19:05 Curragh

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 3m 4.80s

(10)

Barbados^p¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 110

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at King Abdulaziz (14.9f, good to firm, 20/1). Off 102 days and others make more appeal.

Form: 23246-0

(4)

Pondus⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 106

4/1

7¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Broome in Alleged Stakes here (10f, good to firm, 18/1) 46 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Significantly back up in trip and claims back in a handicap.

Form: 14022-7

(5)

Shoshone Warrior^t1²³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100

10/1

Eighteenth of 21 in handicap at this course (16f, soft, 11/1). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Aidan O'Brien. Tongue strap on 1st time. Pondus is presumably the stable first-string.

Form: 5/15720-

(8)

Shanroe^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Thornton| OR: 94| D

3/1

Promising individual. Useful 3m winner over hurdles. 11/2, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (15.6f, soft) 25 days ago. Useful in this sphere and needs close consideration.

Form: 1214-

(2)

Camphor³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93| D

10/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 31 days ago, nearest finish. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1805-44

(9)

Bold Approach^p⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 92| BF

16/1

Sixth of 21 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 59 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Useful performer in this sphere and he merits respect.

Form: 09825-2

(1)

Chiricahua²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| D

4/1

Career best when winning 9-runner minor event at Killarney (14.2f, soft, 4/1) 22 days ago, having run of race. Yard in good form, but more is needed off this mark.

Form: 0184-31

(7)

Powerful Ted⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 87

5/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Useful 2m bumper winner. 2/1, bit below form third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 40 days ago. Still, he enters calculations back in this sphere.

Form: 1753-

(3)

Travel On³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 87

100/1

80/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 45447/7

(6)

Lugnaquilla⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Killian Leonard| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 85

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. 50/1, 13 lengths last of 10 to Moll in listed race at Cork (12.1f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4210-0

Forecasts

Shanroe (3/1), Pondus (4/1), Chiricahua (4/1), Powerful Ted (5/1), Camphor (10/1), Shoshone Warrior (10/1), Barbados (16/1), Bold Approach (16/1), Lugnaquilla (25/1), Travel On (100/1)

The vote goes to SHANROE, who was a fine fourth in a valuable Naas handicap off a 3 lb higher mark on his final start of last season. He won't be found wanting fitness-wise (winner over hurdles in April) and remains unexposed in this sphere. Pondus wasn't knocked about in a Group 3 on return here in April and is feared back in handicap company, while a case can also be made for Powerful Ted.