17:00 Curragh

Sunday 18 July 2021

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Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 2m 16.35s

(5)

Hell Bent²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 89

3/1

Winner at Sligo in May. 14/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 5-0210

(2)

Wild Dollar^t⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 87| CD

6/1

Landed 1m2f Curragh maiden in may. Makes handicap debut with more to offer so he can't be discounted.

Form: 991

(1)

Ratib²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. Failed to last home when ninth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good, 17/2) 29 days ago. Not dismissed now back in trip.

Form: 51-729

(3)

Chicago Black Hawk⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82| BF

4/1

2/1, below form sixth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 6 days ago. Up in trip for handicap debut and could easily bounce back.

Form: 73-5636

(4)

Alex D¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80

4/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 10 days ago. Up in trip and ought to go well again for in-form yard.

Form: 0-05044

(6)

Always Waitin^t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 79

9/1

Scored at Dundalk in January but only ninth of 10 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 35 days ago. Tongue strap on now and needs to get back on track.

Form: 342-19

Non-Runners

(7)

Moddy Poddle³⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Moddy Poddle (5/2), Hell Bent (3/1), Ratib (16/5), Alex D (4/1), Chicago Black Hawk (4/1), Wild Dollar (6/1), Always Waitin (9/1)

MODDY PODDLE arrives on the up and is fancied to defy an 8 lb rise and follow up her Gowran victory at the chief expense of Ratib, who figures on a handy mark and should also benefit from this return to 1m2f. Alex D also merits a second look now he takes a step up in trip.