

Rudisha^p⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 47

66/1

16/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 79 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan.

Form: 0-49000

(13)

Adams Barbour⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 67 days ago.

Form: 80008

(2)

Nakakande⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 45| D

40/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form tenth of 17 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 40/1) 5 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 058700

(15)

Sahreej^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 45

18/1

Thirty three runs since last win in 2015. 11/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 7 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 000468

(11)

Strategic Fortune^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J F O'Shea| OR: 45

12/1

33/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 7 days ago, left poorly placed. Not discounted.

Form: 29-0695

Non-Runners

(14)

Fall For A Kiss³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Kudbegood (4/1), Matilda With Me (9/2), Gregory's Gift (6/1), Fall For A Kiss (6/1), Cliffs Of Freedom (7/1), Giorni Felice (15/2), Tyrion's Dream (10/1), Max's Dandy (11/1), Musalsal (11/1), Strategic Fortune (12/1), Sahreej (18/1), Shatharaat (28/1), Just Brilliant (40/1), Kefallonia (40/1), Nakakande (40/1), Night Law (40/1), Adams Barbour (66/1), Rudisha (66/1), Du Maurier (80/1)

This lacks depth and could go the way of Matilda With Me, who is relatively unexposed and has been shaping up well since switched to handicaps. Kudbegood, who's been runner-up the last twice, could pose the main threat ahead of Gregory's Gift.