13:56 Curragh

Saturday 26 March 2022

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DMG Media Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 2.56s

(11)

Master Matt^b,t¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 102| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 10 lengths last of 9 to The Highway Rat in Mercury Stakes at Dundalk (5f, 8/1), slowly away. Off 155 days.

Form: 729159-

(1)

Downforce^b¹⁹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-13| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 99| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 100/1, 13½ lengths twenty first of 22 to Big Gossey in handicap at this course (6f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 0/19000-

(9)

Lustown Baba¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 99| C

8/1

Course winner. Bit below form 5 lengths eighth of 22 to Big Gossey in handicap at this course (6f, good, 22/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving W. McCreery.

Form: 402028-

(4)

Laugh A Minute²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 95

11/4

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 4/1) 29 days ago. Should be sharper for that and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 06422-6

(2)

Big Gossey¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: M C Hussey| T: C O'Brien| OR: 93| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 15/2, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 148 days.

Form: 420716-

(5)

Primo Uomo^t³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 89| CD

6/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 10/1) 3 days ago. Looks competitive on form from same mark.

Form: 8/104-44

(8)

Verhoyen¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 89| C

12/1

C&D winner. 25/1, last of 13 in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy), not ideally placed. Off 146 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 102000-

(10)

Pretty Boy Floyd^b¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 88| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 9/2, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy). Off 146 days.

Form: 200120-

(3)

Mi Esperanza¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: A Kinsella| OR: 85| D

8/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Naas (5f, heavy). Off 146 days and he's a player if returning at that level.

Form: 678334-

(7)

That's Mad⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: L Breen| OR: 84| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Eighth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (5f) 50 days ago, though he probably needed the run.

Form: 16110-8

(6)

Swift Flight^t¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 80| D

7/1

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (11/2) at Navan (5f, soft), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 157 days.

Form: 234317-

Forecasts

Laugh A Minute (11/4), Primo Uomo (6/1), Swift Flight (7/1), Master Matt (15/2), Lustown Baba (8/1), Mi Esperanza (8/1), Big Gossey (10/1), Verhoyen (12/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (16/1), That's Mad (18/1), Downforce (20/1)

LAUGH A MINUTE is well handicapped on his form during the autumn and with last month's effort over 6f likely to have blown away the cobwebs, he could be the answer. Big Gossey and Primo Uomo are a couple of possible dangers.