19:15 Curragh

Friday 27 August 2021

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DMG Media Nursery Handicap

Off time: 19:19 | Winning time: 1m 27.7s

(4)

Howth⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 91

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 6/4, career best when winning 7-runner nursery at Killarney (8.1f, good) 8 days ago, suited by increase in trip. More needed up 6 lb in this stronger contest.

Form: 5241

(8)

Recurrent Dream²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91

15/2

Twice-raced winner. Twelfth of 22 in minor event (15/2) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. No surprise were she to get back on track now pitched into a nursery.

Form: 10

(2)

Tut Tut¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86| D

5/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 12-runner maiden (5/2) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Likely she has more to offer now venturing down the nursery route.

Form: 201

(1)

Malayan¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 84| D

4/1

Two wins from 3 runs this year. Won 7-runner minor event (6/5) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 11 days ago, always holding on. Makes nursery debut and further progress anticipated.

Form: 611

(5)

Swift One¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81| BF| C

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. Winner here in July. 11/4, respectable sixth of 14 in nursery at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 67316

(7)

Areille²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 78

8/1

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 9-runner maiden (2/1) at Sligo (5.7f, good) 23 days ago. Up in trip for this nursery debut and she's open to progress.

Form: 41

(9)

Madonnadelrosario^b¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 78

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 15 days ago. Needs to raise her game now switched to a nursery.

Form: 536

(3)

New Star¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J A Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, very good fifth of 14 in nursery at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago, finishing strongly. Has to be taken seriously here off the same mark.

Form: 9355

(10)

Nectarine¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 69

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in minor event (80/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. Sizeable step forward needed now moving into nursery company.

Form: 6097

Non-Runners

(6)

Buenaventura¹⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: M P Sheehy

Forecasts

New Star (10/3), Malayan (4/1), Tut Tut (5/1), Howth (5/1), Recurrent Dream (15/2), Areille (8/1), Swift One (12/1), Buenaventura (14/1), Madonnadelrosario (16/1), Nectarine (33/1)

Several to consider in this competitive nursery. NEW STAR tops the shortlist having finished with a flourish when fifth over 6f here a fortnight ago, leaving the distinct impression that the return to this trip would be in his favour. The hat-trick seeking Malayan should have more to offer, but Tut Tut is open to improvement, too, and is feared most on the back of her recent maiden success.