16:55 Curragh

Friday 13 August 2021

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Mongey Communications Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 58.93s

(12)

Indigo Balance^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Tipperary in April. 5/2, bit below form ¾-length third of 7 to Strong Johnson in minor event at Tipperary (5f, soft) 7 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 218803

(7)

Strong Johnson^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: J H Scott| OR: 94| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Tipperary (5f, soft, 6/1) 7 days ago, always holding on. Has to be taken seriously once again.

Form: 203641

(11)

Jungle Jane^v1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 91| D

9/2

Tenth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Cork (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 9-78320

(9)

Livingston Range⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 88| D

50/1

5½ lengths last of 7 to Strong Johnson in minor event at Tipperary (5f, soft, 66/1) 7 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6102-87

(2)

Goodnight Girl^t1,v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: S Lynam| OR: 82

10/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. 25/1, respectable eighth of 19 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 66-9268

(5)

Tide Of Time⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 82| D

12/1

13/2, respectable third of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good) 43 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 873773

(4)

Pretty Boy Floyd^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 81| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) 5 days ago, going off too hard. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 592105

(3)

Dandy Spirit^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Jamie Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 77| D

14/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to firm, 12/1) 21 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 360455

(10)

Mi Esperanza⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Kinsella| OR: 76| D

14/1

Latest win at Naas in May. 9/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 65 days ago.

Form: 23-2218

Non-Runners

(1)

My Laureate²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: G M Lyons J: Sam Ewing

(8)

Rough Diamond²⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: M A Enright

(6)

Shelly Banks³²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: E O'Connell J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Pretty Boy Floyd (3/1), Strong Johnson (10/3), Indigo Balance (4/1), Jungle Jane (9/2), My Laureate (7/1), Rough Diamond (8/1), Goodnight Girl (10/1), Tide Of Time (12/1), Mi Esperanza (14/1), Dandy Spirit (14/1), Shelly Banks (16/1), Livingston Range (50/1)

STRONG JOHNSON will be tough to beat if he repeats his Tipperary display here. He's a C&D winner and there is every chance he can defy this career high mark. Rough Diamond is lightly raced and has some good form at this venue so he'll be a big danger. Dandy Spirit is one of several with each-way claims.