17:55 Curragh

Saturday 26 June 2021

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Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap

Off time: 17:59 | Winning time: 3m 31.6s

Shoshone Warrior^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100

14/1

10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (14f, soft) 24 days ago, slowly away. Has work to do.

Form: 15720-5

Arcadian Sunrise²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Queally| OR: 89| D

7/4

Thrice-raced winner on Flat. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 11/4, won 14-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 28 days ago, easily. Has to be taken seriously back in this sphere.

Form: 231-

Dalton Highway^v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 88| CD

12/1

Winner of this race 12 months ago. 28/1, creditable tenth of 19 in handicap at Royal Ascot (20f, good to firm) 11 days ago, left poorly placed. Needs considering.

Form: 1000-00

Powerful Ted²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 86| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 5/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (14f, soft) 24 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 1753-8

Golden Spear^t⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: A J Martin| OR: 78| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2016. 66/1, seventeenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/0328-0

Dewcup^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: T M Walsh| OR: 77| BF| D

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/8, respectable third of 9 in maiden at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 5 days ago, hampered. Up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 22-63

Jake Peter⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 76| D

20/1

16/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good) 8 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Merits consideration judged on peak form.

Form: 2/87-256

Hook Head^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75

25/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 13/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good) 8 days ago. May again find a few too good.

Form: 150618

Dinard Rose^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: Nina Walsh| OR: 74| D

8/1

Respectable third of 16 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 28/1) 34 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter if she's to emerge on top.

Form: 17/50-03

White Desert^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Sean Davis| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 74

40/1

9/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Minor place money may be the best he can hope for.

Form: 0/00-424

Act Of God¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 73| D

14/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 4/1) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 391079/

Summer House²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 72

66/1

Thrice-raced winner. 50/1, first run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor when tenth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 15-0

Peregrine Run^b¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 69| D

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Smart winner at 23f in chases. 5/1, eighth of 9 in minor event chase at Listowel (19f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip and dangerous to discount.

Form: 4/3350-

Non-Runners

Dark Heart²⁵⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Arcadian Sunrise (7/4), Dewcup (5/1), Peregrine Run (15/2), Dinard Rose (8/1), Powerful Ted (11/1), Dalton Highway (12/1), Act Of God (14/1), Shoshone Warrior (14/1), Jake Peter (20/1), Dark Heart (20/1), Hook Head (25/1), Golden Spear (25/1), White Desert (40/1), Summer House (66/1)

DALTON HIGHWAY landed the inaugural running of this race last year and, just 2 lb higher this time round, he is taken to repeat the dose. The 8-y-o shaped better than his finishing position would suggest at Royal Ascot recently and has won twice and finished second once from 5 starts here. Arcadian Sunrise is feared on his handicap debut in this sphere and Golden Spear also enters calculations.