16:15 Curragh

Saturday 17 April 2021

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:5017:25

Tesoro Vita Handicap

Off time: 16:19 | Winning time: 1m 39.12s

(13)

Dance Jupiter¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 101

9/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Naas (10f, heavy, 2/1) on final start of last season, keeping on well. Resumes on a 6 lb higher mark, but likely he has more to offer.

Form: 51/2331-

(7)

Raise You¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 101| D

9/2

10/3, respectable 3½ lengths second of 12 to Saltonstall in listed race at Naas (8f, heavy), no match for winner. On a feasible mark for this handicap and couldn't rule out.

Form: 03/0342-

(4)

Flaming Moon²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: M A Enright| T: M J Smith| OR: 99| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Last of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, soft, 11/1) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and he has something to find on form.

Form: 73743-0

(16)

Fame And Acclaim²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Creditable sixth of 24 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 33/1) 27 days ago. Conditions won't be a problem and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 1630-66

(19)

Agitare²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 95

16/1

Below form twelfth of 24 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D (soft) 27 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 43016-0

(22)

Casanova¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 91| D

40/1

14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back down in trip and others are more persuasive.

Form: 586/300

(3)

Silver Service^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 90| C

20/1

Course winner. Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 172-260

(5)

Tauran Shaman^p,t¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 90| D

4/1

9/1, creditable 3½ lengths sixth of 11 to Theophile in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, soft). Off 6 months, but place possibilities if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 703406-

(11)

Never Forgotten^t1²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 89| D

15/2

3/1, won 14-runner maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft), well on top finish. Off 8 months and tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 521-

(18)

Breaking Story^p1,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 88| C

22/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 9738-08

(8)

He Knows No Fear²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 88| D

14/1

Creditable seventh of 24 in handicap (200/1) at this C&D (soft) 27 days ago. Good each-way shout off the same mark if able to build on that effort.

Form: 1889-07

(9)

Three Comets²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: L Comer| OR: 86| D

150/1

Nineteenth of 22 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft, 150/1). Off 7 months and he has work to do.

Form: 20033/0-

(1)

Hightimeyouwon^p1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 85

16/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Naas (7f, heavy) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 00571-5

(12)

Pepperoni Pete^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

25/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Navan (8f, heavy, 11/2) 21 days ago, storming clear. Enters calculations with rider's claim negating a good chunk of the 17 lb rise he incurred for that.

Form: 0/046-61

(14)

Theophile^b¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 85| D

33/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in October. 11/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 162 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 641109-

(6)

Fastnet Crown^t1¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 84| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner maiden (11/2) at Dundalk (8f), driven out. Off 169 days. Tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap debut.

Form: 78441-

(2)

Punk Poet¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: W J Lee| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| D

25/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 10/3, last of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 145 days. Back down in trip and nees to raise his game a couple of notches here.

Form: 544319-

(21)

Sirjack Thomas¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| D

50/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft, 7/2) 173 days ago. Off 173 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 614840-

(17)

Hayyel²⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: M A Gallagher| T: R Brabazon| OR: 80| D

28/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy), soon clear. Off 8 months and more needed off this 8 lb higher mark.

Form: 235/281-

(20)

Colfer Me^b²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: T P Madden| T: S Byrne| OR: 78| D

80/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 22 in handicap (80/1) at this course (10f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving K. J. Condon.

Form: 209080-

(10)

Fil The Power^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: K Smith| OR: 78

14/1

10/3, career best when winning 16-runner maiden at Gowran (9.6f, soft) 10 days ago. Shortlist material back in a handicap off a plausible mark with Wayne Lordan doing the steering.

Form: 82-3841

Non-Runners

(15)

Tresorier¹⁷⁵

Weight: 8-6| Age: 7

T: J Feane J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Tauran Shaman (4/1), Raise You (9/2), Fame And Acclaim (7/1), Never Forgotten (15/2), Dance Jupiter (9/1), Fil The Power (14/1), He Knows No Fear (14/1), Agitare (16/1), Hightimeyouwon (16/1), Silver Service (20/1), Tresorier (20/1), Breaking Story (22/1), Pepperoni Pete (25/1), Punk Poet (25/1), Hayyel (28/1), Theophile (33/1), Casanova (40/1), Fastnet Crown (40/1), Sirjack Thomas (50/1), Flaming Moon (50/1), Colfer Me (80/1), Three Comets (150/1)

Joseph O'Brien fields four in this competitive handicap and NEVER FORGOTTEN could be the pick of them. She improved with each of her 3 starts last term, readily outpointing a Group-class filly in a Gowran maiden when last seen 8 months ago. The ground was desperate when Pepperoni Pete bolted up at Navan and bigger threats may be posed by Fil The Power and the selection's stablemate Dance Jupiter.