16:00 Curragh

Saturday 17 July 2021

All13:1013:4514:2014:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Paddy Power Scurry Handicap

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 1m 15.83s

(2)

Speak In Colours^b1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 103| CD

9/1

4-time C&D winner. Bit below form 4¾ lengths tenth of 16 to Romantic Proposal in listed race at this course (6f, good, 9/1) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Respected.

Form: 0-20570

(5)

Laugh A Minute²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 102| D

50/1

Latest win at Cork in April. 18/1, 5¾ lengths fifteenth of 16 to Romantic Proposal in listed race at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up against it in current form.

Form: 417970

(8)

Gulliver^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: G M Ryan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 99| D

15/2

Respectable fifth of 21 in handicap (20/1) at Royal Ascot (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Big player if things drop right.

Form: 683065

(4)

Wonder Elzaam^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Niall Egan| OR: 99

40/1

Latest win at Naas in March. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 10 days ago, hampered. Others more persuasive.

Form: 194090

(7)

Master Matt^b,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 98| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win at Tipperary in June. Creditable second of 17 in handicap (13/2) at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Should give another good account.

Form: 59-2172

(11)

Verhoyen^b⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 93| CD

20/1

Career best when winning 22-runner handicap at this course (5.5f, soft, 12/1) 56 days ago, unchallenged. One to consider despite hefty rise.

Form: 0785-41

(18)

Fastnet Crown^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 92| CD

9/1

13/2, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at this course (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago by ¾ length from Goodnight Girl. Unexposed over this trip, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 41-0291

(14)

Big Gossey¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M C Hussey| T: C O'Brien| OR: 89| CD

80/1

Hooded for 1st time, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 66/1) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Vulnerable.

Form: 129506

(1)

Pulse Of Shanghai^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 89

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (22/1) at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 110-170

(9)

Hightimeyouwon^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 88| D

15/2

Latest win at Cork in May. Good 1¾ lengths fourth of 26 to Ice Cold In Alex in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 12/1) 22 days ago. Progressing well recently. Not discounted.

Form: 1-59414

(6)

Sendmylovetoyou^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 88| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 5½ lengths fourteenth of 16 to Romantic Proposal in listed race (80/1) at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0561-00

(3)

Marbling⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86

9/2

5¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Pearls Galore in Brownstown Stakes (14/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 6 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 3615-65

(13)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 9/2, good second of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 10 days ago, finishing well. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 097412

(16)

Rough Diamond⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| CD

6/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Good ½-length third of 14 to Master Matt in handicap (9/1) at Tipperary (5f, good) 46 days ago, finishing well. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 120-03

(12)

Goodnight Girl^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 83| D

25/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good, 4/1) 14 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 966-926

(15)

Major Power²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 82

50/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 28/1, below form 7¼ lengths twelfth of 26 to Ice Cold In Alex in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Yet to prove his effectiveness on turf.

Form: 2-22150

(19)

Grammata²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 84

28/1

18/1, respectable eighth of 17 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Others have achieved more of late.

Form: 31-6938

(17)

Is That Love¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| D

33/1

5 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Roscommon in May. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 12/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 111557

(10)

Midnight Fire^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 79| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Respectable 4½ lengths tenth of 17 to Fastnet Crown in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm, 15/2) 20 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 5-14500

Forecasts

Marbling (9/2), Rough Diamond (6/1), Ice Cold In Alex (7/1), Hightimeyouwon (15/2), Gulliver (15/2), Fastnet Crown (9/1), Speak In Colours (9/1), Verhoyen (20/1), Goodnight Girl (25/1), Master Matt (25/1), Grammata (28/1), Is That Love (33/1), Midnight Fire (33/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (40/1), Wonder Elzaam (40/1), Sendmylovetoyou (40/1), Major Power (50/1), Laugh A Minute (50/1), Big Gossey (80/1)

ROUGH DIAMOND is still unexposed and shaped well from an unpromising position when third at Tipperary, so he has an excellent chance to gain his second C&D success now back at what looks his optimum trip. Ice Cold Alex arrives in top form, so he should provide a formidable opponent, while Gulliver is worth noting given shrewd connections felt this race worthy of the long trip over from Britain.