14:30 Curragh

Sunday 27 June 2021

All13:3014:0014:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes Handicap

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 13.37s

(2)

Inflection Point⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: K P Cotter| OR: 91

25/1

Unreliable type. 10/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 68 days ago.

Form: 5324-05

(16)

Blairmayne¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: N Lupini| OR: 83| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm, 12/1) 16 days ago. Good second at Naas prior to that. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8230-20

(13)

Fastnet Crown^b,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 83

13/2

Bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 441-029

(15)

Hathiq^t²⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 83| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Tenth of 11 in minor event (33/1) at Dundalk (5f). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan.

Form: 108/980-

(12)

Independent Missy¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 83| D

5/1

Latest win at Navan in April. Good second of 16 in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 56-5712

(11)

Bellagio Man¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| BF

7/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Third of 5 in minor event (11/4) at Fairyhouse (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. Should improve.

Form: 213

(9)

Zig Zag Zyggy^b1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 82| D

14/1

Latest win at Naas in March. 14/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 06-1708

(7)

Irish Acclaim¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 81| D

9/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 22/1, very good third of 11 in minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 594103

(3)

Midnight Fire^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 80| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in April. 9/2, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 15-1450

(19)

Dandy Spirit¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 79

50/1

28/1, last of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago, weakening when hampered final 1f.

Form: 346360

(10)

Geological^v⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 79| D

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good, 16/1) 8 days ago, nearest finish. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 006074

(5)

Goodnight Girl^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 79| D

18/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft, 12/1) 18 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 42966-9

(17)

Is That Love²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| BF| D

11/1

5 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win at Roscommon in May. 3/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (6.3f, soft) 22 days ago, worst of draw. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 091115

(4)

Cityman^t1³⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 78| D

33/1

33/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 68/0070-

(18)

Mogwli^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 75| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-80637

(8)

Alfredo Arcano^h,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: James J Doyle| T: D Marnane| OR: 73| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, respectable sixth of 11 in minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 3-33566

(6)

Brave Display^b,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 67| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Down Royal (6.8f, good) 8 days ago, forging clear. Fully 17 lb higher here.

Form: 9-41701

Non-Runners

(1)

Rough Diamond²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: M A Enright

(14)

Roxette¹⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: M Halford J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Independent Missy (5/1), Rough Diamond (5/1), Fastnet Crown (13/2), Bellagio Man (7/1), Blairmayne (15/2), Midnight Fire (15/2), Irish Acclaim (9/1), Roxette (10/1), Is That Love (11/1), Zig Zag Zyggy (14/1), Brave Display (16/1), Goodnight Girl (18/1), Mogwli (18/1), Geological (22/1), Inflection Point (25/1), Cityman (33/1), Alfredo Arcano (33/1), Dandy Spirit (50/1), Hathiq (66/1)

ROUGH DIAMOND did well under the circumstances at Tipperary last time and is taken to build on that promise and notch a second C&D success. Independent Missy arrives at the top of her game and is likely to give another good account, while sole 3-y-o Bellagio Man appeals as a likely improver in handicaps for the Ger Lyons/Colin Keane combination.