17:25 Curragh

Monday 3 May 2021

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Sentinel Ireland Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 14.2s

(11)

Silverkode¹⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR: 75| C

33/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2017 and badly out of form when last seen. Off 164 days.

Form: 0/30000-

(16)

Sure Cert²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 74| BF

50/1

Won at Fairyhouse in September. Off 7 months. Down in trip. Work to do.

Form: 75610-

(30)

Roxette¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 73| BF

11/2

Winner at Cork in April. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft, 10/3) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Merits consideration.

Form: 64/010

(27)

Zephron^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Annalise Cullen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 73

11/2

Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft, 10/1) 19 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0637-44

(7)

Macho Time¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: E O'Connell| OR: 72| D

33/1

Dual winner at 2 yrs. Off 7 months/first run since leaving K. R. Burke when last of 5 in minor event at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 150/1) 13 days ago. This is more suitable.

Form: 60680-5

(6)

Trueba⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 70| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 20 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D (soft) 43 days ago, no match for winner. Can make presence felt again off same mark.

Form: 1633-92

(23)

Noirvento^t¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 69| D

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Off 143 days. Looks vulnerable from this sort of mark.

Form: 628317-

(9)

Inventor^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 68

12/1

10/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Up 6 lb. Dangerous to rule out further progress over sprint trips.

Form: 068-51

(18)

War Hero^t,v⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. 4/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 73 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Vastly lower turf mark. Could figure.

Form: 135-147

(13)

Mulzamm¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

40/1

Three-time winner for this yard (has rejoined them) over further in 2020. Back on a tempting mark.

Form: 940495

(19)

Celtic Manor^p1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Crosse| T: G Donnelly| OR: 63| BF| D

14/1

Dual winner in Britain in 2019. Fifth of 17 in handicap at Navan (5f, heavy, well-backed 11/2) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 900-065

(14)

The Blue Garter^b1¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke| OR: 73

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 157 days. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3007-

(10)

Twilight Man¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (5f) 15 days ago.

Form: 522-04

(25)

Majeski Man^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 62

11/1

Modest maiden. Off 7 months, below form sixth of 22 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 8/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 60/005-6

(8)

Teddy Boy^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 62

10/1

Latest win at Navan in October. Respectable fourth of 22 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces back on. One to consider.

Form: 0358-64

(33)

Blue Wood³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 61

11/1

10/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 33 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 0/405-55

(12)

Caught In The Wild^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 33 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Could have a bigger performance in him.

Form: 4/70

(31)

Upstate New York^p1,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 59

50/1

50/1, respectable twelfth of 20 in handicap at Naas (8f, good) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 959800

(4)

Zen Silence^p1⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 69

9/1

6/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner maiden at Dundalk (5f) 80 days ago. Makes turf debut. Quirky sort (cheekpieces go on) but she should have a future in sprint handicaps.

Form: 04-2521

(29)

Silverback Jack^t1¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Enright| T: M J Byrne| OR: 57

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 6 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Work to do.

Form: 07600-

(22)

Ablah¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66| D

22/1

Won at Dundalk in November. 5/1, last of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 15 days ago, lost all chance at start. Ran well at Naas previously.

Form: 4-43320

(2)

Markievicz¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: L F Roche| T: S Lavery| OR: 66

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 168 days. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 0979-

(15)

Battle Of Evermore¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 65

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, thirteenth of 18 in maiden at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0-70

(5)

Keep The Receipt^t⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 55

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in claimer at Dundalk (7f, 66/1) 75 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7-59

(21)

Jazz And Blues¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 54

80/1

Modest maiden. 5½ lengths ninth of 15 to Inventor in handicap (80/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 83/000-9

(24)

Dee Sprinter^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: T P Madden| T: R Roberts| OR: 53

22/1

One win from 22 Flat runs (at Dundalk in November). 15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 716-984

(3)

Rattling Jewel^p,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Hassett| OR: 52| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy, 80/1) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 4000-00

(26)

Porter Rockwell^p1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 51

100/1

Maiden. Last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 40/1) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 0/960-00

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(28)

Double Kodiac¹⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: L Breen J: G M Ryan

(17)

Fit For Function¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: J G Murphy J: Tom Kiely Marshall

(1)

Baby Power¹⁶⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: G B Caldwell J: D E Sheehy

(20)

Beleaguerment¹²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(32)

Theriverrunsdeep¹³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: S G O'Donnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Zephron (11/2), Roxette (11/2), Trueba (8/1), Zen Silence (9/1), Teddy Boy (10/1), Majeski Man (11/1), Blue Wood (11/1), Inventor (12/1), Fit For Function (12/1), Celtic Manor (14/1), Baby Power (14/1), Double Kodiac (20/1), Beleaguerment (20/1), Dee Sprinter (22/1), Ablah (22/1), Twilight Man (25/1), Noirvento (28/1), War Hero (28/1), Silverkode (33/1), Macho Time (33/1), Markievicz (33/1), Mulzamm (40/1), Keep The Receipt (40/1), Upstate New York (50/1), Sure Cert (50/1), Rattling Jewel (50/1), Theriverrunsdeep (50/1), Silverback Jack (66/1), Caught In The Wild (66/1), Jazz And Blues (80/1), Porter Rockwell (100/1), The Blue Garter (100/1), Battle Of Evermore (100/1)

As difficult a 'lucky last' as you'll find, with TEDDY BOY getting the verdict. He ran well in a similar contest over C&D a fortnight ago and was successful the last time the cheekpieces (back on here) were applied. Celtic Manor has first-time headgear himself and could figure off a tempting mark. Trueba and Roxette are a couple of others to consider.