16:51 Curragh

Saturday 26 March 2022

All13:2513:5614:3115:0615:4116:1616:5117:21

Barberstown Castle Handicap

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 45.47s

(2)

Fox Leicester^b³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66| D

7/1

11/8, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner claimer at Dundalk (10.7f) 3 days ago. Carries penalty. Back down in trip.

Form: 422141

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(6)

Je T'ai Porte^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 72| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 12/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Makes turf debut. Hood on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 821-0

(21)

Petticoat Rule^p¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 72| D

13/2

Latest win at Listowel in September. 11/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft). Off 171 days.

Form: 133213-

(20)

Thaleeq¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 72

14/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner maiden at Laytown (7f, good, 5/4), kept up to work. Off 145 days.

Form: 823771-

(19)

Jaafel^p1,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: D Hogan| OR: 70| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 13 in maiden (13/8) at Dundalk (8f) 38 days ago. Makes turf debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 33/22

(8)

Kalaroun^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: T P Madden| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 70

33/1

25/1, first run since leaving Mick Halford when ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 60061-9

(16)

Knocknakilla²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 69

20/1

6/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7/60320-

(1)

Mary Salome¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 69| D

22/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Laytown (7f, good, 22/1). Off 145 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 060004-

(7)

Princess Sela³²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 69

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 13/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) by neck from Aingeal Dorcha. Off 10 months. May well do better.

Form: 76/61-

(22)

Atlas²³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 68| D

66/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to firm), faring best of those held up. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan.

Form: 224886-

(18)

Supreme Machine^v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: C D Timmons| OR: 67

50/1

66/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 22 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Visor back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 5030-00

(5)

You Owe Me Money¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 67

18/1

6/1, very good second of 14 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy). Off 168 days.

Form: 85/8342-

(3)

Aleksey Tolstoy^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66

18/1

16/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 38 days ago. Back down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 3/09-400

(4)

Montepulciano²⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: J J Murphy| OR: 66

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 6 in handicap (16/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm). Off 9 months. Significantly down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 07/76-

(10)

Focus Required^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 65

20/1

33/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 22 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 39/08-46

(24)

Mccabe¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65| D

8/1

Good seventh of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good). Off 154 days. Merits consideration.

Form: 000067-

(23)

Macadam's Rock²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 64

18/1

4/1, respectable third of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 29 days ago, barely adequate test. Not taken lightly.

Form: 06-4333

(11)

Chacha Dancer²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: D Hassett| OR: 63| BF

25/1

Bit below form fourth of 8 in juvenile hurdle (9/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 27 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run. Enters calculations.

Form: 425256-

(17)

Lily Like²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 63

50/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Naas (10f, good). Off 8 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 374/099-

(14)

Massaman¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Davison| OR: 62

20/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 11/1), helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Off 108 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 067761-

(13)

Aingeal Dorcha¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 62

14/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 9/1). Off 6 months. RESERVE.

Form: 99/2200-

Non-Runners

(9)

Miss Florentine¹⁶⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Robert Whearty

(15)

Anycity²²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: J Larkin J: Reserve 2

(12)

Dreams Delivered⁶⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jaafel (10/3), Petticoat Rule (13/2), Fox Leicester (7/1), Mccabe (8/1), Miss Florentine (10/1), Princess Sela (12/1), Thaleeq (14/1), Aingeal Dorcha (14/1), You Owe Me Money (18/1), Aleksey Tolstoy (18/1), Macadam's Rock (18/1), Massaman (20/1), Knocknakilla (20/1), Focus Required (20/1), Mary Salome (22/1), Je T'ai Porte (25/1), Chacha Dancer (25/1), Dreams Delivered (25/1), Kalaroun (33/1), Anycity (33/1), Montepulciano (40/1), Lily Like (50/1), Supreme Machine (50/1), Atlas (66/1)

JAAFEL has run 2 promising races in AW maidens since switching to the Denis Hogan stable and can strike on handicap/turf debut under Colin Keane. The presence of Ryan Moore in the saddle suggests that a bold show is anticipated from Macadam's Rock so he's a must for the shortlist. The returning Princess Sela and the selection's stablemate Fox Leicester are others to consider.