16:45 Curragh

Saturday 25 September 2021

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:3516:1016:4517:20

William Hill Ireland Pick Your Places Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 26.39s

(11)

Sh Boom^p⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88| D

18/1

Latest win at Gowran in June. 11/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 49 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard in good form.

Form: 081926

(15)

Big Baby Bull^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 87| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 8 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 7/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 002923

(18)

Ice Cold In Alex^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 86| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 18/1, bit below form twelfth of 27 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 29 days ago. Capable of playing a part.

Form: 741250

(2)

Brushwork⁶²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 85| BF

66/1

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (2/1) at Newcastle (7.1f). Off 20 months. Makes turf debut. First run for yard after leaving Charles Hills. Betting should guide after lay-off.

Form: 111/3-

(8)

Ozymandis^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86| D

11/2

Twice-raced winner. Won 14-runner maiden (9/4) at Dundalk (7f), battling well. Off 168 days. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Very much unexposed for top yard.

Form: 4-1

(1)

Apollinaire²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 80

25/1

14/1, first run since leaving Ralph Beckett when bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good) 26 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Trainer going well.

Form: 433616

(13)

Moss Tucker^t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 83| D

6/1

Winner at Tipperary in August. 7/1, good third of 7 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 5 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 741243

(10)

Sindhia⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 80| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Eighth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 831438

(12)

Yester^p1,t1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J Coen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D P Nagle| OR: 80| BF

28/1

Below form third of 7 in maiden at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 4/6) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 644253

(5)

Privilege^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| D

20/1

Winner at Tipperary in June. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 13/2) 24 days ago. Yard in very good form at present.

Form: 3-31054

(3)

Dragon Of Malta^b,t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G M Ryan| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 77| D

4/1

Latest win at Galway in September. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 13 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 4 days ago. Progressing well recently.

Form: 690912

(9)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Halpin| T: J F Levins| OR: 77| D

28/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (7f) 23 days ago.

Form: 31-2595

(19)

Punk Poet^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 76| D

14/1

13/2, bit below form 3 lengths seventh of 13 to She's In The Game in handicap at Cork (6f, good) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 107807

(7)

Bonnyrigg⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 77

20/1

Latest win at Brighton in May. 16/1, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when fourth of 7 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 5 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. This more suitable.

Form: 315534

(14)

Windsor Pass²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75| BF

14/1

11/10, below form fourth of 15 in maiden at Navan (8f, good) 28 days ago. Competitive in handicaps prior to that. Yard going really well.

Form: 427244

Non-Runners

(17)

Mazagran³⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

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

(16)

Royal Pippen⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: S Donohoe J: Paddy Harnett

(4)

She's In The Game¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: W T Farrell J: Chris Hayes

(6)

Thunder Rain²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: D Hassett J: A J Slattery

Forecasts

Dragon Of Malta (4/1), Big Baby Bull (5/1), Ozymandis (11/2), Moss Tucker (6/1), She's In The Game (6/1), Ice Cold In Alex (9/1), Sindhia (10/1), Windsor Pass (14/1), Punk Poet (14/1), Mazagran (16/1), Thunder Rain (16/1), Sh Boom (18/1), Bonnyrigg (20/1), Privilege (20/1), Royal Pippen (20/1), Apollinaire (25/1), Yester (28/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (28/1), Brushwork (66/1)

SHE'S IN THE GAME had more in hand than the narrow winning margin suggests at Cork last time so she may be capable of defying the handicapper again and completing a hat-trick. Ozymandis is a lightly-raced winner from a good stable so it's likely he'll have more to come. The thriving Dragon of Malta and Ken Condon's Moss Tucker are a few of many others with claims.